lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i'm firmly on team sometimes i like pitchfork
i don't really pay attention to specific writers, just casually read reviews from time to time
Same here.
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Wed February 15, 2017 11:59 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i'm firmly on team sometimes i like pitchfork
i don't really pay attention to specific writers, just casually read reviews from time to time
Same here.
we're so alike
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 3:41 am
by 96583UP
i hate pitchfork because the ability of other people to freely express their opinions draws people away from paying attention to me and challenges my alpha male status
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 4:57 am
by bodysnatcher
96583UP wrote:i hate pitchfork because the ability of other people to freely express their opinions draws people away from paying attention to me and challenges my alpha male status
I hope they are freely expressing their opinions, bc if they're getting paid for them I'll be pissed
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 6:52 am
by washing machine
I've always enjoyed Pitchfork's exhaustive end-of-year/decade album/song lists, and the website was crucial to my discovery of music in the early 2000s. Brent DiCrescenzo elicited an emotional response from me in the form of when he reviewed NYC Ghosts & Flowers, and his review of To the 5 Boroughs made me feel warm fuzzies about my own personal relationships with bands. Reviews that get a strong reaction from me are what I want from good music writing.
I read Consequence of Sound more regularly now, but I've got no reason to laugh at Pitchfork. The purple prose doesn't bother me one bit (surprise, surprise.) Hope they keep doing God's work.
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 10:40 am
by BurtReynolds
They don't like bands I like.
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 2:11 pm
by ABNorman
I only ever read Pitchfork when I'm doing my end of year "find a bunch of albums to listen to for the next few months" research, or when they review an album I care about and I want to feel angry/smug for a bit.
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 6:16 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Thu February 16, 2017 6:54 pm
by VinylGuy
tragabigzanda wrote:Just as a point of comparison...Man, do I enjoy reading Consequence of Sound so much more:
i like that erlewine guy who writes for allmusic. all i want out of a music review is to know what it sounds like and if it's any good, and he's pretty good about getting to that without a lot of unnecessary bullshit.
Consequence of Sound is a lot better, I agree with that sentiment.
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Wed February 22, 2017 12:44 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Wed February 22, 2017 1:57 pm
by wease
Damn Trag. You're up early.
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Tue February 28, 2017 2:14 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Let's All Laugh at Pitchfork
Posted: Tue February 28, 2017 2:16 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
when he reviewed NYC Ghosts & Flowers, and his review of To the 5 Boroughs made me feel warm fuzzies about my own personal relationships with bands. Reviews that get a strong reaction from me are what I want from good music writing.