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Originally posted by jeepnut
"I love it when my guitar is out of tune." - Jack White
Now he may like it, but I don't. Too much midrange to the sound.
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I have to agree that music ccritics put far too much emphasis on how polished an album sounds. If a pop or rap album is excellently produced, they rave about it, but God forbid a rock band actually care what they sound like.
Thats whats always frustrated me abount Tool reviews. They are the best modern band today, yet they get trashed in their reviews because they like to pefect their songs and actually have excellent musicianship. I even read one critic who ripped Maynard (lead singer) apart because his voice was TOO GOOD. Tool meticulously crafts their music and evolve with each album (the latest, Lateralus, was completed using mainly 5 and 7 time. Thats just nuts) and get ripped aapart for it.
Just remember, CRITICS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOOD MUSIC IS. If they did, they would be making it instead of writing about it. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Velvet Underground, The Who and most other revolutionary bands were hated by critics in their time. Pay them no mind