found this thinkpiece on Before and After Science
power of music amazing
>"music reviews" that are just sentimental, exaggerated anecdotes
who thought this was a good idea
>>63257980
hipsters discovering blogging c. 2002
>>63257980
pitchfork apparently thought it was a fucking brilliant idea
>>63257935
My last (and only) review T . B . H.
I hate writing things which aren't based in fiction so I had to find a way to incorporate creative writing in my review.
Came out pretty cringey I think
>>63257980
As opposed to what?
I'll take the personal over attempts to 'objectively' quantify music or distill it by some inane formulae.
>>63258032
jesus fuck
i hope someone finds him IRL and sends that screenshot every other month so he forgets it just in time to relive the cringe
>>63258032
this is honestly how I view every single person that likes this album
>>63258091
yeah, same here
>>63258032
This 'review' is good (and I say this as no fan of T_J).
>>63258121
I think that's pretty good honestly.
It presents things in a straight forward way.
The opinion itself is meh, but the review itself doesn't look bad to me.
>>63258078
As opposed to not making it "all about me" with cringey teenage stories no one gives a fuck about see here >>63258032
How about assessing the music, taking account of the cultural and historical influences, discussing how the band arrived at that point, etc etc fuck you, you know that it's stupid as fuck.
>>63258078
As opposed to actually talking about the fucking album. It's find if you want to talk about something personal in a review, but have it actually relate to the music in an intriguing way.
>>63258030
WHEN YOU WERE HERE BEFORE
>>63258121
What's wrong with that besides the formatting? I disagree with him but the actual review is fine
>>63258157
>taking account of the cultural and historical influences, discussing how the band arrived at that point
Uh, because they're personal ruminations on the albums, not boringly prosaic objective assessments?
>>63257980
>it's a user tries to emulate Christgau by writing pithy witticisms
>it's a user posts a knee jerk reaction comparing it to the artist's other work
>it's a user opts to emphasize the importance of the album rather than focus on the music itself
>>63258121
you can tell he likes the tool
>>63258192
Just because you're too dumb and unimaginative to see the connection doesn't mean there isn't any
>>63258032
>+71
lol what
>>63258277
Then why bother publishing it on a music review website.
>crystalbird in random commentboxes
this shouldn't annoy me so much but I really want to choke the little shit whenever I see his less than zero individuality tumblr lolsoquirkyness steven universe pc music undertale whatever horbgorbler likes faggotry
WEW
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>>63258312
Why bother publishing or doing anything at all?
It's clear that people liked those writings, given that they "+1'ed" them. Maybe they should confer with you before posting anything
>>63258327
lmao
>>63258327
always makes me lose my shit
>>63258353
>Why bother publishing or doing anything at all?
damn...
but seriously, go fucking kill yourself if you support mind-numbing dribble like >>63258032 >>63258244
>>63258327
>>63258460
his profile picture is a picture of author roberto bolano, author of 2666 and The Savage Detectives
that's strange
>>63258460
this one is correct though
>>63258300
Please tell me how >>63257935 relates to Before and After Science in any way. It give absolutely no interesting personal perspective on the album.
>>63258353
>Why bother publishing or doing anything at all?
Nice job dodging the question.
>It's clear that people liked those writings, given that they "+1'ed" them
Wow, 6 people liked a review. That MUST mean it's good!
>>63258447
>go fucking kill yourself
You sound really charming
>>63258460
Disgraceful.
>>63258506
>Wow, 6 people liked a review. That MUST mean it's good!
"Good," applied to a review, has as much universal content as "good" applied to music: i.e. none.
I wasn't dodging the question, dumbass. It's a pretty fucking essential point.
>>63258541
good review
>>63258119
its a nice diary entry but not a review
>>63258460
she also needs to be hotter
>>63258585
>>63258541
>>63258610
I don't use RYM so IDK if it has specific guidelines or 'rules' for reviews posted; but if not, I see no reason for people not to use the site as they see fit ("diary entries" or what have you—especially since music is intimately tied to the personal, especially for big music geeks).
https://rateyourmusic.com/review?id=49672971
will we see reviews like these when the video games arrive?
>>63258685
He nailed it within the first three words, should have stopped there.
>>63258685
and yet he didn't bother to rate it
COOL STORY BRO.jpg
this is why there's a meme
>>63258690
Gamergate part deux
>>63258685
h-heh..
>>63258679
i didn't say they should be banned, just that i don't think it's a good review
>>63258762
this one actually made me mad
>>63258690
>rym clique gets undertale to the #1 game
>>63258775
I know you are. And I'm saying I prefer those reviews to the kinds you get... basically anywhere else.
Sure, if that was the norm, I'd find it irritating. But it's a nice change of pace.
To each his own
>>63258690
Since all these bozos just fucking love to tell stories, the games will give them a chance to regale us all with their triumphant or disappointing experiences in game.
Probably the game section will have the best reviews on the site as a result.
But god help us all if they try writing about cocaine addiction and looking at the sidewalk outside their dorms wondering where the goombas all went and how lonely that makes them feel.
>>63258584
>"Good," applied to a review, has as much universal content as "good" applied to music: i.e. none.
And?
>It's a pretty fucking essential point.
No, it was an awful strawman that doesn't mean anything. It didn't even disprove his point. Why would you write music review if you're not going to actually talk about the music and how you felt about it? If you want to write diary entries, then you should do it somewhere else or at least incorporate it in a way where it''s actually relevant to the album.
>>63258121
Why is he formatting every sentence like
this?
>>63258065
>kid a
>>63258032
cute 2bh
>>63258032
what album is he actually babbling about
>>63259050
filename
>>63258032
hey, at least this is genuine and not pseudointellectual pseudopoetic bullshit
>>63258322
has he (correct pronoun) put this on his profile yet
>>63258322
last.fm tier comments were always cringe
>>63258322
https://rateyourmusic.com/~TheCrystalBird
worst profile i've ever seen
>>63258157
>>63257980
how about you let people do what they want you autistic piece of shit
>>63259658
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>>63259760
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>>63259760
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