Why do Critics give rap albums good reviews?

lieasleep · 12-19-2009, 03:11 PM

well in all honesty black metal and electronic border on the fringes of indie: black metal is a bit of a stretch but one of my favorite albums of the year, Wind's Poem, by Mount Eerie is a black metal album (sorta) and Mount Eerie is a decidedly indie/ lo-fi artist. i mean i know there are some indie-ish rappers like superbobby! and mc chris (to an extent) i guess rap still just seems out of place. also, in regards to pitchfork, i generally respect their reviews, they are pretentious douches about it but still i respect them, even the rap stuff. i just wish they would separate lists yknow? how do you say raekwon's newest album is better than grizzly bear's when they are so so drastically different? not really on topic anymore, but i hope i have made my point :]

12-19-2009, 03:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
lieasleep Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 355	well in all honesty black metal and electronic border on the fringes of indie: black metal is a bit of a stretch but one of my favorite albums of the year, Wind's Poem, by Mount Eerie is a black metal album (sorta) and Mount Eerie is a decidedly indie/ lo-fi artist. i mean i know there are some indie-ish rappers like superbobby! and mc chris (to an extent) i guess rap still just seems out of place. also, in regards to pitchfork, i generally respect their reviews, they are pretentious douches about it but still i respect them, even the rap stuff. i just wish they would separate lists yknow? how do you say raekwon's newest album is better than grizzly bear's when they are so so drastically different? not really on topic anymore, but i hope i have made my point :]