Advanced Essay Workshop/ENGL 2270
 

An Analysis of “White Guy Angst”: Ben Folds’ “Rockin the Suburbs”

On September 11th, 2001, Ben Folds released his debut album “Rockin the Suburbs”. At this point in the artist’s career, he had written hit after hit while at the forefront of the “Ben Folds Five”, an ironically named alt-rock trio, but after the band had gone their separate ways, Folds …

Number Nine: A Look Into The “White Album”

The Beatles are a band renowned across the universe. A small portion of that eminence comes from their changing sound throughout their active years. The sound from their albums Please Please Me, Help!, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road all have very different styles. Typically, when someone mentions The Beatles, many people think of their earlier albums, such as A Hard Day’s Night. However, a defining album of theirs is arguably the “White Album” (1968). …

What Really Happened: The Original English Invasion

We were all taught about the European arrival to the “New World” in grade school. We were also taught that the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas got along with the European settlers. Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills” (1982) is a song that tells a simplified version of what really happened when the colonizers arrived on this …