My favourite of his 'capsule reviews': Radiohead: OK Computer [Capitol, 1997] My favorite Pink Floyd album has always been Wish You Were Here, and you know why? It has soul, that's why--it's Roger Waters's lament for Syd, not my idea of a tragic hero but as long as he's Roger's that doesn't matter. Radiohead wouldn't know a tragic hero if they were cramming for their A levels, and their idea of soul is Bono, who they imitate further at the risk of looking even more ridiculous than they already do. So instead they pickle Thom Yorke's vocals in enough electronic marginal distinction to feed a coal town for a month. Their art-rock has much better sound effects than the Floyd snoozefest Dark Side of the Moon. But it's less sweeping and just as arid. B-
nah he's annoying desu and especially in recent months, almost as overposted as scaruffi
Owen King
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Kayden Smith
why
Brody Foster
Christgau is easily my favorite critic. He's shat on a lot of albums I love, but never without a good argument, and I think he has a pretty great sense of what rock music should be. I don't know what to make of his fascination with modern hip-hop, though. It's admirable that someone so old can appreciate it, but he gave an A to Soulja Boy, so I don't know how seriously to take him when it comes to hip-hop.
Henry Foster
Christgau makes me feel stupid but he has really good taste for the most part. Who else (rightly) recognizes Wussy as the best band in America this century?
Henry Kelly
>has a pretty great sense of what rock music should be LOLNO
Sebastian Murphy
please elaborate
Julian Kelly
pop-hop and punk are christgau's fetishes, his bias makes his reviews hit or miss
Liam Morales
Oh, the usual. "The plus is because Peter Townshend likes it. This can also be said of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Beware the forthcoming hype--this is ersatz shit. D+"
