On reviews..
so pitchfork just posted a wanted for writers--i seriously considered it, then thought..wait i hate reviews.
part of me hates reviews, i like musical discussions. i also like reviews, seeing the music in a whole new way, another way to explore the music, but only after i have heard it first and judged for myself.
i think part of (my problem with) it is them, as writers, fluffing their feathers, making the emotional, intellectual. colorful language and so forth. which theres nothing wrong with being articulate, but if somethings really great, i dont wanna read a 2 page essay on how/why great it is. i wanna be told to just listen and then i'll understand. music/culture reviews are its own form of pretension. and i have a problem with them, and i also dont. i always feel 2 ways about something it seems..
can u make the intellectual emotional?
anyway, i think this is me just dealing with the fact that i could never be a music critic, not in the conventional sense. i dont think it does great music justice to have it reviewed-thought about intellectually, i think thats missing the point. i think music should be enjoyed, THEN picked apart (if one wishes). basically, stay away from reviews til AFTER. not the other way around. its like movies, where they show the making of before its release..i dont wanna see that! i wanna believe the magic, see it with innocent eyes, then go from there, if anywhere.
i founded this blog on the pretense that there would be 'no fluff', and i think ive held true to that. lose the 'soaring guitars' blahblahblah please. well, or just dont bother writing fancy adjectives til AFTER ppl have heard and can judge for themselves. there's a manipulation there that i have a problem with, (attempting to) coloring ppl's opinions and so forth. i dont mind descriptive writing so long as its subjective. all music 'reviews' need to be from a subjective point of view, b/c its all a personal experience. i think i'm just too honest to work as a music critic, i'm too selective. for ex., new arcade fire is nothing to ride home about. (but theyre still one of my fav. bands).
..i think if i were a musician, i'd lean the other way (objective), but thats another discussion and bottom line, is not why i do or dont listen to something.
part of me hates reviews, i like musical discussions. i also like reviews, seeing the music in a whole new way, another way to explore the music, but only after i have heard it first and judged for myself.
i think part of (my problem with) it is them, as writers, fluffing their feathers, making the emotional, intellectual. colorful language and so forth. which theres nothing wrong with being articulate, but if somethings really great, i dont wanna read a 2 page essay on how/why great it is. i wanna be told to just listen and then i'll understand. music/culture reviews are its own form of pretension. and i have a problem with them, and i also dont. i always feel 2 ways about something it seems..
can u make the intellectual emotional?
anyway, i think this is me just dealing with the fact that i could never be a music critic, not in the conventional sense. i dont think it does great music justice to have it reviewed-thought about intellectually, i think thats missing the point. i think music should be enjoyed, THEN picked apart (if one wishes). basically, stay away from reviews til AFTER. not the other way around. its like movies, where they show the making of before its release..i dont wanna see that! i wanna believe the magic, see it with innocent eyes, then go from there, if anywhere.
i founded this blog on the pretense that there would be 'no fluff', and i think ive held true to that. lose the 'soaring guitars' blahblahblah please. well, or just dont bother writing fancy adjectives til AFTER ppl have heard and can judge for themselves. there's a manipulation there that i have a problem with, (attempting to) coloring ppl's opinions and so forth. i dont mind descriptive writing so long as its subjective. all music 'reviews' need to be from a subjective point of view, b/c its all a personal experience. i think i'm just too honest to work as a music critic, i'm too selective. for ex., new arcade fire is nothing to ride home about. (but theyre still one of my fav. bands).
..i think if i were a musician, i'd lean the other way (objective), but thats another discussion and bottom line, is not why i do or dont listen to something.
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