Shane Greene’s article does a fantastic job in terms of discerning what goes into the production of certain music (passion, talent, grit) versus the means that can go into music that may not be as authentic. It was interesting to dive into the different mechanisms that would go into someone’s thoughts about what “overproduction” or “underproduction” entails.

What I first though about when I read overproduction and underproduction my mind instantly though in terms of effort and what goes into the final project of a band in this case or a musicians work. However while reading through it my understanding shifted towards how they are almost rebelling against the idea that there is an elitism with popular music having to be perfect everything in terms of costumes, instruments etc. Making it more raw as Greene states “Punk intends to de-fetishize cultural-industry norms of creativity via whatever DIY strategies are available to it, e.g. bands using cheap instruments, punks spreading their subculture via fanzines, musicians distributing recordings through independent labels, punks arranging shows through informal social networks, and so on” (p. 289). Reading this it made more sense to me on the level that it’s not effort at all, rather presenting music in a way that would be attainable for people who might not be able to spend so much money on new instruments and costumes to be involved in as well. The nature in my mind then as aggressive as punk rock might have been viewed by me in the past is that of a genre that can be quite inviting to outsiders. Which is contradictory in nature due to the tone of the music.

What I also found interesting was that the Peruvians that first had access to punk rock music in the late 70’s would’ve been from a wealthier class as they would be the ones that had access to foreign markers and hearing about it from travelling or friends that had traveled. Which goes against the very nature of punk as it is meant go against a lot of  societal norms in terms of tone, outfits and overall production.

My question is: In terms of the genre punk rock what would constitute in your own mind after reading the article an album being overproduced or underproduced?