critics, mingus, and y's

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this was going to be me gushing over how amaing "black saint..." is, but then another idea.

in the liner notes Mingus tears, slashes, and bludgens critics. he's far from alone. i'd like to open up a discussion on what we all think the role of the critic should/could be...(the topic has been talked around in many threads here and has almost come to question at a few panels i've attended..but id like to go straight at it)

go:

― b b, Thursday, 16 June 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

lapdog.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

in exchange for money.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

and to any editors reading, yes, that is my real e-mail address. (diapers are really really expensive.)

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

Not to derail this thread, but this reminds me of one of the more memorable ILM threads from a couple of years ago:

You all have blood on your hands.

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

that derail panned out as i often go to wilde as the answer to all doubts on why and how the hell to consider or go about criticsm...

― b b, Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

The role of the critic should be to give people something interesting to read.

And that's all it ever is.

― Marcel Post (Marcel Post), Thursday, 16 June 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

Mingus once threatened Harvey Pekar over a bad review!

― Andrew exL, Thursday, 16 June 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

critics can and should assume numerous roles!

sorry for pat answer.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

if i ever write a music criticism column i will use "pat answer" as a psuedonym.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

Givin' party people somethin funky to listen to

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

Where can I read that Pekar/ Mingus story?

― wtin, Friday, 17 June 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

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