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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@sonic.net> |
| Subject | Re: the flaw of AMG |
| Date | Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:31:29 -0800 |
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bryan responded:
Jason's reply:
>>This is, of course, the flaw of AMG: You write something ages ago that
>>you no longer agree with and yet it's still there, staring you in the
>>face
>
>
> That's one of the reasons I eventually started writing what I
> termed "informational" reviews -- album reviews which provided
> information about the songs, or the writers, but not heavy with
> my particular take on the album itself. I started considering that
> AMG was more of an informational database, rather than a
> place people go for reviews the way they might if they were
> reading a favorite fanzine, for instance.
Thank you Bryan and Jason for the AMG-from-a-writer's-perspective.
I felt reviews in Audities the magazine were alot like Bryan's comments,
pointing out high points and doing the if you like that you might like
this sorta review.
- michael
But I don't write for them
> anymore...haven't for a couple of years now...
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