Thursday, March 11, 2004
Fumbling towards Ecstacy Dept.
"Nash and George-Warren are unhappy with the current state of music criticism in the mainstream press. 'I think it's hard to find good criticism today in the mainstream music mags,' George-Warren said. 'I hate the quickie reviews that are in vogue now that seem to be geared toward showing how snappy a sound bit a writer can pull off, rather than giving a good critique of an album.'
'It's (music criticism) soft in every way,' Nash added. 'There are very few forums for long and thoughtful reviews, especially in country music. And mainstream editors opt more for glib and entertaining writing than useful information or poetic reflections. I think movie reviewers have a broader canvas, by far. In music reviews, the content has really been dumbed down.' ...
'The biggest reward, I think, has been being able to tell readers about a new and important artist,' Nash added. 'Lucinda Williams once said I wrote her first, big national story. That was a thrill to hear. Because music can have such a spiritual quality and influence so many lives in ways we can barely imagine.' "
Today's Panel Discussion
¶ 3/11/2004 11:39:00 PM
"Nash and George-Warren are unhappy with the current state of music criticism in the mainstream press. 'I think it's hard to find good criticism today in the mainstream music mags,' George-Warren said. 'I hate the quickie reviews that are in vogue now that seem to be geared toward showing how snappy a sound bit a writer can pull off, rather than giving a good critique of an album.'
'It's (music criticism) soft in every way,' Nash added. 'There are very few forums for long and thoughtful reviews, especially in country music. And mainstream editors opt more for glib and entertaining writing than useful information or poetic reflections. I think movie reviewers have a broader canvas, by far. In music reviews, the content has really been dumbed down.' ...
'The biggest reward, I think, has been being able to tell readers about a new and important artist,' Nash added. 'Lucinda Williams once said I wrote her first, big national story. That was a thrill to hear. Because music can have such a spiritual quality and influence so many lives in ways we can barely imagine.' "
Today's Panel Discussion
¶ 3/11/2004 11:39:00 PM
