Blog #8

While looking through the Articles Amanda Petrusich wrote, I was looking for one that would catch my eye that I may be somewhat familiar with. The article I chose was Ms. Petrusich record critic on Rhianna’s album Anti. In this article Ms. Petrusich beings by telling’s us a bit about Rihanna then she moves on to some songs from her album. She goes into detail about what different songs mean a how they may come across. She tells gives us a deeper meaning to things as well. I did not think that Ms. Petrusich would write something about someone I knew something about so when I saw Rihanna’s name I need I had to pick it. I’ve listened to Rihanna since I was in Junior High most likely she is an artist that I sort of grew up listening to. Her music is catchy and she’s amazingly gorgeous. While reading the article Ms. Petrusich picks out lyrics from some of Rihanna’s songs on her album and breaks them down into what they really mean. For being someone that actually listens to her songs it’s a little strange to know what she meant by certain lyrics. In a weird way, I gained a little more respect for Rihanna because it’s a little depressing to know about some of the things she wrote and what she meant by them. Now when listening to her songs I will be more on high alert to listen more in depth to the lyrics. Ms. Petrusich I would say doesn’t not like Rihanna just that some of the things she writes may be a little too raunchy for her. She talks at the being of the article how Rihanna’s deserved her spot to chill and relax on a boat smoke a little marijuana; just that maybe she could have change up her lyrics some. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21540-anti/