Pitchfork tranches

[Totally]

Since 2007, all the worthwhile music is rated 7.5-7.9 - basically if it gets a seven, download it, it means the site doesn't know the band or their PR people and has no stake.

[stupid ass]

have there been any good albums this year totally

[jewels]

do you remember when rolling stone gave "Debut" a 1 star.

[stupid ass]

totally or totally not: pinback

[silverapples]

pinback fucking suck

[iambic]

http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5719-alligator/
http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums ... like-that/
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9138-burial/
etc.

[stupid ass]

pinback fucking suck

yeah kind of right? they're just like sort of a completely boring band

but i don't know

i might see them in august because my friends are going

[Totally]

pinback fucking suck

Hugely. I interviewed Rob back in the Heavy Vegetable->Thingy days (HV: most underrated rock act of the 1990s) and he told a great story about pounding a 40 of King Cobra to kill his nerves before singing backups on "Luau" and throwing it up soon after. It does seem like he had a fairly major alcohol problem on reflection.

[stupid ass]

http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5719-alligator/
http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums ... like-that/
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9138-burial/
etc.

yerp

[stupid ass]

pinback fucking suck

alright sweet i was just checking

[shank]

Totally, you said something on this board years ago that sticks with me every time I click on Pitchfork's site. It was something like "7.0 means never having to say you're sorry." I'm pretty sure that was you.

[stupid ass]

i've honestly been trying to convince my friend that pinback suck for going on like five years

then i tried being in a band with the guy, disastrous

SWEET MAN U CAN PALM MUTE WUT ELSE U GOT

[Totally]

Yeah I was probably wasted. But I have always paid more attention to the meek 7.x ratings b/c they mean the reviewer is either dispassionate, out of their element, or unable to find preexisting consensus to inform their take. Whenever they hold back like that, you know the record is probably a decent showing. I mean probably forgettable? But a better sort of forgettable, that could potentially become memorable, versus the beautiful people/novelty value/stylistic ambulance-chasing BNM bands win with every time.

[Broncobama]

Come on, guys, we all know what this is about

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3537-dynasty/

[Totally]

This album was an entire semester. All I listened to for months. I was so blazed on it they sent me Aqua Kitty with a thank you letter. Good times.




I spent three days in our practice space learning to play this perfectly.

[stupid ass]

"Slabco or My Pal God"

[spix et chicho]

i think everyone i know who has put out an awesome record has gotten a 7 on pitchfork.

[Totally]

"Slabco or My Pal God"

Jon has a new imprint now which seems to have something to do with Sub Pop? God dude remember when Sukpatch "got signed" to "Grand Royal".

[silverapples]

hey totally say something about 'louder than bombs' search is broken and i'm drunk

[Totally]

hey totally say something about 'louder than bombs' search is broken and i'm drunk

"Louder Than Bombs" is the pop equivalent of the New Testament.

[silverapples]

thats all i needed, thanks

[jewels]

I have a vague recollection of giving Dr. Dog a second try because pitchfork gave them such horrible and condescending reviews.

[stupid ass]

hey totally say something about 'louder than bombs' search is broken and i'm drunk

"Louder Than Bombs" is the pop equivalent of the New Testament.

i was thinking about this while pissing earlier

i'm not even a huge smiths fanatic or anything it's just like

[stupid ass]

i liked a few dr. dog songs but then i forgot about them

[silverapples]

louder than bombs was a large part of my adolesence so that description makes a lot of sense really

[jewels]

so did they hate Dr. Dog because NYT beat them to the punch? they mention that article in multiple reviews

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2608-easy-beat/

[silverapples]

dr dog sucks too for what it's worth

[stupid ass]

it's mainly just weird to listen to a band called dr dog

[silverapples]

exactly

[My Pal the Crook]

The actual reviewer (writer) has little to do with the final grade. The grade is an average taken from either an office or reviewer pool for the album. Which is why you have grades like 7.6 and why sometimes what's written doesn't really seem to reflect the numerical grade given.