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> From: elk bot [mailto:elkbot@onebox.com]quoted 7 lines Now we all know that there's a lot of crap out there and I think when
> Now we all know that there's a lot of crap out there and I think when
> everybody just pats eachother on the behind all the time it
> does everyone
> a diservice (well, maybe everyone but the artist and the reviewer who
> will of course get future products in the mail). Why not just
> print the
> stuff on the press release while you're at it?
Yeah, but we're not talking about that kind of situation (i.e., "it's all
good!") , we're talking about giving honest reviews of music you like and
allowing the crap to wallow in obscurity regardless of what their press
release says. Personally, I agree that giving a bad review of obscure music
is nearly useless. That is, unless the reviewer thinks that there is a
problematic perception of the music that needs to be proactively "nipped in
the bud": If everyone is saying that something is fabulous but a reviewer
sincerely beleives that the reason people say they like it is because they
are foolish, gullible, or corrupt or something, then the reviewer may see
fit to bust that bubble with a scathing review. But what's the sense in
dissing an underground/experimental artist?
There are a million reasons why I might dislike something, only a few of
which I would imagine mean anything to anyone but myself. On that tip, I
could imagine that a good negative review might say more about the state of
music in general, or the mind of the reviewer, than it does about the artist
or the work.
Anyway, for a great bubble-bust, read this:
http://articles.citysearch.com/New_York/music/rjp/98_09_02/rant.html
- Cf
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