The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Rock Genre. Follows the conventions of:
- Big focus on the instruments
- Instruments are stereotypical of the rock genre for example a drum kit and a guitar
- Dark colours: black, red (juxtaposed against white, but predominantly a darker feel)
- Builds up to a louder, more rocky chorus
- Lots of cymbals, electric guitars, flashing lights
- Although the style of dressing/haircuts isn't clear throughout, the male in the band is wearing a tight T-shirt and has long hair, both stereotypical of the genre
Eminem - When I'm Gone
Rap Genre. Follows the conventions of:
- Stereotypical rapper-style dress
- Caps, bandana around his head, baggy jacket, hoodie, tattoos, baggy t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms.
- Towards the end when he appears on stage, it's just him and the microphone, which is not on a cord/stand, and he holds in the style of a rapper (although conventionally the tilt the base of the microphone upwards).
- Hip-hop/rapper style dance moves, shaking head and hands etc.
- No focus on instruments
- Crowd dancing in time to the beat of his music, bopping their heads etc.
- Lyrics tell a story, typical of the rap genre, which is also commonly about the rappers own life, as with this example.
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