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In Reply to: RE: Good Form? posted by John Atkinson on January 24, 2016 at 07:30:59
And those two things put together might make people think the plan was "we will get more pub if we write something shocking so as to not be in with the 2500 other posts/pieces written on this artists passing"
Fairly classless act by a mag that worked so hard to be classy over the years.
One of a growing number of items that will make the closing of Stereophile's doors less sad for many of us when that day comes.
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Wrong. People die every day and all of them are flawed. No musician deserves the kind of unqualified hosannas that nearly all of them get when they die, and the machine-gunned praise gets tiresome and rings false.
I love David Bowie and he was a game-changer in many regards, but in the wake of his death you'd think he never recorded a bad song. He actually recorded a lot of poor albums, in my opinion, just like any other musician. No one has a perfect catalog.
And when McCartney dies, his endless slog of crap solo records will also be ignored. But why? He made them. They're part of his legacy, just as Frey's sub-par work was part of a legacy that also included some outstanding work.
It's dishonest to pretend someone was an unqualified genius just because they die. Baird had some nice things to say about Frey and the Eagles, and he had some critical things to say. That's it. End of story.
> > Wrong. People die every day and all of them are flawed. No musician
> > deserves the kind of unqualified hosannas that nearly all of them get
> > when they die, and the machine-gunned praise gets tiresome and rings false.
> > It's dishonest to pretend someone was an unqualified genius just because they die.
I didn't see anyone suggest that Frey was an "unqualified genius" or advocate only that should have been said about him. However, there is a difference between giving someone "unqualified hosannas" and the snarky article Stereophile posted one day after the report of his death.
A story immediately on someone's passing doesn't need to be a gossamer fairy tale, but it also should not be taking swipes at them. There is plenty of time later on to publish the autopsy report of their life.
However, given that so many of the social conventions that used to make things a bit more civil are now out of fashion, the article wasn't a surprise in many ways. However, without doing an exact count, in looking at the comments posted at the Stereophile web site, I'd estimate that about three-quarters of them thought it was in poor taste. Obviously JA and some think otherwise, but I suspect they have taken note of the reaction of many of their readers..
On a scale of 1 to 10. how much less?
Never realized how much I tend to agree with Rick W.
I guess the third failure was the cover, they needed a strong cover along the lines of our supermarket tabloids to stir up interest in the shocking thing, but they didn't do that.Daniel
Edits: 01/26/16 01/26/16
> I guess the third failure was the cover...
What cover? The Eagles piece that has gotten everyone's panties in a wad
was published on the Stereophile website.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
To even mention the Late Glen Frey in an article that had NO COVER?
Poor form.
Yet another "One of a growing number of items that will make the closing of Stereophile's
doors less sad for many of us when that day comes."
Plus, can you do something about that font you use online; it's annoying.
Makes me sad...
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
> To even mention the Late Glen Frey in an article that had NO COVER?
> Poor form.
Perhaps it's time for the mob to lay down their pitchforks and torches?
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
and it has a million faces.
All Things Must Pass.
So too shall this.
But don't drain the fire buckets just yet.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Perhaps now you will think twice before you publish. It is not censorship. It is about class.
Or it could be about the missed opportunity for a cover along the lines of the more classy supermarket tabloids and scandal sheets.
Daniel
What difference does it make? This isn't a real subject, it can be embellished.
Daniel
> One of a growing number of items that will make the closing of
> Stereophile's doors less sad for many of us when that day comes.
Thank you for your comment.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
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