When in doubt, consult the master. I'll never escape his influence because I pored over his words like scripture. A drummer who sounds like "a peg-leg stumbling through a field of bald Uniroyals?" Jesus, that still cracks me up three decades later...
Don't be afraid to put yourself in the mix. People want a story to hang their hat on as part of the purchase experience, because let's face it, the music's going to be an elevator in free-fall 9 times out of ten anyway. If you get it wrong, and you will, people will seek you out and tell you so, which will also be more fun than the matter at hand.
One of Lester's disciples at Creem...I could still recite large passages of this review even if half the record was forgettable:
Compleeeetly unrelated, but I was researching stocks and ran across a company called lululemon--makers of yoga-wear. Trades on the NASDAQ with the symbol LULU. Why did I think you'd care? I have no idea!
http://www.keyofz.com/keyofz/vvoice.htm
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ledzeppelin/albums/album/104760/review/6067705
Don't be afraid to put yourself in the mix. People want a story to hang their hat on as part of the purchase experience, because let's face it, the music's going to be an elevator in free-fall 9 times out of ten anyway. If you get it wrong, and you will, people will seek you out and tell you so, which will also be more fun than the matter at hand.
One of Lester's disciples at Creem...I could still recite large passages of this review even if half the record was forgettable:
http://www.geocities.com/joefernbacher/judasp82.html
Persimmon-colored Fokker, indeed...
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For my purposes, though, I had to play it a bit more safe, sadly.
The good news is that I finished the darned thing.
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