After reading "As MTV Turns 10, Pop Goes the World." I completely agree with Jon Pareles' view that MTV produces music that looks better then it sounds. I've never really thought about it before but when MTV first came out it was like the age of music videos. It probably wasn't as common to see a music video unless it was on MTV. It's weird to think of how many things were influenced just because of music television. The example of "rock" clothing being sold at malls just because people saw it in the music videos, and how dancing and music videos went hand in hand really fit well into the article. It makes you wonder how different things would be without music videos, and how much we are influenced by them. Popular dance moves and clothing can all be traced back to what we see in music videos, of course we are effected by many other things besides music videos but they are a large component. Going back to the statement that MTV produces music that looks better than it sounds, once again I completely agree. I know I've said this in one of my earlier blogs but people base so much on the visual to determine if they like a piece of music today it's ridiculous. We can focus more on what somebody looks like or how entertaining or showy their performance is that we don't actually hear what they are saying, and most of the time we don't care. If you ask any teenager today they'll probably tell you as long as the song has a catchy beat they can dance to it doesn't really matter what message is being sent across. It's sad and frustrating but its the reality of where we are today.