elj
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Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 05:44 PM UTC
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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/a/audioslave/out-of-exile.shtml This is pretty hilarious but I have to say, it's yet another example of Pitchfork's reviews telling you virtually nothing about the album. Shocked they gave Audioslave a 6.8 especially when the entire review was mocking their lyrics.
Anyway, what do people think about the review, Pitchfork in general, Audioslave and their suckitude, etc, etc?
kosmo
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 05:47 PM UTC
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old pitchfork = too many words on the screen to give a rats ass about.
new pitchfork = way too many banner ads to even take credible.
The_Creeper
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 05:52 PM UTC
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I rarely go to the Pitchfork site, but I've heard the latest Audioslave CD.
I wouldn't buy it myself but it's not that bad…
skeeter
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 05:54 PM UTC
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The new site is a pain to navigate, the print is too small and the large number of flashing/moving banner ads are too distracting.
I couldn't even get through the Audioslave review. Not funny. Not informative.
godsshoeshine
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 06:05 PM UTC
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usually skim pitchdork, but i do come across some awesome stuff there. like the david cross piece last week. the silly number thing is usually totally arbitrary, but i will check into something if it sounds interesting.
xcanuck
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 06:16 PM UTC
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I read the review today and had the same thought - exactly how is this a REVIEW of the CD? I'm really frustrated with Pitchfork's reviews. They all seem to be written by pretentious pricks.
I still go to Pitchfork daily but only for the news section (tour dates, releases, etc).
One magazine (sadly not online, though) that I really like for reviews is Under The Radar. I think it's based out of LA but I got a subscription to it. Lots of good interviews and tons of record reviews. Too bad it's published so infrequently.
bunnyman
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 06:53 PM UTC
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MAGNET! I LOVE Magnet :)
bags
Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 07:35 PM UTC
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MAGNET MAGNET MAGNET…..Oh yes.
I pretty much don't look at Pitchfork anymore. Their best feature to me is early news on tours, but I end up getting most of that good information here anyhow… Overall it can be an annoying 'zine and the reviews are not helpful.
Online I like Pop Matters and Splendid.
chaz
Joined: December 09, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 08:49 PM UTC
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The Big Takeover
Venerable Bede
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 26, 2005 at 09:44 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Bags:
MAGNET MAGNET MAGNET…..Oh yes.
Online I like Pop Matters and Splendid.
popmatters. . .ugh. talk about self-pretentious pap. :)
i do like magnet. back in the day, i would read magnet and raygun, although i always hated the way the text was layed out in raygun. . .hurt my head to read it.
grotty
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 27, 2005 at 02:31 PM UTC
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Magnet is probably my fav - tho I really don't like any review section that doesn't assign some type of grade. So often I read one of their reviews & wonder if they are recommending it or not.
I know ratings can be problematic (consistency, specificity, etc.) but I like some kind of tool/symbol that lets me know what they really think.
Anyone remember way back when Spin used to rate their records with a traffic light?:
Green = good
Yellow = caution
Red = run away as fast as you can
That was perfect for me.
Another mag I've been picking up a lot is Harp. It leans toward the alt-country genre but it's pretty all inclusive. They are relatively new and still writing with some passion about music.
Interestingly they don't rate their record reviews either.
whatever
redsock
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 27, 2005 at 04:56 PM UTC
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I know a great site for CD reviews, but the name escapes me :-)
kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Pitchfork's review of Audioslave's new CD
May 28, 2005 at 06:55 PM UTC
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Pitchfork can't be all that bad…
De Novo Dahl gets a 7.5