Tell me if I'm a dick or just wrong.
I read "good" music criticism from someone clearly talented and bright (Greil Marcus comes to mind), I sort of think it's kinda sad they choose to use their talents to write about rock music, for fucks's sake. Feels like a waste.
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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
write about music in an interesting and stimulating way
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I'm not sure what this means. Stimulate to what? Putting on the record itself? What's the point?
I like Chuck Klosterman because he's very perceptive and usually focuses on the characters behind the music. Same for Nick Kent's immortal "The Dark Stuff."
As for writings about the music itself, it's useful when it's about jazz or classical or some other genre where I could use some technical help. But rock?
Again, even when people do it well, it seems like a waste of talent.
(Oh, wait. I'm just a snob. Never mind.)