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| From | "bryan" <munki100@pacbell.net> |
| Subject | Re: U2 |
| Date | Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:10:06 -0800 |
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> I find it amusing that everyone in the media seems to be going out of their
> way to find something negative about THIS particular U2 release, but the
> criticisms are catty and lame.
I posted the Pitchfork review (without comment), but didn't
necessarily agree or disagree with it -- I just thought it was a
strong review, and interesting.... I like the album a bit more
than I did last week, personally, but can see why *most* critics
are diggin' it and praising the album -- certainly the fans are
going to buy a million copies in the first week, showing how
they feel -- but I also see why the ones who don't dig it so
much are going out of their way to be, as Jaimie says, "catty
and lame." (Aren't Pitchfork's reviews often "catty and lame"
for no reason other than to be smarty-pants critics? I still read
the reviews because they sometimes make me laugh out loud).
I think any time the hype on something gets so loud that you
can't hear a dissenting voice, that dissenting voice ends up
screaming a little louder to be heard....right?
Happy Thanksgiving to those of U.S. in the lower 48, and Happy
November 25th to everyone else,
Bryan
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