The Police: Regatta de Blanc [A&M, 1979]The idea is to fuse Sting's ringing rock voice and the trio's aggressive, hard-edged rock attack with a less eccentric version of reggae's groove and a saner version of reggae's mix. To me the result sounds half-assed. And though I suppose I might find the "synthesis" innovative if I heard as much reggae as they do in England, it's more likely I'd find it infuriating. B−
>>132131006Critics seemed not to like any band that was obviously on the verge of blowing up.If this was a record from a band who had no hope for wide popularity, he'd probably have given it an A or A+ methinks.
Police albums are full of terrible filler just listen to their greatest hits
>>132131071the one that comes to mind was Greil Marcus's rant in RSM that the Ramones totally sold out to the Foreigner audience on Road to Ruin and the band was supposed to be a best-kept secret for cool people like himself, not normies.
>>132131006You think that's bad? He wouldn't even review Blues Traveler. And they fucking rock. He did the same bullshit to the Counting Crows too, another beloved and acclaimed 90's rock band. Idk what he has against popular 90's alternative rock but he hates it lmfao.
Aryan anglo bvlls perfected reggae on that album.
>>132131529he really only loved Nirvana lol
>>132131529>>132131551He has an aversion to doomer music.
>>132131529>dk what he has against popular 90's alternative rock but he hates it lmfaomost of it was too depressing and you couldn't put it on at a party. he's very big on the idea that music should be fun party bops.
>>132131631it hits too close to home is why
>>132131695I love my Canadian Rose T-TShe called me her Ugly American!
>>132131006This has Message in a Bottle on it which is just a supreme track with an incredible (and highly influential) guitar riff.Half-assed? Oh dear. Cuckgau, you have failed again.
>>132131529>Blues Traveler>Counting Crowsnever cared for them
>>132133535He does this shit to many popular and beloved 90's alternative rock bands, Stone Temple Pilots and Phish are another couple of examples. Oh, and also the entire metal genre. And again, I would like to reiterate that even though I disagree with Christgau on a lot of shit, I respect his opinions and tenure as a critic.I think if you agree with a critic on everything, they're not a good critic.
>>132133632I would go even further and say that, if you find yourself agreeing with everything a critic says, either they are not a good critic, or you are not a good listener.
>>132131006he's not wrong. the mock-Jamaican accent he does here is pretty annoying.
Bro, the Ramones are so much better than the Sex Pistols it's not even funny. Even fucking Johnny Rotten himself said the Sex Pistols suck. And he sung for them!
>>132133632>I respect his opinions and tenure as a criticI don't, he writes bad reviews
>>132134573>>132133535You are a retarded idiot.
The Clean - Vehicle [Rough Trade, 1990]"Sporadic semipros in an Anglo enclave so remote it evades ordinary patterns of formal exhaustion, these three New Zealanders are garage Velvets--even their "eclectic" folk-rock delicacy and speed-pop buzz make the connection. Fortunately, they're too tasteful to pretend they're jaded when they're not--10 years after their first burst there's still a boyish strain about them. And if I remain utterly suspicious of garage exotica, I'm a proud sucker for this quick, hard, flat, lyrical sound--professional no, clean and how. A−"Based, I knew it was fucking good. I was jamming out to it so hard before I knew Christgau made thus review of it, and I was just shocked he knew about it and reviewed it. That was the first time I knew Christgau was based.
>>132139365>simp is mad because i said something mean about cuckgaulmao even
