N&G Secret Santa - 2020

dhodo said:
If anyone gets any joy out of reading terrible deleted pitchfork reviews, Boy With The Arab Strap is a classic.
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Googled the review, came to Wikipedia, who said this about the reviews for the album:

ā€œArab Strap garnered an NPR interview[17] and positive reviews from Rolling Stone[18] and the Village Voice,[14] among others; however, the album has its detractors,[19] including Pitchfork, who gave the album a particularly poor review, calling it a "parody" of their earlier work (Pitchfork has since removed the review from their website, but re-reviewed the album positively in 2018)ā€

I was able to find the review, but I find this more hysterical than the actual original review.
 
Sonicpharmacist said:
Googled the review, came to Wikipedia, who said this about the reviews for the album:

ā€œArab Strap garnered an NPR interview[17] and positive reviews from Rolling Stone[18] and the Village Voice,[14] among others; however, the album has its detractors,[19] including Pitchfork, who gave the album a particularly poor review, calling it a "parody" of their earlier work (Pitchfork has since removed the review from their website, but re-reviewed the album positively in 2018)ā€

I was able to find the review, but I find this more hysterical than the actual original review.
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I guess you don't find them saying this album was sticky like cum (veiled as a Something About Mary reference), not in the good way, but the worst way as hilariously stupid as I do! ;)
 
ayayrawn said:
I kind of miss that Pitchfork era. Everything was either a 1.6 or a 10, no in between.
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Way more 1.6 than 10.0 though and yeah that was my absolute favorite time. I would much rather read a passionate review good or bad regardless of the critics overall opinion than the milquetoast reviews most music critics reviewed shit at the time. It was a refreshing change of pace. Also, some expert trolling too. The Jet review that contained no actual text just a video of a monkey pissing in its own mouth was fantastic. Though I think sometimes they were a bit too harsh, I think they Crushed Dismemberment Plan, Lead Singer Travis Morrison debut solo album real bad.
 
Sonicpharmacist said:
Received my package today! @imtheocean did a GREAT job! A classic Iā€™ve wanted on vinyl forever, and the Gorillaz compilation Iā€™ve never heard, but their debut may be my favorite Gorillaz record, so Iā€™m super excited to give them a spin!View attachment 80602
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Excellent! I kept looking for something that wasn't on your wantlist to surprise you, but these two kept popping in as albums I'd want to hear. That being said, I had a minor surgery about a week ago, and one of the first albums I put on when I got home got me thinking that it was not represented on your discogs, and that you'd likely love it. So don't be surprised if another mystery gift shows up before Christmas due to my melancholy post surgery positive mood!
 
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