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VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36089

just read the review and its an awful classic pitchfork one.

epilogue · **Posted:** Mon July 27, 2020 3:54 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Jesus Christ -- people are absolutely losing their shit at Pitchfork for giving this an 8.0. evidently the writer has received death threats.

Did people think it deserved more? Or less?

it's definitely about 95% swifties who think it should've gotten a 10.1.

Oh. I take it back. I'm shocked, actually.

chewm · **Posted:** Mon July 27, 2020 9:45 pm

yeah stan twitter is disgusting, indie artist Katie Dey posted this as a joke when she released her album (same day as Taylor's) and she was harassed by switfies for like 2 days.

Jorge · **Posted:** Mon July 27, 2020 11:00 pm

Apparently there was a concerted effort by the Swifties to butter them up before the review was posted

Rangi Guy · **Posted:** Mon July 27, 2020 11:18 pm

I listened to the two tracks posted a couple of pages back - not bad at all. I was pleasantly surprised

This is the first time I've given Taylor a listen

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36089

Rangi Guy wrote:

I listened to the two tracks posted a couple of pages back - not bad at all. I was pleasantly surprised

This is the first time I've given Taylor a listen

yeah, its good. I recently got into her again after a long time. Lover is another good one. Loved the netflix doc too.

Rangi Guy · **Posted:** Mon July 27, 2020 11:35 pm

VinylGuy wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:

I listened to the two tracks posted a couple of pages back - not bad at all. I was pleasantly surprised

This is the first time I've given Taylor a listen

yeah, its good. I recently got into her again after a long time. Lover is another good one. Loved the netflix doc too.

I've not watched the Netflix doco. I still enjoy having sex with my wife, and something tells me she'd lose all respect for me if she caught me watching that.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36089

Rangi Guy wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:

I listened to the two tracks posted a couple of pages back - not bad at all. I was pleasantly surprised

This is the first time I've given Taylor a listen

yeah, its good. I recently got into her again after a long time. Lover is another good one. Loved the netflix doc too.

I've not watched the Netflix doco. I still enjoy having sex with my wife, and something tells me she'd lose all respect for me if she caught me watching that.

Its actually good.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 1:22 am

The funniest part about this for me is that I think James Blake and the The National are both WAY more boring than Taylor Swift. Like, I’d give her career output to date a 6/10, and those other guys a 2/10. Not even gonna bother trying this new one.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36089

ha hilarious

Kevin Davis · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm **Posts:** 8528

VinylGuy wrote:

just read the review and its an awful classic pitchfork one.

I wonder, what is the precedent for reviewers stylizing album and song titles in all lowercase? There are no doubt hundreds of albums where the album and song titles are stylized in all lowercase in the album art, but reviews use the correct formatting. Is it some weird demand in the press kit?

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 1:49 am

Kevin Davis wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

just read the review and its an awful classic pitchfork one.

I wonder, what is the precedent for reviewers stylizing album and song titles in all lowercase? There are no doubt hundreds of albums where the album and song titles are stylized in all lowercase in the album art, but reviews use the correct formatting. Is it some weird demand in the press kit?

My guess is it’s a lack of any real editorial input where they hash out AP style guides vs artists’ intentions.

I imagine the editors of Pitchfork as cramming in a few hours in between band practice and their barista gig.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 2:55 am

tragabigzanda wrote:

The funniest part about this for me is that I think James Blake and the The National are both WAY more boring than Taylor Swift. Like, I’d give her career output to date a 6/10, and those other guys a 2/10. Not even gonna bother trying this new one.

Trag with the completely random James Blake reference apropos of nothing ...

Jorge · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 3:21 am

Next he's gonna start ranking seafood in this thread

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 3:25 am

Sorry, the other milquetoast electro-folk fuckboy. Bon Iver or whatever. They both suck.

Jorge · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 3:37 am

Jesus!

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36089

tragabigzanda wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

just read the review and its an awful classic pitchfork one.

I wonder, what is the precedent for reviewers stylizing album and song titles in all lowercase? There are no doubt hundreds of albums where the album and song titles are stylized in all lowercase in the album art, but reviews use the correct formatting. Is it some weird demand in the press kit?

My guess is it’s a lack of any real editorial input where they hash out AP style guides vs artists’ intentions.

I imagine the editors of Pitchfork as cramming in a few hours in between band practice and their barista gig.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 3:25 pm

This just in: Trag does not care for Pitchfork. More tonight on our 6 o’clock news.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36089

i completely agree with Trag´s views on Pitchfork. And he is super funny about it.

Keep em coming trag.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 28, 2020 3:45 pm

I don't even hate Pitchfork -- I actually find a few great albums from them each year! I just like poking fun at them because they take themselves way too seriously for the quality of content they deliver.

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