http://archive.longislandpress.com/2009/10/07/sonic-boom-critical-masses/ Serving the opinion leaders of Long Island Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:30:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://archive.longislandpress.com/2009/10/07/sonic-boom-critical-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-4523 bambam Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:26 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=38575#comment-4523 what i like about pitchfork reviews is, they steer me towards the good quality stuff in the genres i like. sure they have a reputation for being snobby, but even when we get a classic, like the recent animal collective record, the gushing is kept at a minimum. there are certain clue words and phrases in each review for me, so that even if it isn’t the best review, i might still go check the artist out, and might still like the release. cluewords for me are mbv, 4ad, gbv, pixies. if they say “mbv” in a review, no matter how bad the rating, it’s an automatic buy for me. most importantly, pitchfork helps steer me towards new genres i would never seek out on my own, and they do all the digging for me since radio and mtv have been dead since long before pitchfork existed.

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