tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post2249808856952519705..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Critics? They're dead.Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-44965575653901925592008-07-09T18:52:00.000+00:002008-07-09T18:52:00.000+00:00as anonymous says criticisms point isn't to tell y...as anonymous says criticisms point isn't to tell you what to buy, well not solely anyway. but with the proliferation of music the internet is bringing about, that side of criticism could be doubly important now, because people who don't hunt things down (ie the more mainstream, less obsessive types like myself) will be looking for more guidance, possibly. we all have our markers of value anyway, be it a particular critic or record label, whatever. the internet is undoubtedly increasing the number of bands, but the ways in which they can be found will still be limited simply because you can't check everything. criticism willl do the role as always. drawing attention to, and pushing people discoveries.bernard-blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545850646485409847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-6906299505906279562008-07-09T17:23:00.000+00:002008-07-09T17:23:00.000+00:00and another thing. Since when was the intention o...and another thing. Since when was the intention of music criticism to tell you what to buy? Is that how far our attitudes have travelled from proper music criticism to now? As far as I can see the purpose of a good piece of criticism is to give you a point of view to objectively agree with or debate against. To provide the artist (or even other artists) something constructive to build upon or adapt. Maybe just me who sees it that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-47909159086519827952008-07-09T17:20:00.000+00:002008-07-09T17:20:00.000+00:00I often think that people don't buy the NME (to us...I often think that people don't buy the NME (to use an obvious example) because they just buy what they see on the cover as it lies there, unwanted, in the Tesco magazine aisle. If it's on the cover it MUST be cool, and after all that's more important than whether it's good or not. (Of course, NME wasn't a particularly good example since if you read it, you'd discover that the reviews are often several shades of "it's cool... buy it" anyway)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com