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1. Band Genre evaluation- Olivia Taylor
Heavy metal/Hard rock – Marilyn Manson
Country – Taylor Swift
In thispicture MarilynMansonis wearinghishairlongandstraightand has tattoos
on show a stereotypical conventionof heavyrockandmetal.Hishair isblackwhich
isassociatedwiththe heavymetal world.Mansonwearsextremelyheavymakeup,
lotsof blackeyelinerisusedalongside palefoundationandredlipstick.The heavy
makeupisintimidatingmuchlike the genre andhe alsowearsyellow/white
contacts.The lightingisfocusedonhisface andsofabut the backgroundis
completelydark,thisalongwiththe colourof the sofaredindicatesdangerandred
and blackare colourscommonlyusedinthe rockand metal industryand
somethingwe commonlyidentifywiththe rockindustry.Thisisa classicheavy
metal singer. Were able tosee thisdue tohimwearingall blackand havinga scary
lookon hisface as we associate heavymetal asa scary genre.Thispicture hasan
informal balance.
Taylorswiftwasa countrymusicianinherearlystagesof her careerinthispicture
she’swearingcowboyboots andholdingaguitartwocommon thingsof the
countrygenre. The environmentof the picture iswell litandissetin a coldforest
withbare treesand leavesonthe ground,the environmentisacountryfarm or
wood.WhenI thinkof countrysingersI thinkof the outdoorsand guitarmusicand
thispicture showsthemboth.Taylorisdressedin a blackand cream dressandhas
curlyhair withnatural lookingmakeupwhichiswhatwe’dexpectascountry
singersare verynatural in theirlooks. She hasa natural expressiononherface
reinforcingthe natural look.Thispicture isinformallybalanced suggestinganother
approach to the genre.

2. Oasis – Britpop / Rock
5 Seconds of Summer- Pop Punk
The band Oasisisa classicrock britpop band,inthe 90s the Madchestermusicscene was aroundand
Oasiswere a bigpart of thisand it’sreflectedintheirclothing. Theiconographyistheirdresssensethe
militarystyle clothes, sunglassesandhaircutsandrebelliousanddangerous.These are all thingswe
associate withrockmusic.As well asthe dressthe coloursof the clothesreflectrebellion,the green
brownand blackshowstheywantto stand outand be rebellious. The backgroundisblackandagain
showsrebellion.The bandmembershave smirksontheirfacesshowingasarcasticand confident
attitude.Thispicture isformallybalancedasthere are 2 membersoneachside of the leadsinger.
In thispicture of the band 5 Secondsof summerthe maincolour isblackeach memberhas
blackskinnyjeansonand a blacktee shirt3 membershave bandteesonandone hasa plain
blackone.One band memberMichael has anOzzy Osbourne tee-shirtonindicatingtheirgenre
isinspiredbyOzzyOsbourne andotherheavymetal bands. Anotherprominentcolourisred
indicatingdangerwhichissomethingwe associate withpunks.One memberCalumhastattoos
on the side of hisarm and the othermember Michael hascrazy orange hair. Tattoosand
colouredhairisa commontheme inthe punkworld.The iconographyinthispicture isthe
guitarsand drumsticksshowingthatthisband playstheirownmusicandagain we associate
thiswiththe punkgenre.The two membersonthe lefthandside lookpopratherthanpunk
withtheirblonde hairlackof tattoosand crazy dresssense orhair. Each memberispullinga
face 3 stickingthere tongue outwhichissimilartothe RollingStonesshowingtheycouldbe an
inspirationtothe band.Thispicture isformallybalancedasthere are twomembersoneach
side.

3. James Bay – Indie Rock / soul music
In thispicture of JamesBay he isholdinga guitarand has sunglassesahatand a greencoat on. The way he isdressed
istypical of a indie artistwithlonghair. Fromlookingatthispicture the artistlooksgrungyyetput togetherwhichis
typical of an indie artistanotherkeythingishisguitarinmost indie songsthere isuse of anacoustic guitaras it’sa
staple inthe indie world.Hisimage isverylaidbackandcarefree andthisreflectsthe indie genre,asit’sa laidback
genre. The picture isinformallybalancedashe hasone arm raisedandone on hisguitar.The expression onhisface
isshocked/surprised howeverittiesinwell withhislaidbacklookandina way looksquite hipster.The hipsterimage
isalso associatedwithindiemusic.