I think we can all agree that I was somewhat flustered, to say the least, at giving my half of the presentation on Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.” Arguing that this particular song is “soul” is certainly no easy task, especially when I watched the music video and repeatedly said to Daniel something along the lines of “this is just rock in its absolute purest form.” I mean, Aerosmith is pretty much your quintessential rock band, and while I brought up concepts and ideas that may be prevalent in soul music, I think its safe to say that Daniel won our debate.
That being said, I realize that having a very difficult song to analyze in this way means that one has to think more and dig deeper, even if their argument doesn’t ultimately come out as strongly as they would like. Whether I proved my point or not, I feel that I really learned something about critical thinking, and also reaffirmed my stance that Aerosmith, while perhaps not always soulful, is totally awesome.
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