version sound wrote:gregpolard wrote:version sound wrote:I almost actually listened to this thing based on all the hype around here. Thankfully, Pitchfork stepped in just in time to let me know that it's not that good.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19778-ryan-adams-ryan-adams1984-ep/
Just saw this, too. Idiots.
The funny thing is that the review itself is pretty glowing. However they assign the numerical ratings is obviously complete bullshit. I think that Sal said before that it's not even the reviewers themselves who do it.
Not that it isn't obvious from a mile away, but there is clearly payola or some other sort of favoritism at work here. This is hardly the first such review I've read where the words don't seem to match the score (which I think they do away with altogether). I loved Ryan's response, too. He tweeted this.
https://twitter.com/TheRyanAdams/status ... 9894472704
I feel like if it was 10 years ago, he would've sent the author a really nasty e-mail or voicemail, but this is perfect.
So yeah, what both of you said except that I literally can't stop playing either of these records and must respectfully disagree with the scores. They're 10.0 in my book and thought he review is generally positive, I like these records way more than Mr. Deusner does. The author of the review is correct about the s/t album's inspirations, though. I've said this on here recently, but had it been released between 1979 and 1987, it would have been a blockbuster hit.
I do wish the author knew that Tied Down is a 12", not a 7", though.