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Thursday, July 15, 2004 If the other guy likes it, it must be bad. Taken only as a characteristic, it is not necessarily the case that accessability reduces the quality of a song any more than being over played on rock radio can. If the opposite was the case, than we could not have great pop artists. Self proclaimed musical pundits have a tendancy to overlook this while crafting reviews for formerly unknown bands who gain mainstream popularity. I find this type of criticism hard to swallow because it equates any kind of celebrity and increased album sales with an artist's artistic decline. Perhaps those aren't Radiohead and Nirvana's back catalouges in their CD collection. They wouldn't treat great speakers this way. We exalt those orators who can reach a large audience without losing their message. This is what democracy is based on: find methods of reaching large audiences without sacrificing the core of your argument. So I don't think it is fair to say that once a band has found a way to reach a large audience it is necessarily a reflection of lower standards. Did Radiohead lower their standards for Ok Computer or Kid A? I'm sure Paul and John were thinking, "Ok, think lowest common denominator" when they released the white album. Shifts over. In short, I think I'll read less music reviews on independent music sites. posted by ezruh sellof at 8:19 PM 0 comments |
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