Annoying Pitchfork geeks!

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I stopped reading Melody Maker in 1993 when I no longer knew wether the review was good or bad. Some of the writers (NB: some were excellent) were masturbating in thier writing, dreaming of becoming "a real" writer. How sad.

I sense the same thing at Pitchfork. Endlessly long reviews where the writers are attempting to write a witty short story with some "cool" philosophical/literate/"take your pick" references. INSTEAD of focusing on the music. Pathetic. Pitchfork is a great way to find out about new music but I usually steer clear of the reviews. Most of the critics seem to be more in love with themselves than the music.

And the "witty" news section is really embarrassing.

What do you think???

― Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (arnart1802), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 13:24 (twenty years ago)

more tham agreed!!
at long last,words of wisdom..
try allmusic.com instead.

― me and the bodies, Tuesday, 21 February 2006 13:26 (twenty years ago)

curse those handsome devils!

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 13:28 (twenty years ago)

USE ON SEARCH FUNCTION, REVIVE ONE OF THE MILLION EXISTING PITCHFORK SUXX THREADS

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Mid '80's Melody Maker was the worst - sometimes all the writers seemd to want to be paul morley so badly (in both senses) that it was no fun to read. I recall it being much more enjoyable in the early '90's.

Don't read p'fork enough to have formed any opinion w/r/t this, really.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 13:30 (twenty years ago)

hello?

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 13:45 (twenty years ago)

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