Sometimes I just want to give Pitchfork a big hug

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"Dude, I don't understand. We sound like everyone's favorite old rock bands, we have insipid lyrics, we say 'Come On!' and 'Oh Yeah!' every five seconds, we have no discernable identity, and we're from Australia. What could people possibly dislike about us?"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 31 October 2003 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 31 October 2003 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

i prefer traditional record reviews, but i don't think that review could've been done any other way. great ending too.

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Friday, 31 October 2003 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I'd say that's an example of a gimmick that works surprisingly effectively. Also nice that it isn't condescending or bitter, like Ryan's famous Jimmy Eat World review; I like that the fans know what's what in this scenario!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 31 October 2003 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)

At the very least now I know the name of the band that makes me want to kick my TV in when that commercial comes on.

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 1 November 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I loved that Jimmy Eat World review.. best thing I ever read on Pitchfork.

I get the feeling there's probably one good song on the Jet album. Anyone know what it is? (it is NOT Are You Gonna Be My Girl, it sounds like Supergrass - the 2002 model - covering Iggy Pop - badly).

― edward o (edwardo), Saturday, 1 November 2003 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

excellent - great ending as dean said.

― jed (jed_e_3), Saturday, 1 November 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

What's the point? Isn't the rest of the site mainly reviews of shitty rock bands that sound like other shitty rock bands? And isn't this gimmick really, like, I don't know the right word-- like, it's so poorly executed and stiff and unfunny. Why bother?

― d k (d k), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)

And here we'd gone seven whole posts without people hatin' on Pitchfork

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't have anything against Pitchfork. I'm going to be writing for them soon.

― d k (d k), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

dk is right - he made me change my mind. im easily led.

― jed (jed_e_3), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Australians don't ever, ever say 'dude'. They say 'mate', or 'jeez'. Also, they never say 'bitches'; they say 'shelias'.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:22 (twenty-two years ago)

people in inner mellbourne say dude. And they have terrible fake short-to-longs. And they like Jet.

― threemetalinsects (threemetalinsects), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeez.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, the dialogue was kind of stilted, but there is no fading that punchline. SHAZAM

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:29 (twenty-two years ago)

andrew harper from melbourne did you go to my high school?

― minna (minna), Saturday, 1 November 2003 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe I'm bored but I thought this exchange was funny, especially taken out of context

"You guys are covered in shit! What's going on out there?"
"They threw their shit at us!"

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Saturday, 1 November 2003 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)

That actually happened! (sort of)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 1 November 2003 04:46 (twenty-two years ago)

it might as well not even exist, just like the album it failed to review.

― reo, Saturday, 1 November 2003 10:11 (twenty-two years ago)

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