On Wed, 14 Jun 1995, Matt MacQueen wrote:
quoted 4 lines I mean, nobody said shit after I criticized the Dopplereffekt L.P, for *or*
> I mean, nobody said shit after I criticized the Dopplereffekt L.P, for *or*
> against it. I think to be a honest reviewer (whatever that is) than you
> should posts the "ok's" and "fairs" as much as you should post the
> "amazing!'s".
I hope this doesn't come out weird, but here goes...
I have a real hard time writing about "middling" music -- stuff that
doesn't hit me strongly (positively or negatively) either way. I probably
review less than 25% of the stuff I pick up. I can bring CD's to work and
give them "deeper" attention, but with 12" singles I generally have to
tape and listen to in the car. Anything that doesn't strike me as
particularly memorable doesn't even get taped -- with the phucked hours
I'm working these days time is the most precious commodity.
I have a rough time writing about those "middling" records because in all
honesty I can't be fair to them -- if I haven't spent enough time with
them to say anything deeper than "loved it" or "hated it" or "nodded out
snoring over the slipmats" then I feel like I'm not being fair to the
producer or the other people on the mailing list reading the review.
_
stay tuned for freeke reviews #9 and #10 (electro special)
I mean it this time! :)
on now: Deep Space, which keeps sounding better and better
on last in the car: some forgettable (but not _horrible_) trax-y thing
which I probably won't bother writing about :)
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