…it’s like critiquing a novel written in german without knowing how to speak german…

i’ve wanted to say this for a while about ‘reviews’. i think for
local small bands its completely classless not to follow the ‘if you
don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all’ rule.
these bands are operating on the margins and struggling to sell their
cdrs and make like $20 at a show. it SEVERELY hurts their progress if
you put a bad review about them anywhere – keep it to yourself. bash
girl talk, billy joel, any bigger band – but MT6 – wtf guys? that is
really low and uncalled for.

my $0.02,
josh

Based on his former reviews, it’s apparent that he should broaden his musical horizons- how many times can one respectably reference Built to Spill and Death Cab for Cutie, among others? It’s as if he hasn’t taken an interest in anything new throughout the past ten years!!The constant name dropping of recently-widely-popular yet hardly-destined-to-stand-the-test-of-time bands weakens his credibility as a reviewer and does in fact represent mass media favorability.

He doesn’t “get it”- his strenths lie in critiquing form rather than substance, -he plays it safe by using tired, ready-made phrases when attepting to discuss the latter.

I think it is culturally irresponsible to place someone who does not grasp conceptual art in a position to critique it.

Your point about Nickelback and American Idols is moot. You are preaching to the choir. But I’d challenge that tearing them apart is just the same as tearing a local artist apart. For everyone that finds them talentless hacks (which many aren’t, they’re quite talented, just unimaginitive), there are equal, if not larger numbers of people that find them inspiring and/or moving and personally important. To say those experiences and emotions are any less valid just because it’s more popular is complete hypocrisy on your part. MT6 is local, and we spotlight the local scene and that’s why we are doing this series.

I also think Zack did a great job of praising MT6’s adventurous outlook without delving into fawning and obsequious flattery, and effectively communicated that Alex and crew are doing something totally different and unique, with intense clarity and vision. he used the sampler for its rightful purpose, to get a broad sense of the label’s sound and to eke out artists of interest.

excited for part two.