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In Reply to: RE: Critics should be taken for what they are, critics. posted by David Smith on November 16, 2014 at 07:57:58
consistent, and positive to a consensus should be a very good, if not absolute, judgment of a musician's worth.
There may be, in this media and entertainment hungry world, a great unknown or lesser known musician of enormous ability and talent--- but the likelihood such a person has been around very long is small; if he has, it is fairly certain that his "talent" is… profane.
We've all smiled at the fellow who gushes on about the wonderful plonk he's found at Trader Joe's for $9.99 that he swears is "equal to a $50 bottle!"
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"My point is that critical opinion over time, consistent, and positive to a consensus should be a very good, if not absolute, judgment of a musician's worth."
Absolutely not, critics are in no position to make that judgment.
"There may be, in this media and entertainment hungry world, a great unknown or lesser known musician of enormous ability and talent--- but the likelihood such a person has been around very long is small; if he has, it is fairly certain that his "talent" is? profane."
No, there are many, many great musicians that don't get critical acclaim, the two are not really that related. Sure, there are some great musicians who are also media darlings, but they're in the minority, really.
Dave
I guess it's touching, in a way, how some listeners have such a trusting, naïve faith in the writings of critics.
I mean, would you suffer through a bad restaurant meal and think, that must have been wonderful, because a reviewer gave this place a lot of stars?
The great monolog artist Ruth Draper (don't trust my opinion, listen to her records if you haven't, made near the end of her life when she was supposedly past her prime, but still brilliant) has a wickedly funny monolog where she imitates a Midwestern tourist trudging through Italy dutifully looking at things the guide book awards three stars, while wistfully thinking about how much she misses good American steaks.
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