OK, is this the worst piece of music writing ever?

Wow, Kanye got told.

That reads like copy from "The 10" on E!

http://www.chartrigger.blogspot.com/

This whole site.

that deserves to be called "writing" as much as the words on the back of a packet of toilet cleaner

Little can top Duff McKagan at the Seattle Weekly.

http://www.dickdestiny.com/blog/2009/09/real-jim-anchower-to-understand-this.html

Now before one sez consider the source, think about mental gymnastic practiced every week by editors and copy editors allowing him into print. That's actually worse than the finished product.

in the grand scheme of things, this is not the worst article ever. sportswriters writing about music is almost always gold though

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296438-top-4-thanksgiving-halftime-shows-that-made-the-gravy-go-bad/page/2

paul shirley on espn.com is great for this too

Wow.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2009-12-03/music/why-do-hot-chicks-always-play-bass-and-why-do-i-love-them-so

Come back, Masonic Boom, all is forgiven

I'm gonna go donate $250 to the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls just for accidentally giving that article traffic.

was hoping the byline on that would be Ted Mosby

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2009/12/10/not-frightfully-a-muse-d-after-being-caught-out-by-s-club-7-91466-25358932/

“This is it!” I thought. “Music that roars with ancient beauty in the electricity age!” Was this a new work by a Montreal band with a knack for avant garde orchestral exploration?

http://www.thelefthandpath.com/lefthandpath/index.cfm/event/read/entry/High_on_Fire_Snakes_for_the_Divine

in the grand scheme of things, this is not the worst article ever. sportswriters writing about music is almost always gold though

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296438-top-4-thanksgiving-halftime-shows-that-made-the-gravy-go-bad/page/2

― we be emi robin' (k3vin k.), Thursday, November 26, 2009 5:24 PM Bookmark

Sportswriting about music is like ice dancing about architecture?

Pfunkboy I think that article's pretty great!

I would have nixed the "Ain't it?" but possibly not much more

He is the worst writer in the world today. He's routinely mocked on the rolling metal threads (and most other metal boards)

i dont know shit about metal but the guy seems like a p good writer

He's used to write for Stylus: http://thestylusdecade.com/apocalypsesky.html

*He

Oh, the guy who has that belief that all Mastodon fans are like, secret Widespread Panic fans or something.

He also used to write for Dusted.

I love Stew's style (he reminds me of dave q), I just don't know wtf he's writing about 75% of the time. It's probably better that way.

I read something by him occasionally and it just reminds me why I try not to read music criticism at all.

I dont think he knows what he's on about either
xp

Could never work out how to pronounce this guy's surname

I say it as vote-lin in my head.

It's pronounced as asshole.

Yeah Bertie Vogts the football manager is pronounced Bertie Votes so I go from there

pfunk: is your primary problem with him that he's a bad writer, or just that he slags off things you like?

I assumed there was more of a "vert" thing because of the oe

I liked his Stylus Decade thing and dude is evidently a very adept writer but his would-be challoping is really tiresome to read

Yeah I'm gonna say it Vertlin

If I ever have cause to say it out loud for the first time

i dont know shit about metal but the guy seems like a p good writer

― max, Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:12 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark

^^

idk if he's challoping coz he's talking about metal

He's good for the hit counts I daresay

"I read something by him occasionally and it just reminds me why I try not to read music criticism at all."

you are better off, overall. you should still read my column in decibel every month though. it's short. won't take you long.

m the g i dislike his writing even when he writes about stuff i don't know.

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop_playground/disconnecting-the-dots-getting-critical-with-music-critics-and-their-readers.htm

think I remember people getting really fucking angry about this but the comments don't load any more

I can't help but picture this guy typing the last word of the review, then sitting back in his chair, crossing his arms, and letting a little that'll-show-'em smirk creep across his face.

This kind of writing is so transparent and depressing to me.

what's brent d. up to these days? i liked that guy.

Name looks Dutch to me, which would make the "oe" like an English "oo" sound (I think?) and the "g" an unpleasant throaty hairball noise, but assuming the guy is American and not Dutch all bets are probably off

(I quite liked that review but didn't enjoy his Stylus thing at all thanks to his tic of accusing some new swathe of music listeners of clearly being Republicans every other paragraph; never read anything else by the guy, but I find Mark Prindle funny so y'know I have some time for splenetic self-amused challop-bursts in music criticism)

the guy has got a 'character' and i can see disliking/disagreeing with the 'character' but he writes the 'character' p effectively

To summarise, then, this is probably not the worst piece of music writing ever

yeah guys it's not that he's a bad writer (so no this should not be here) but for those that know nothing about metal his critical acumen is p. much straight bullshit.

Herman are you sure your beef with this guy isn't that you disagree with his opinion, not that his writing is bad?

i'll be honest, high on fire kinda bore me too. but i haven't heard the new one. not really going out of my way to hear the new one though. they are way up there on my list of bands that - on paper - i should love but don't.

would-be challoping

how does this work? even in the absence of biters, a challop is a challop right?

i'll be honest, high on fire kinda bore me too.

I haven't heard Snakes for the Divine but you just took yrself off my xmas list buddy

just being honest. wasn't a big sleep fan either except for dopesmoker/jerusalem. i like OM okay though.