I never knew what the Loudness War was until today, let alone there was a difference between the music being made today and the music from the past. The Loudness War is basically built on the idea that louder is better. However, this is flawed. People think it’s what helps them stand out from the crowd, but there is no connection between the “loudness” and the sales. Mr. O’Malley said this causes music to get flat, which in return makes the emotions flat. I don’t necessarily agree with this because like said before, people don’t notice this Loudness War, and for me personally, it does not make a difference. If I like a song, I like a song throughout the whole thing regardless of this “Loudness War.”  But of course this is different for everyone and some people do notice a change. Some people don’t notice it but do notice the dynamic of the song. That is what song writers should focus on. In class we also talked about idealism vs realism. I know for sure I am an idealist so there is no argument there. After all, I was in fact raised Catholic which Professor O’Malley said religious people are idealist but that’s not the only factor.