Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[stip]

I don't own any sweatpants.

HIPSTER!

I don't own any hipsters, either.

then what do you poop in?

I mostly go to the neighbor's house

doesn't own his own toilet...

Hipster

[Birds in Hell]

I think 5/10 is a fairly charitable score, really.

[Jorge]

It's not like anyone was deeply angry about the pitchfork review. It just caused some discussion.

15+ pages worth of discussion. What other review did that?

[Strat]

I think 5/10 is a fairly charitable score, really.

Relative to pitchfork or would you feel uneasy about giving it such a high score?

[harmless]

Why the fuck does anyone care about pitchfork? I can't honestly say I've ever looked at their site.

How have you developed this level of distaste for them without having seen their site?

[stip]

It's not like anyone was deeply angry about the pitchfork review. It just caused some discussion.

15+ pages worth of discussion. What other review did that?

frankly I'm a little jealous

[Norah]

Positive or negative, pitchfork reviews are usually pretty well written and have at least some thoughtful take on the subject. I look forward to them.

[Mike]

I think 5/10 is a fairly charitable score, really.

For Pitchfork or in general? I think these ratings depend on how you rate everything else. Pitchfork seems to have the medium at 7.something and a 5 is pretty low for them.

[harmless]

Positive or negative, pitchfork reviews are usually pretty well written and have at least some thoughtful take on the subject. I look forward to them.

Really? You literally look forward to the next Pitchfork review even before the fact?

[Mike]

It's not like anyone was deeply angry about the pitchfork review. It just caused some discussion.

15+ pages worth of discussion. What other review did that?

None, I just don't think it's a mini crisis when no one is really upset about it.

[stip]

he's implying that the 5 is a generous score for the album, because he doesn't think it's good.

[Birds in Hell]

I think 5/10 is a fairly charitable score, really.

Relative to pitchfork or would you feel uneasy about giving it such a high score?

In the context of a website that reviews newly-released music generally, I mean.

[WtOB?]

pitchfork gave nyc ghosts and flowers a 0. fuck them.

[Norah]

Positive or negative, pitchfork reviews are usually pretty well written and have at least some thoughtful take on the subject. I look forward to them.

Really? You literally look forward to the next Pitchfork review even before the fact?

I look forward to reading them for albums I'm interested in. What's wrong with that?

[Strat]

he's implying that the 5 is a generous score for the album, because he doesn't think it's good.

But he's talked about how great a couple are? and has slyly posted a few times "this is actually pretty good!"

[harmless]

I feel as if I'm ready to admit that the two or three missteps I find on Lightning Bolt are starting to sour me on it. It's early days. But I need to give it a break, at the very least.

[Mike]

pitchfork gave nyc ghosts and flowers a 0. fuck them.

http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-cult ... -%E2%80%9D

I know too much about pitchfork.

[pnjguy]

I always look forward toward Pitchfork reviews because they're good. It doesn't mean i agree with everything they review.

[Birds in Hell]

he's implying that the 5 is a generous score for the album, because he doesn't think it's good.

No, I'm not.

Haven't I been pretty complimentary to the album generally? I think it's an improvement on Backspacer at least.

[WtOB?]

pitchfork gave nyc ghosts and flowers a 0. fuck them.

http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-cult ... -%E2%80%9D

I know too much about pitchfork.

goes to show how much a music review is worth. a guy listens to a record twice and reviews it. why would anyone want to read that?