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The notion that record producers are the villains of the music busines
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The notion that record producers are the villains of the music business has shown itself to be remarkably (i) _______ ; a recent study argues, however, that this view is not always warranted. Taking aim at the myth of the lone genius-the assumption that the songwriter is the sole source of artistry in a commercial world otherwise populated by (ii) _______ -the author instead places the producer, rather than the performer, at the center as the primary (iii) _______ force behind the making of a record.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. tenacious | D. mercenaries | G. shaping |
| B. discredited | E. idealists | H. regulatory |
| C. simplistic | F. bystanders | I. ornamental |
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Re: The notion that record producers are the villains of the music busines
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Blank (i): A. tenacious
“The notion that record producers are the villains ... has shown itself to be remarkably tenacious.”
Tenacious = persistent; difficult to get rid of.
The idea has continued to survive despite challenges to it.
discredited = proven false - the sentence says the idea has persisted.
simplistic = overly simple - possible conceptually, but doesn't fit the emphasis on its persistence.
Blank (ii): D. mercenaries
“the myth of the lone genius-the assumption that the songwriter is the sole source of artistry in a commercial world otherwise populated by mercenaries”
This contrasts the creative songwriter with people supposedly motivated only by money/commercial interests.
Mercenaries = people motivated primarily by financial gain.
idealists = people driven by principles
bystanders = passive observers
Blank (iii): G. shaping
“places the producer ... at the center as the primary shaping force”
A producer helps shape the sound and final artistic product of a record.
regulatory = controlling through rules
ornamental = decorative/nonessential
Answer: A,D,G
Blank (i): A. tenacious
“The notion that record producers are the villains ... has shown itself to be remarkably tenacious.”
Tenacious = persistent; difficult to get rid of.
The idea has continued to survive despite challenges to it.
discredited = proven false - the sentence says the idea has persisted.
simplistic = overly simple - possible conceptually, but doesn't fit the emphasis on its persistence.
Blank (ii): D. mercenaries
“the myth of the lone genius-the assumption that the songwriter is the sole source of artistry in a commercial world otherwise populated by mercenaries”
This contrasts the creative songwriter with people supposedly motivated only by money/commercial interests.
Mercenaries = people motivated primarily by financial gain.
idealists = people driven by principles
bystanders = passive observers
Blank (iii): G. shaping
“places the producer ... at the center as the primary shaping force”
A producer helps shape the sound and final artistic product of a record.
regulatory = controlling through rules
ornamental = decorative/nonessential
Answer: A,D,G
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