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Old 04-01-2008, 06:54 AM   #70 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen
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Originally Posted by boo boo View Post
Well, I think when critics talk about artists being pretentious, it has more to do with their music than them personally.

Ironically enough, the only thing critics EVER want to talk about is the artists personally, rather than their actual f*cking music.

I've always hated that.
They call the music pretentious because they deem the musical format (typically prog and the likes) to be associated with a self-important character and demeanour. That is to say, the supposed "pretentiousness" of the music is only characterized as such inasmuch as it is seen as a reflection of the personality behind it.
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