[kj] Failed Music Critics?

Darth E. Vader crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk
Sat Nov 26 11:00:17 EST 2005


We agree on one thing at least.
You are a jerk.

--- Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Or maybe it was just an offhand remark. Lighten up,
> douche.
> 
> --- "Darth E. Vader" <crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > Earlier this week I chanced upon some unfounded
> > gross
> > generalisation from Lord Geigh Newton, the man
> Alex
> > pumped full of gorm. It was something to the
> effect
> > that he considers all so called music critics to
> be
> > "failed musicians."
> > 
> > However, some music critics are not musicians at
> > all,
> > and never have been. Others are practising
> > musicians,
> > who may or may not have failed. For instance, I
> > heard
> > music critic David Keenan successfully play guitar
> > in
> > Taurpis Tula a few weeks ago.
> > 
> > By what criteria is a musician deemed to have
> failed
> > anyway?
> > 
> > Artistic?
> > 
> > Economic?
> > 
> > How many music critics has Geigh Newton met?
> > 
> > How many has he read?
> > 
> > How many has he never read?
> > 
> > How did he reach this conclusion or was it just a
> > load
> > of ill informed opinionated bullshit?
> > 
> > The joke is on Geigh ultimately, as he seems like
> > many
> > of you, to be a failed music critic. We all have
> > such
> > fun spouting off on t'internet about music we like
> > or
> > don't like, but the music critics get paid for
> doing
> > just that, get into gigs for free and get given
> lots
> > of promotional CDs.
> > 
> > No wonder Geigh seems so bitterly jealous. Maybe
> he
> > should try turning his hobby into a career?
> > 
> > (but the money's no good, just get a grip on
> > yourself)
> > 
> > Cracked Machine irregular cyberzine
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> > 
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> > But what the HELL?
> > They talk to God!
> > 
> > 
> > 		
> >
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