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quoted 6 lines Of course, this Thumper approach to reviewing ("if you can't say something

>Of course, this Thumper approach to reviewing ("if you can't say something >nice, don't say anything at all") has it's drawbacks as I've been accused >of being an asskisser since I rarely make negative comments in my reviews. >If I gave everything an absolutely *glowing* review, this might be a fair >accusation. But I don't think my philosophy of accentuating the positive >whereever possible is a bad one at all.

this is an interesting point greg raises.... i've generally followed the same policy -- i figure that there's so much brilliant music out there, i don't need to waste my time (and readers' time) writing about crap, when i can give the space to something worthy. however, lately i've had a few occasions to change my tune. i'm beginning to think that when a horrible release is *also* indicative of a larger trend -- and/or backed by the force of major marketing muscle, who try to push it down the throats of listeners (and try to establish "street cred" by getting underground-y publications to cover it) -- then it's worth slagging and slagging hard. an upcoming palm pictures release is case in point, though i'm generous enough not to name names here. p --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org