One thing I love about music discussions is that they’re never controversial.  Especially when the discussion focuses on associations for particular songs or artists – then the conversation becomes exceptionally balanced!

Anyway, all joking aside, here are two well-balanced articles on music and association.  Scott Aniol does an accurate job breaking “association” up into carefully nuanced categories in the first post; he explains why “association” arguments often miss the real issue in the second post.

On Associations Punting to “Association Problems” may be a cop out.