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In Reply to: "…a critic is not a judge." Really? Pray, visit the last sentence in the text. posted by tinear on November 17, 2014 at 08:21:46:
And some of them are even clowns!When I was younger, I used to be very concerned about critics. These days, not so much (although I'm not saying that you can't occasionally still learn a thing or two from certain critics, despite the entertainment function of their writing).
Critics USED to be more important than they are now, because there was only a limited number of media sources (newspapers, magazines) from which the public could choose. The critics at that time were a virtual cartel - they had a "taste-maker" power which they've now largely lost. This is not to deny that there were (and still are) some listeners who hang on every opinion expressed by their local critic. I've never understood this, other than as a manifestation of laziness on the part of listeners who don't want to bother building up their own listening experience and study.
I rejoiced, yes, REJOICED when I began to see postings in the early days of the internet, by writers who corrected the often idiotic statements by critics in newspapers and magazines. (BTW, we had a couple of critics here in SF who resigned in disgrace when it was proven that they had not actually attended the concerts they were reviewing!) It was clear from the context of their writing in their internet postings that many of these posters were far more knowledgeable about what they were writing than many critics were. Moreover, there was a life-giving breadth of opinion on the internet (not all of it well founded, I admit!) that was unknown in the days of more limited media.
Tongue in cheek, I've said before that we're living in a golden age, with all the babe musicians now before the public. On a more serious note, I would contend that we're living in a golden age because of the tremendous diversity of the writing we have available to us on the internet, even as newspapers and magazines struggle to stay relevant. It's not all gold on the internet (far from it!), but the gold is mostly there if we want to find it.
As you said below, discussing performances/performers is for fun - it's not to set up an Eternal Pantheon of musicians who have "GREATNESS" stamped on their tuxedos. Why are you so worried about this?
Edits: 11/17/14
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Follow Ups
- Sorry, tin - these days, music critics are mostly entertainers - Chris from Lafayette 09:50:16 11/17/14 (2)
- Straw men are fun to burn! Re-read my posts. I say nothing you address. nt - tinear 12:38:28 11/17/14 (1)
- I think you should re-read your posts yourself. . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:07:54 11/17/14 (0)
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