Originally Posted by boo boo

I also think he has a point when it comes to technical skill. It seems you can do a bloated as f*ck double album or concept album, full of long instrumentals, crptic lyrics, sci fi themes and such. When clasically trained musicians with a lot of chops do it, it's pretentious.

But when post punk and post rock bands did essentially the same kinda thing, only with primitive musicianship. Then it's somehow acceptable. Critics and Pitchforkians alike eat it up.