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| From | "Benjamin Lukoff" <lukoff@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Are professional music critics losing their clout? |
| Date | Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:25:13 -0700 |
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That's true; that's probably why the quality of many music reviews in
general-interest publications (and some of the lesser music publications) is
so poor.
That having been said, many of those people are under incredible pressure. I
suppose it's reasonable to ask whether it's better to have a regurgitated
press release or no review at all.
Good move on rewriting the bio, though. Many places are simply reposting
those without even making an attempt to share their own actual thoughts.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:12 AM, Popsicle Recordings <
orders@popsiclerecordings.com> wrote:
> I learned a valuable lesson about record reviews when my new album got some
> pre-release write-ups in some European press recently:
>
> Most reviewers are just plain lazy. 80% of a review is often a
> regurgitation
> of an artist¹s bio, and MAYBE 20% is actual comment on the quality of the
> music.
>
> The bio these guys were cribbing from wasn¹t bad, but I realized if I was
> going to be essentially writing my own reviews, my bio needed some work.
> Lesson learned, brand new bio going out with the press copies next month!
>
> Luke
>
> P.S. Please note my new address....
>
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Benjamin Lukoff
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