What are some music criticism that isn't just overwrought descriptions of the sounds or gossip about the artist's celebrity life? I want to read something that will actually increase my understanding of the music and help me appreciate it more.
scaruffi takes a sociological perspective in a lot of the reviews - like he explains from what conditions that created the artist
>>61345505
that didnt answer OP's question at all
Anything that isn't western art music isn't to be appreciated, it's just superficial badges of ""taste""
>>61345553
didn't it?
>>61345543
this
>>61345564
Why only western?
>>61345691
Everyone else is so far behind the times and meaningless on the road to future that all other music might only be seen as anthropological curios.
I like it when a reviewer can integrate some music theory into the proceedings without sounding like a textbook.
http://www.allmusic.com/song/crazy-train-mt0011964175
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/03/lady_gaga_s_bad_romance_owen_pallett_explains_the_pop_diva_s_genius_using.html
Music criticisms can never be objective
>>61345386
>these teutonic vampires injected angst, like burning lava, into a sound that was deliberately fastidious, repulsive, incoherent.
>>61345801
this. nowadays, in most modern music, mentioning its theoretical components only makes sense if you want to highlight whatever they convey
>>61345386
The problem is a lot of musicians don't have actual music theory knowledge. They just go off what sounds good to them. Not that this is bad, and usually I prefer music like this, but there isn't much to talk about if it is a simple chord progression that has been used a million times.
