Terms or words that music writers overuse and have become bonafide cliques ( not that u haven't used them before)

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This was partly inspired by reading way too much music crit in the last few weeks:

"hailing from"
"take the stage"

oscar, Thursday, 24 January 2008 04:41 (eighteen years ago)

"brought the house down"

oscar, Thursday, 24 January 2008 04:42 (eighteen years ago)

cliques?

The Reverend, Thursday, 24 January 2008 04:54 (eighteen years ago)

"I"
"me"
"In my opinion"

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 January 2008 04:55 (eighteen years ago)

You mean "cliches"

"Use other words please."

The Reverend, Thursday, 24 January 2008 04:56 (eighteen years ago)

I am I am I am Superman
And I know what’s happening

James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 24 January 2008 04:57 (eighteen years ago)

bonafide chics
http://cdn.channel.aol.com/amgmusic/artists/pic200/drp200/p211/p21137j98gg.jpg

James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:00 (eighteen years ago)

Wu Tang Clan

Tape Store, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:01 (eighteen years ago)

cli que?

Hurting 2, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:03 (eighteen years ago)

haha. my typing is bad. yes cliche

oscar, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:08 (eighteen years ago)

"angular"

oscar, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:08 (eighteen years ago)

someone needs to bring 'splenetic' back, that was everywhere in '94

electricsound, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:10 (eighteen years ago)

"moody"

oscar, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:12 (eighteen years ago)

I'm glad that ANGULAR's reign of terror is over.

-- poortheatre, Thursday, 3 May 2007 19:33 (8 months ago) Link
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,310 from www.pitchforkmedia.com for angular. (0.26 seconds)

-- Dom Passantino, Thursday, 3 May 2007 19:34 (8 months ago) Link
srsly

-- BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 3 May 2007 19:35 (8 months ago) Link

Most overused cliches that lazy music critics describe bands with

negotiable, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:13 (eighteen years ago)

"rock"

Jeff Treppel, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:13 (eighteen years ago)

Posting the word "angular" on a thread like this is gonna bring Shakey Mo over here as surely as an unattended chum-filled Roy Scheider or Richard Dreyfuss hand will attract a Great White Shark.

James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:14 (eighteen years ago)

bring the great white shark on

oscar, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:16 (eighteen years ago)

http://arc018.com/wordpress/wp-content/themes/pulp-10/images/arcinnards.jpg

electricsound, Thursday, 24 January 2008 05:18 (eighteen years ago)


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