AeOtaku:
quoted 4 lines I'm just pointing out that if we take time to praise>I'm just pointing out that if we take time to praise
>a release for being exceptional (see recent deservedly
>favorable reviews of Boulderdash) we should also
>just post quick notes about releases we didn't like
back when i used to read CMJ, someone wrote a letter to the editor to the
effect of "why do you like all the discs that you review? is there
anything you don't like?" and the editor replied that there are plenty of
discs that the writers don't like, but that they simply don't review them.
there is really no point in devoting time to writing about bad discs, and
that the real idea behind a review is to offer a recommendation.
i personally avoid opinion in my reviews, for the most part. what is most
useful to me when reading a review is *what the music sounds like*, not
what some jerk i've never met thinks about the artist's new hairstyle. a
review should illustrate the music by noting similar releases/styles, using
descriptive words and commenting on the originality/context of the release.
needless to say, most reviews i read are pretty worthless, even ones in
professional publications.
.af.
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