Opening for Section 4

            This opening was definitely the best one! I’m not a very big video game guy, but I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed playing Machinarium. I would definitely consider buying it if the cost were a tad lower and I recommended it to some friends who also played the demo and loved it. I would love to see an app version for phones or even a version for game consoles like the Xbox and PS4. I might think about getting into gaming again if this were the case. Not only that, but I played the game listening to The Doors album from the Rolling Stone list. I chose this particular album because I’ve always meant to give them a listen but never gotten around to it. This opening gave me the opportunity and I took it though I wasn’t a huge fan. Some of the songs were definitely great, but me being the intense rap/R&B fan that I am, it wasn’t really my style though I can recognize why it was labeled as one of the best of all time. Also, as a side note, I thought it was preposterous that Bob Dylan had two albums in the top 10 and The Beatles had 4! Are you kidding me? I’m not extremely familiar with Bob Dylan, but I don’t think he needs or warrants two spots in the top 10. But more importantly, The Beatles definitely don’t deserve 4! I honestly think it’s bullshit! Pardon my French. I think The Beatles are perhaps the most overrated band of all time. Everyone worships them as if they were this holy group of Jesus Christs that could play instruments and sing. It must have been all the drugs or something because I’m not buying it. All of their songs sound the same to me and I’m not sure what all the hype is about. I’m not trying to offend anyone who loves The Beatles. It’s just my opinion. Don’t get me wrong, they definitely have some good songs, but this “best band of all time” crap has got to stop. I don’t think anyone deserves to have 2 albums in the top 10 of all time let alone 4. Maybe I’m crazy but that’s just how I feel.

            After completing parts A and B I went on to watch an hour of content. The content I chose was the hip hop documentary called “What Ever Happened to Hip Hop.” It was definitely not what I was expecting. I was actually a little disappointed in the overall movie though it did have some good points. I especially liked how it talked about Tupac being the hell-raiser necessary to enact change for the black community. I think it’s very true that sometimes being nice doesn’t get the attention of society. Sometimes something crazy is needed. I also liked how it talked about rap music being a genre that can bring together all communities of all colors because I feel that is very true and part of the reason I love it so much. I wasn’t so sure about the way they defined hip-hop though I think that’s might be because I’ve always been raised and taught that hip-hop refers to rap music. My favorite part of the movie was probably the way it talked about mainstream radio and the TV companies using dumbed down music to play for the masses because they didn’t think their listeners/watchers could handle a certain level of lyrical genius. As crazy as that sounds, I could very easily see that actually occurring. Though with all of this being said, I think rap music today is going in the right direction if one simply looks in the right places and keeps an open mind. Overall I thought the video seemed a little dated and disorganized. Other than that, it was an alright movie. I really enjoyed this opening.