Comments on: THE FORK PITCHES BOTH WAYS http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/ dirt, sound, lit Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kid Kameleon http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1488 Kid Kameleon Sun, 06 May 2007 05:09:06 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1488 yeah, double snaps. Shoddy reviewing demeans the music and the music reviewing craft. Us journalists should remain ever vigilant against such mess(ing about). yeah, double snaps. Shoddy reviewing demeans the music and the music reviewing craft. Us journalists should remain ever vigilant against such mess(ing about).

]]> By: james http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1426 james Fri, 04 May 2007 01:54:22 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1426 snap! snap!

]]> By: whoa http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1413 whoa Thu, 03 May 2007 14:27:04 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1413 damn dude. if pitchfork paul would've gone out of his way to make you sound better than you really are, you wouldn't be complaining. it's a review--i.e., someone's opinion. get over it or get out of the business. damn dude. if pitchfork paul would’ve gone out of his way to make you sound better than you really are, you wouldn’t be complaining. it’s a review–i.e., someone’s opinion. get over it or get out of the business.

]]> By: sizzling hot rage http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1176 sizzling hot rage Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:52:15 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1176 I'm just really thrilled to see, for once, this situation explode in the reviewers face. Do not fuck with artists who are better writers then you, you will get humiliated. The terrible thing is that many of the people who are routinely disrespected this way are not willing or packing the verbal firepower or platform to respond in kind. This whole generation of 'clever' snotty writers can go die as far as I'm concerned. The job of the critic should be to lift up the good, the bad will fall away on its own or be crowded out by better works. And the fact that these kind of comments should be leveled at such a nice, melodic piece of music and singing just makes my head spin. Do these people have ears? I’m just really thrilled to see, for once, this situation explode in the reviewers face. Do not fuck with artists who are better writers then you, you will get humiliated. The terrible thing is that many of the people who are routinely disrespected this way are not willing or packing the verbal firepower or platform to respond in kind.

This whole generation of ‘clever’ snotty writers can go die as far as I’m concerned. The job of the critic should be to lift up the good, the bad will fall away on its own or be crowded out by better works.

And the fact that these kind of comments should be leveled at such a nice, melodic piece of music and singing just makes my head spin. Do these people have ears?

]]> By: that "guy from Montreal" http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1118 that "guy from Montreal" Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:15:03 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1118 Nice undoing of PF. Undoubtedly that will fly both above the head & below the belt. Having played the other side of the coin I can say it is just as frustrating to try and write anything worthy. The editors crave writing that belittles the artists. Attitude is equated with aesthetic taste. The only way to publish with PF is to act like an ass. The entire endeavour piles shit upon shit. I know too well in trying to fight for subtle and intriguing articles in indieland. Unfortunately the bastions of apparent intelligence in music criticism are often just as lost in other areas. Peace to anyone who makes an effort. ps. ALL HAIL TO N_RON.! Nice undoing of PF. Undoubtedly that will fly both above the head & below the belt. Having played the other side of the coin I can say it is just as frustrating to try and write anything worthy. The editors crave writing that belittles the artists. Attitude is equated with aesthetic taste. The only way to publish with PF is to act like an ass. The entire endeavour piles shit upon shit. I know too well in trying to fight for subtle and intriguing articles in indieland. Unfortunately the bastions of apparent intelligence in music criticism are often just as lost in other areas. Peace to anyone who makes an effort.

ps. ALL HAIL TO N_RON.!

]]> By: dj collage http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1108 dj collage Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:49:04 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1108 Yea Rupture- This is quite a shame on a couple different levels. First- to refer to Mr. Lee G's chatting as "yelling" discredits the art form, and to call your remixing "messed about" discredits the remixing too. And to be so lazy to not research the artists involved in this remix and just rely on some porn producer is just lame. He must have known that a porn producer didn't suddenly turn into a Reggae vocalist. I've searched Mr Lee G myself and didn't get the porn producer. Geez, will they ever give us Raggamuffin vocalists any true credit? I've encountered some similar situations in my collabs. Anyways, just my 2 cents and it's a wicked remix still and your counteraction on the situation gets nuff gun salute! Bo! Bo! One Love- C Yea Rupture-
This is quite a shame on a couple different levels. First- to refer to Mr. Lee G’s chatting as “yelling” discredits the art form, and to call your remixing “messed about” discredits the remixing too. And to be so lazy to not research the artists involved in this remix and just rely on some porn producer is just lame. He must have known that a porn producer didn’t suddenly turn into a Reggae vocalist. I’ve searched Mr Lee G myself and didn’t get the porn producer. Geez, will they ever give us Raggamuffin vocalists any true credit? I’ve encountered some similar situations in my collabs. Anyways, just my 2 cents and it’s a wicked remix still and your counteraction on the situation gets nuff gun salute! Bo! Bo! One Love- C

]]> By: chitty-chitty bling-bling http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1007 chitty-chitty bling-bling Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:17:38 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1007 The targeting of a "racist subtext" (whether unwitting or not) is on-point, unfortunately. And lazy? Yes. Also: ignorant and sloppily researched. And I'm being pretty generous with that last allegation. It runs afoul of what any self-possessed, half-conscious writer would know better than to do, and that's to shoot off one's mouth about something that you know fuck-all about with bothering to gather background info. Just go with the first Google result. ("Hey, what's Bert from Sesame Street doing on that placard with Osama bin Laden?") The targeting of a “racist subtext” (whether unwitting or not) is on-point, unfortunately. And lazy? Yes. Also: ignorant and sloppily researched. And I’m being pretty generous with that last allegation. It runs afoul of what any self-possessed, half-conscious writer would know better than to do, and that’s to shoot off one’s mouth about something that you know fuck-all about with bothering to gather background info. Just go with the first Google result. (”Hey, what’s Bert from Sesame Street doing on that placard with Osama bin Laden?”)

]]> By: don wengo tengo http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1003 don wengo tengo Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:38:22 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1003 paul shouldn't mess about so. lazy, clumsy, and strange language are no excuse for bad writing or bad ideas. paul shouldn’t mess about so.

lazy, clumsy, and strange language are no excuse for bad writing or bad ideas.

]]> By: dan http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1002 dan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:27:54 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-1002 that's just how paul writes, strange (countr-intuitive?) language choices and all. i'm sure he meant meant no ill will. that’s just how paul writes, strange (countr-intuitive?) language choices and all. i’m sure he meant meant no ill will.

]]> By: URL MONRO http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-985 URL MONRO Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:15:36 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2007/the-fork-pitches-both-ways/#comment-985 Mr. Rupture. The re-mix is the ills (meaning good). I'm perpetually amazed at the ineptitude of Pitchfork's attempts to write about anything other than indie-kid guitar wank. Bumpa. Hat's off fo' sho, dunn. Respekt. Mr. Rupture. The re-mix is the ills (meaning good). I’m perpetually amazed at the ineptitude of Pitchfork’s attempts to write about anything other than indie-kid guitar wank. Bumpa.

Hat’s off fo’ sho, dunn. Respekt.

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