Wilfrid Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 To stir the sizzling pot, I just read Alex Ross writing about some visceral and loud music installation in The New Yorker (oh he stood by the speaker stack and felt it in his belly), and my reaction was, he may know a lot but does he know Einsturzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire? Because good or bad, it’s not new. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/13/ash-fures-hive-rise-is-a-visceral-experience-in-sound/amp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 It should at least give an indication that she knows there’s such a thing as Chasids, and that this was different from a typical (I’m loathe to say “normal”) Chasid ceremony. As I said, most of the complaints in that blog post could be lodged against most restaurants of this type (which include some of the most highly lauded in the world—not that I agree with that). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: To stir the sizzling pot, I just read Alex Ross writing about some visceral and loud music installation in The New Yorker (oh he stood by the speaker stack and felt it in his belly), and my reaction was, he may know a lot but does he know Einsturzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire? Because good or bad, it’s not new. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/13/ash-fures-hive-rise-is-a-visceral-experience-in-sound/amp I don’t know about Alex Ross in particular, but my big complaint about music critics—and the basis of my whole current mission—is that the classical critics tend not to know enough about vernacular music, and the vernacular critics tend not to know enough about classical. Which is, crucially, nowhere near as true of creators. That apparent gap is, in fact, the only reason I have had the temerity to try to insert myself into (what is left of) the field. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Meanwhile I will work through the Mike Nesmith tracks you posted. 😘 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 44 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: As I said, most of the complaints in that blog post could be lodged against most restaurants of this type (which include some of the most highly lauded in the world—not that I agree with that). As I’ve oddly had multiple occasions to say to people, it’s fine not to like Shakespeare. Nobody HAS to like Shakespeare. But if you don’t, you have to acknowledge that it’s SHAKESPEARE you’re not liking. You can’t come off like you’ve just detected fatal flaws in this random writer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Does that go for The Beatles too? 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 I’m trying to stay away from that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Not a "restaurant critic," but a "diner-at-large." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GerryOlds Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Wilfrid said: Not a "restaurant critic," but a "diner-at-large." Very excited for this. She's exactly who I would have picked and I'm fairly certain that this gig is meant to prime her for replacing Platt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 10:13 PM, Sneakeater said: As I said, most of the complaints in that blog post could be lodged against most restaurants of this type (which include some of the most highly lauded in the world—not that I agree with that). Yup, although https://www.instagram.com/florianopellegrinojr/?hl=en Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Trying to find something charitable to say... The clams look alright? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diancecht Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 pete wells, incognito how restaurant criticism changed in 2020 (eta: fixed the link) old articles but interesting nonetheless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, Orik said: Yup, although https://www.instagram.com/florianopellegrinojr/?hl=en Which demographic are we parsing? Chef, male, italian, sleeves? Do we really want to give this chef or the author more ink or time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 He's got enough ink already, it seems to me. I'll show myself out. 1 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Small h will be here all week folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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