"This album is so good, it deserves an A-"
becomes
"This album is good, but it's only an A-"
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 16 January 2003 14:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
and yes, it comes after the mountain of effusive critical praise.
And back to the subject--this isn't about Xgau any more than it's about any other writer.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Thursday, 16 January 2003 16:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
sounds like the reviewer was being almost 'apologetic' about his rating...like they knew they had to try hard to justify it by showing they'd thought about the flaws and negative points about the album
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 16 January 2003 16:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
(It's a D.)
― ara, Thursday, 16 January 2003 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link