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what the hell is wrong with pitchfork
Kai:
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--- Quote ---Don't even look at the ratings, the editors have said long ago they treat them as a joke and encourage their reviewers to do the same.
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Then why do they have them? I write for a music mag that has no ratings and it works brilliantly. A number says little about the music and when that number is just a joke...
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Dude
No
You expect me to actually read your reviews? Give me stars so I can skim over that entire section plzkthx
Gryff:
Let's look at a few things that Pitchfork is:
- a bunch of folks writing about music that they like (or dislike)
- fairly popular
- influential in letting people know about new music
- a bit elitist and/or esoteric
Now let's look at what Pitchfork isn't:
- The be all and end all of music journalism on the net
- Something that everyone must agree with and read daily
- The second coming of Christ
- The devil incarnate
Overall I would give Pitchfork a 7.6 out of 10.
Spartan Pho3nix:
--- Quote ---I always enjoy reading a Pitchfork article only because they really are very well written. You can't take them too seriously though, I mean christ it's just a friggin record review.
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Read the Kid A review then get back to me. Please.
Gryff:
To be fair, man, Kid A is a very good record, so a 10.0 score is not out of the question. The review itself is fairly masturbatory in places, but whatever -- if you can't take one man's over the top rant about an album that he obviously loves, then go take a swim in Rolling Stone's sea of 3 star reviews.
Most importantly, Kid A was released six years ago. This is an old review on a site that has come some way since then.
So please explain to me how reading this Kid A review proves (a) that Pitchfork articles are not well written, (b) that they must be taken completely seriously, or (c) that it is not "just a friggin record review".
ruyi:
--- Quote from: Gryff ---Let's look at a few things that Pitchfork is:
- a bunch of folks writing about music that they like (or dislike)
- fairly popular
- influential in letting people know about new music
- a bit elitist and/or esoteric
Now let's look at what Pitchfork isn't:
- The be all and end all of music journalism on the net
- Something that everyone must agree with and read daily
- The second coming of Christ
- The devil incarnate
Overall I would give Pitchfork a 7.6 out of 10.
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i disagree with what you say.
therefore i really hate you now.
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