The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #66547   Message #1105551
Posted By: GUEST,Russ
30-Jan-04 - 07:39 PM
Thread Name: Songlines:World Music vs British music
Subject: RE: Songlines:World Music vs British music
Music reviews always tell the reader much more about the reviewer than the music. That's always been true, but it seems to be getting truer. Reviews these days are almost devoid of content about the music itself.

If a reviewer says "I like this" and "I don't like that" all I really care about is how close his/her musical tastes are to mine. If I think we're on the same wavelength I probably won't take the evaluations seriously but I might let him/her point me towards some music I should be exploring.

Paul Morrison doesn't like your music. I do. I trust my own judgement. I can now safely ignore Paul Morrison.

I've heard you live. I've heard your recordings. You get it right. What else do I need to know?

If your music doesn't please you, why bother? If it does, why listen to the Paul Morrisons of the world?