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Blasphemy! Heresy! No, seriously, this is just f'ing stupid.
thedevilissix:
--- Quote from: I Am Not Amused ---http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/columns/dicrescenzo/06-01-30.shtml
This is one of the most thoughtless, least intelligent, utterly infuriating pieces of editorial journalism that I have read in my entire life. For those not willing to click on a link, DiCrescenzo basically says that trying to create albums is pointless and meaningless, and bands should start just making one-off songs that cash in on current trends. What a fucking ignorant asshole.
Sorry, I just felt the need to say something about this article and figured I would do it here. Thanks for your time.
--- End quote ---
Oh my. Sack. This. Dolt. NOW. That article is pretty redundant, not to mention extremely insulting of musicians who do things for the sheer pleasure of making music.
I hope some form of retribution happens that makes him weep all over his old Mo-Dettes LP that he'll just try & sell on eBay the following week.
Gryff:
He's basing this on - what - a couple of 45s by one girl group? Suddenly it's the way of the future? And how can he say that they won't be able to write a good album?
This article is presumptuous wankery that way overestimates the importance of music critics in the sceme of things.
It does make me want to hear the Pipettes. Can anyone post a download?
thedevilissix:
Javoll, zey have a mySpew page. Hope this helps!
I don't think what I've heard of The Pipettes is too bad. It's just nothing new. *shrugs*
I Am Not Amused:
It's not the Pipettes, or even the girl rock thing that gets to me. What gets me really riled up and utterly infuriated are the following lines:
"But after beating the Brill Building stars on the charts, the Beatles instilled an aura around "the artist" in rock. Integrity became indelibly bonded with songwriting. However, here's a hard fact: most people, and this includes musicians, cannot write a good song."
-This is complete and utter bullshit. There are a lot of musicians who can write good songs, and those who can't shouldn't be fucking musicians, or at least shouldn't really take themselves seriously.
"...let's finally get past the mythos surrounding the "true artistry" of writing your own music."
-Again, infuriating bullshit. If you can't write your own music, then YOU ARE NOT A MUSICIAN, YOU ARE A PERFORMER. If you want to be taken seriously at your craft, then YOU HAVE TO BE THE ONE CREATING IT. This is like saying, "lets finally get past the mythos surrounding the 'true artistry' of painting your own paintings." It is a stupid and ignorant statement.
"With songs so easily distributed and sucked up by hungry public, what is the need for new girl groups who produce albums?"
-Uh, the need is for that of an artist to prove they are more than a one-hit wonder, to prove they can be MORE than a fucking single. It's not hard to write a catchy single, but it IS difficult to create a good album. It is this difficulty that seperates good artists from people who just got lucky in the studio.
Honestly, this guy needs to be fucking shot.
almost thursday:
to be honest, i didn't like the pippettes very much at all. i'll listen again in a few hours to see if they've grown on me, but it isn't looking good.
we should bring down pitchfork, seriously.
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