How much value remains with music critics?

Started by Mike Tyson, Jul 12, 2018, in Music Add to Reading List

Do you care less about music reviews than you did previously?

  1. Yes

    31.3%
  2. No, I still rely on them

    12.5%
  3. I never cared for reviews to begin with

    56.3%
  1. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Jul 12, 2018
    the two most musically influential albums of kanye's career were wildly divisive when they dropped and remain that way

    "When James Joyce's career is over, I just don't see people saying "wow, he was a great writer and someone we'll always remember"
    i'm a better critic than fantano because i do better criticism than fantano: more thoughtful, more rooted in history and context, more incisive
     
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  2. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Jul 12, 2018
    you're a bad troll
     
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  3. Allis Mines
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    Jul 12, 2018
    Bit up your self mate.
     
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  4. Lucy
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    Lucy #1

    Jul 12, 2018
    every time i post a real opinion here "ur trole lel XD" without fail. but anyways, your a bad artist and i'm better than u so u wanna keep going or what?
     
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  5. Proto
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    Proto drippin so pretty

    Jul 12, 2018
    absolutely none
     
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    reservoirGod reckless adventurer.

    Jul 12, 2018
    Has anybody said that 6ix9ine is to Sticky Fingaz, as Action Bronson is to Ghostface, yet?
     
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  7. KingZ
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    Jul 12, 2018
    Music critics are often complete jokes, of the the major entertainment types music is easily the most subjective in terms of percieved quality and enjoyment. And now you get these reviews where they talk about the artist more than the music, lmao at people who take pitchfork seriously.
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  8. KingZ
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    Jul 12, 2018
    Coming from the same person who defended that awful review from bitchfork for Ye, which most people ACTUALLY did not take seriously.
     
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    Jul 12, 2018
    Actually lots. Look at Fontana drinking his Fanta soda pop
     
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  10. reservoirGod
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    Jul 12, 2018
    I bet fantono lurked on D12world.
     
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  11. Big Dangerous
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    Jul 12, 2018
    I saw bud, nice breakdown
     
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  12. Big Dangerous
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    Big Dangerous World Heavyweight Champion

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    Like I said I know they get something because they give mediocre Ubisoft reskins good scores (8+) but again, name a good game that they've gave a 4-6? Or below? It's usually a fair measure and good critique. Anything above of course you should do your own further research but it's somewhere in the ballpark.

    Right but the game has like a 60% on metacritic so it's not proving your point. IGN rates the game a mediocre score which is right in line with what everyone else gave it.





    Guys I'm not saying IGN's reviews are accurate or completely honest but their low end scores are usually a good representation of bad games. Which is what I said in my first post...IGN gives me a good guide on games that aren't worth my time.
     
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  13. reservoirGod
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    Who was the big fat guy everyone wanted to succeed over fantono? He danced.
     
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  14. Big Dangerous
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    Jul 12, 2018
    Big quint

    (Indeed)


    He's cool but admittedly an awful critic lmao
     
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  15. Mike Tyson
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    Mike Tyson big cuntry's alias

    Jul 12, 2018
    Nah bro, I didn't have a point to prove with that. You just said post a good game that IGN gave a 6 to
     
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  16. DKC
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Jul 13, 2018
    Isn’t mainstream gaming journalism pretty corrupt anyway? Like they’re afraid to give games from big companies bad scores cuz then they’ll pull their early access next time
     
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  17. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Jul 13, 2018
    He’s hardly a critic. He does reaction videos that are entertaining.
     
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  18. Mike Tyson
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    Mike Tyson big cuntry's alias

    Jul 13, 2018
    Probably is, I know there has to be some degree of bias as developers and journalists brush shoulders quite a bit. The gaming industry is a lot smaller than the music industry, especially as far as AAA title studios go, and those in higher positions at Gamespot and IGN have been there for a decade plus.
     
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  19. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Jul 13, 2018
    well-wirtten review. wrong score.
     
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  20. reservoirGod
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    Jul 13, 2018
    Same with fantono doe





    Right?
     
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