In Reply to: Yes. Notice the quote from Virgil Thomson posted by rbolaw on November 17, 2014 at 07:11:23:
Would you place much stock in a jazz review written by Anthony Bourdain, who knows zilch about jazz but is a pretty good writer? You'd look to William Manchester for a review of the dancing in a new production of Rite Of Spring? A review of a new recording of Beethoven's middle quartets by Tom Clancy? A review of a Cannondale CAAD 10 road bike by 82 year old David McCullough? Doris Kearns Goodwin's view of a CJ ART preamp would be valuable to you?
I've read enough inane, ignorant and just plain wrong statements in music reviews to fill an encyclopedia. Bourdain might be able to write something about a jazz recording/performance that is amusing simply because he's an amusing guy and good writer. But he's not into jazz at all and has no knowledge base on the subject. What jazz fan would consider his review of a Ravi Coltrane performance informed? Ya think r&r fans would look to Maya Angelou for a review of a new AC/DC reissue?
Wonder how Virgil Thomson would have reacted to a scathing review of his playing/music penned by Roger Kahn.
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Follow Ups
- That Thomson quote seems ridiculous to me. - Rick W 10:40:48 11/17/14 (19)
- Not to me... - Jim Treanor 17:34:46 11/17/14 (6)
- Huh? So because some "qualified" criticism is off base......... - Rick W 11:09:10 11/18/14 (5)
- You're just trolling here, Rick. - Jim Treanor 16:18:09 11/18/14 (4)
- Pertinent to what? - Rick W 19:54:23 11/18/14 (3)
- RE: Pertinent to what? - Jim Treanor 11:26:29 11/19/14 (2)
- Dunno about that one, but I'm gonna get the Slonimsky. Thanks. nt - Rick W 13:29:38 11/19/14 (1)
- I was thinking the same. - D Harvey 09:46:51 11/20/14 (0)
- But Rick - that's just the reality of the situation - Chris from Lafayette 14:32:50 11/17/14 (7)
- I'm not disputing "reality", I'm just arguing against Thomson's view that........ - Rick W 10:10:55 11/18/14 (4)
- "Its just turd polishing" - Yup, that's what it is sometimes [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:14:12 11/18/14 (0)
- RE: I'm not disputing "reality", I'm just arguing against Thomson's view that........ - rbolaw 11:09:35 11/18/14 (2)
- Hmm, then you're expressing what he meant better than he did. - Rick W 12:53:49 11/18/14 (1)
- Well, I'm not being ... - rbolaw 13:14:53 11/18/14 (0)
- Alex Ross - rbolaw 16:02:41 11/17/14 (1)
- Yes - I think that's what tin is looking for. . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:01:57 11/17/14 (0)
- But keep in mind ... - rbolaw 12:44:44 11/17/14 (3)
- Bad examples. - Rick W 13:09:48 11/17/14 (2)
- Hah! Good examples. - rbolaw 13:28:11 11/17/14 (1)
- RE: Hah! Good examples. - Rick W 13:51:40 11/17/14 (0)