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Fri, 16 Jun 2000 04:30:54 EDT
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Re: [idm] constructive criticism and cannibals
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In a message dated 6/16/00 12:34:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, edhall@weirdnoise.com writes: << The fact that you or I find something agreeable or disagreeable is, on its own, of little interest to everybody else. I'm sorry to break that news to you if you haven't realized this before. However, I'm keenly interested in what you've heard that I haven't heard (even if it's something I've listened to before), insofar as you can describe it to me in a way I can understand- >> i second this. this sums up my feelings on the subject. reviews simply stating that something is "shit" or "trash" don't influence my opinion on music at all... but an actual DESCRIPTION of the music does help.. if you're too lazy to write a review of something in any depth than DON'T bother, it's not helping anyone at all. personal taste is subjective, and everyone knows that. what i like, i know for a fact some people don't. what some people like, i don't. the majority of this list does not know my personal taste at all (and vice versa) so you can't make an accurate judgement on music based on whether or not *I* like it. but if i were to elaborate on why or why not i liked it, you could make a better judgement on whether or not its worth your time to further research it, or in fact buy it. so please... if you can't bother to post a slightly in depth review of something, please don't clutter up the list. and most people who posted short reviews such as "it's trash" took the time to DEFEND their position, so obviously they can take the time to elaborate on their opinion... thanks jared --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org