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From:
Guai Lo
To:
, , Roy G Biv
Date:
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:27:59 -0600
Subject:
Re: (idm) The Art of Non-Reviewing.
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quoted 3 lines My 2 cents...>My 2 cents... > >If you (not just you Greg, but anyone)are a music 'reviewer' than i guess
there is nothing wrong with only giving glowing reviews.
quoted 2 lines If you consider yourself a music 'critic' then you better slam a few> >If you consider yourself a music 'critic' then you better slam a few
albums. As far as i'm concerned the role of >an art critic is to uphold some sort of standard of which works of art deserve wide recognition and which
quoted 1 line should send the artist 'back to the drawing board'.>should send the artist 'back to the drawing board'.
I agree. I generally tend to get frustrated with critics in general, but the ones that I do like are the ones that tend to be more critical of whatever it is that I am reading about. The whole appeal of a reviewer/critic is to give the reader/viewer an idea of what a certain piece of art is about. When I do read something by a critic, it's by a critic who isn't going to be optimistic and nice about a total piece of shit album that I'm going to go out and waste $20 on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org