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Originally posted by Dr Cheese
... most [music journalists/critics] don't know their arse from their elbow and as far as I'm concerned their views are meaningless b*ll*cks!! |
100% agreement.
However, you can't expect ever reviewer to be a fan of the music and gigs they review; it would be impossible. If they aren't fans of the music/gig they're reviewing and don't bother to familiarise themselves at least basically, then they are indeed lazy.
In the mid-80s I was fortunate to attend several productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company in both London and Avon-upon-Thames. If I wasn't already familiar with any production, I would read the play all the way through beforehand so that at least I could understand what the...heck was really going on.
Critics and reviewers would do well to so something similar: play and listen to the damned album
before seeing the show to know what to expect.
Fitful Floydian,
Byron