Comments on: Read: The Pitchfork 500

By: debcha

debcha — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:48:58 +0000

Nick, doing a cover of “Sailing” for a regatta seems like an admirable example of knowing your audience. And yes, that David Cross post is excellent.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:17:32 +0000

.. and speaking of Pitchfork: David Cross' Albums to Listen to While Reading Overwrought Pitchfork Reviews "It's as if Genghis Kahn got together for breakfast with Oliver Wendell Holmes and Virginia Wolfe and ordered just a bowl of homemade granola and then skipped out on the check. RATING: 11.-111"

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:08:55 +0000

Yacht rock is totally legit. In fact, my band once covered Sailing by Christopher Cross (yacht rock in its most pure form) at an MIT regatta we were hired to play last summer. Also, Steely Dan's Any Major Dude Will Tell You is one of my all-time favorite songs.

By: Justin Snow

Justin Snow — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:46:08 +0000

I’m glad you read this to tell me it’s pretty good. I definitely would never have picked it up on my own but now you’ve made me a bit curious.

By: debcha

debcha — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:25:59 +0000

I have to say, I love it when Pitchfork brings the snark because it is fun reading. If you’re going to say negative things (and as music critics, they will, at least sometimes), they should at least be amusing to readers.

By: Aaroncharmanders

Aaroncharmanders — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:38:11 +0000

I like when Pitchfork is snarky because otherwise they’re taking themselves way too seriously…I mean, honestly, they review music.

But then again, you could also make the claim that they help shape scenes, which down the road will be important for other reviewers and critics to note and draw on to shape the scene of their day.

Now I’ve got myself all confused.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:28:06 +0000

Yacht Rock - Dated a girl this summer who was hot for that show...