One thing that's always struck me about music reviews is the general certainty of the reviewer. "This lyric means this," "this bridge has such and such an effect". And while I have a certain appreciation for confident assertion, I've always found art (and music in particular) a little trickier than critics make it out to be.
Whenever I think I might have an idea I say it out loud. Whether I believe it yet or not, I throw it out into the world to see what people (usually my generous and understanding friends) think about it. Once I've heard their reactions to my nascent thought, I pass a verdict on the idea. I've formed the majority of my personality (opinions, beliefs, "ethics", "morals", etc.) this way and I thought it might be a great way to approach reviewing music (and other things).
This idea is not original (Messrs. Siskel and Ebert) but then again neither is any idea. So, myself and Seth Valentine will be attempting to talk about music (and other things) right here. We'll see. Hi ho.
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