stuartb

Hi Michael, i totally agree with you. Maybe my inability to articulate is why i play guitar for a living and am not a writer! I actually love music journalism and music writing. Lester Bangs Guess Who review, Steve Albini's Spiderland review, Julian Cope's Head On book and I'd Rather Be The Devil (Stephen calts book about Skip James) all blew my mind. My point is that people now are more reliant on less reliable sources when the tools are there for people to need less guidance.

cheers

Stuart B

Hi all, can i just say that i really rushed that article as i've had a hell of a busy week and didn't make my point as clearly as i should have. My apologies for that.

Stuzza, i think you've misunderstood me a wee bit (probably my fault). I am not saying that people need to be told what to like. In fact i mean the exact opposite. With the instant download and myspace accessibility i'd have imagined that the need for reviews would have greatly diminished whereas it seems to me at least that the opposite had happened. That situation along with the fact that a lot of internet reviewers are not as reliable (in my opinion of course) as the weeklies were a decade or so ago is the crux of my observation.

cheers

Stuart B

Clear Channel is the name that Live Nation also goes under. Well done U2.

Is fucking amazing. Get it read ya bunch of nuggets.