Comments on: The school of album reviews

By: Andrea Roberts

Andrea Roberts — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:05:30 +0000

I have to laugh, Chris, because I’ve just read a couple of bad reviews (actually worse than bad) and the reviewers said they were inspired by you to do so via this article! You’ve got a lot of power, friend!

By: Grassy-as-funk and capo-driven : Bluegrass Today

Grassy-as-funk and capo-driven : Bluegrass Today — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:18:08 +0000

[...] Last week, we deliberately inflicted pain on ourselves and discussed the topic of album reviews, with actual samples (that I made up, but does it really matter?). Specifically, we examined the categories of the Everybody Gets a Rave and the Just the Facts styles of reviewing music. [...]

By: Flatt Lonesome review | Fervor Coulee- roots music opinion

Flatt Lonesome review | Fervor Coulee- roots music opinion — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:22:22 +0000

[...] a publicity piece. Chris Jones, always insightful, is touching on this type of writing over at Bluegrass Today. I’ve likely been guitly of doing this type of thing in the past, at least in my days with [...]

By: John Lawless

John Lawless — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:30:30 +0000

I’ve gotten that one.

By: Jon Weisberger

Jon Weisberger — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:45:13 +0000

“Fleet-fingered,” argh.

By: Laurie's BlogZone Music Blog! » Hungry Kids Of Hungary You're A Shadow

Laurie's BlogZone Music Blog! » Hungry Kids Of Hungary You're A Shadow — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:50:35 +0000

[...] The school of album reviews Part of the problem for recording artists is that there are so many ways that reviews can go wrong, often because of factors that have nothing to do their CD or their music, and so few ways that they can go right. “Straight is the way and narrow's the … Read more on Bluegrass Today [...]

By: Ralph Schut

Ralph Schut — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:20:39 +0000

Hi Chris, shall I send you our new CD for review…?