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| From | Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Receiver - an apology |
| Date | Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:40:13 -0600 |
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I'd also note that Receiver front man Ken West is a pretty self-deprecating guy, and while he might not embrace Bob's criticism, I don't think he'd shed tears over it. For me, I don't think that Receiver is a Top 200 pick, but I thought that Ken's vocals and songwriting got better over time, and the last couple of Receiver tracks I heard (one was on the bubblegum comp and I think another was on an IPO comp) were their strongest.
Mike BennettBlog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonoramaRecord reviews and more at http://fufkin.comFind out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:33:01 -0600> From: billm45s@verizon.net> Subject: Re: Receiver - an apology> To: audities@smoe.org> > A small observation: Bob in his earlier post made an unfounded and incorrect statement about John drumming on the Receiver album. He was called on it, and instead of slinking away, he acknowledged his error and apologized for it, even noting that he did not see John's clear statement in the book. To me, that is a real and honest apology, directly addressing the point where he was wrong.> > Second, just because he was wrong about his assertion, in no way means that he has to change his opinion that the album does not belong in the top 200. I think surprise would have been a more polite word than astounded, but his error and apology does not preclude Bob from having and expressing an opinion on the merits, regardless of whether that opinion is positive or negative.> > As long we remain generally civil (which includes humor, even if sometimes it falls flat), lets not chill disagreeing opinions.> > > >From: erhoek@comcast.net> >Date: 2008/01/09 Wed AM 10:03:43 CST> >To: audities@smoe.org> >Subject: Re: Receiver - an apology> > >Jeeezz...Nothing like a back-handed compliment. Sometimes I wish you would just quit while you are ahead.> >Some self editing might help you out.> >It would not hurt one bit for you to post only when you have something positive to say but then again we probably would not hear much from you.> > -------------- Original message ----------------------> >-r> >From: Bob Hutton <bobhutton@btinternet.com>> >> Hey John, I didn't read the Receiver para. thoroughly enough in Shake > >> Some Action, and didn't see your clear statement that you hadn't drummed > >> on that album. I assumed you had cos you were in the band. Sorry > >> about that. > >> > >> I'm still astounded it made your top 200 though, primarily because the > >> singing on that album is so very weak and flat (maybe if Barry Holdship > >> had been on vox it would have been a much better album).> >> > >> >
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