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RE: Are music critics to be ignored?

I wouldn't ignore them completely, but I wouldn't assign them the role of arbitrator of my tastes, either.

IME, no performer/ensemble has hit a home run with every performance. Even the generally-warmly-raved-about have their off days. On the other hand, I've heard some who have been deemed "hacks" knock it out of the park on occasion. How much that assessment depends on my tastes (and maybe mood) versus what a performer or group brings to the plate with a particular composition on any given day is anyone's guess.

In any event, I tend to treat critics' assessments as I treat equipment reviews: In the final analysis, I have to listen to the performance in order to make up my own mind.



Jim



Edits: 11/16/14

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