Comments on: Getting good music without reading reviews http://www.iamspencer.com/2009/07/15/getting-good-music-without-reading-reviews/ music, politics, sports, etcetera Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Cotellese http://www.iamspencer.com/2009/07/15/getting-good-music-without-reading-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-25061 Joe Cotellese Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:41 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/?p=1693#comment-25061 I agree, I generally don't take reviews on there own. Aggregate reviews are certainly more accurate. I just suffered through Paul Blart - Mall Cop. Afterwards, I checked Metacritic, it received a 35. Lesson to self, watch no movies with a Metascore <=35! You should also not discount the value of social media. Last.Fm is a great tool which can help you see trends in new music and expose you to bands similar to ones you already like. You can sample their music and decide whether or not it's worth the purchase on it's own merits, not the opinions of a critic. I'll have to check out Daytrotter. .-= Joe Cotellese´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.cotellese.net/2009/07/14/white-roofs-can-reduce-global-warming/" rel="nofollow">White Roofs can reduce Global Warming</a> =-. I agree, I generally don’t take reviews on there own. Aggregate reviews are certainly more accurate. I just suffered through Paul Blart – Mall Cop. Afterwards, I checked Metacritic, it received a 35. Lesson to self, watch no movies with a Metascore <=35!

You should also not discount the value of social media. Last.Fm is a great tool which can help you see trends in new music and expose you to bands similar to ones you already like. You can sample their music and decide whether or not it's worth the purchase on it's own merits, not the opinions of a critic.

I'll have to check out Daytrotter.
.-= Joe Cotellese´s last blog ..White Roofs can reduce Global Warming =-.

]]> By: Beth Gronning http://www.iamspencer.com/2009/07/15/getting-good-music-without-reading-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-25057 Beth Gronning Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:14:08 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/?p=1693#comment-25057 For all those non-believers iof Ida out there her unplugged sets are amazing. This video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvlvZfcBfCc really made me fall in love with her! For all those non-believers iof Ida out there her unplugged sets are amazing. This video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvlvZfcBfCc really made me fall in love with her!

]]> By: Julie Coleman http://www.iamspencer.com/2009/07/15/getting-good-music-without-reading-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-25054 Julie Coleman Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:32:31 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/?p=1693#comment-25054 My friend Kurt has been doing a series about criticism and reviews on his blog (piecesofplastic.blogspot.com). Thought you might find it interesting in relation to this post. My friend Kurt has been doing a series about criticism and reviews on his blog (piecesofplastic.blogspot.com). Thought you might find it interesting in relation to this post.

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