Research paper on J. Priest's "Night Crawler"
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Topic: Research paper on J. Priest's "Night Crawler"
Posted By: Time Signature
Subject: Research paper on J. Priest's "Night Crawler"
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2015 at 6:49pm
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f you're interested in a more academic approach to heavy metal lyrics, then here's a cognitive poetic/stylistic analysis of the language of terror (as in 'terror as a narrative mode') in Judas Priest's "Night Crawler". It's, of course, very academic (and thus perhaps not the most accessible text in the world) and all that, but, if that's your thing, you might want to read it: http://web.fu-berlin.de/phin/phin71/p71t2.htm" rel="nofollow - http://web.fu-berlin.de/phin/phin71/p71t2.htm . If that's not your thing, then you probably don't want to read it. However, at least, it might be still nice to know that heavy metal music, lyrics and culture is now being taken seriously enough that professional academically trained scholars and scientists actually research them. ------------- 
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2015 at 9:26am
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I can´t claim that I got through it all, but the idea to study heavy metal lyrics just as you would study anything else is certainly interesting. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2015 at 8:45am
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I send the link to a colleague who is a gigant Judas Priest fan. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 01 May 2015 at 6:43am
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Cool :-) I plan to do two more similar analyses: one of 'Killers' by Maiden and one of 'Black Sabbath' by Black Sabbath. I have some other more hardcore linguistic research to do first though. -------------
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Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 10:05pm
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Here's something you might find interesting: New Zealand's very own Dr Bogan. ("Bogan" is a term exclusive to NZ and Australia, and refers to a typical metal fan- take a look at the guy for a perfect example!) http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2012/waikato-graduand-to-become-dr-bogan" rel="nofollow - http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2012/waikato-graduand-to-become-dr-bogan He expanded his thesis ( http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/6078" rel="nofollow - http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/6078 ) out to a book (yes, I've read it!) and even had a documentary series about bogan culture made. Bogan culture covers more than just metal, but it has been quite refreshing to see it taken seriously enough to inspire an academic study. It caused a lot of controversy, with a lot of people calling it a waste of time and money, but I think it's enlightened the general public on a misunderstood, and sometimes very visible sub-culture.
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