It will always get support from somewhere and that's completely fine for the people who like the kind of music 'somewhere' supports. Some Daily Telegraph reviewer is probably going to like the next Nickelback album, I'm not dedicating time to shredding it to pieces. The listener won't be flooded with positivity regarding a certain piece of shit music, because they have a choice of what kind of reviewers to follow.
Though I guess the problem is with people who just follow the hype. If journalist A wants to make some easy cash and hype up something that's already being hyped, then it should be up to journalist B to counter the hype if it's not warranted. In that case I'd say negative reviews are justified, because whereas I'd like to believe that most people can make up their own mind after reading a positive review and listening on youtube, some cannot help but be bandwagoners.
edit: I should add that I think opinion pieces on the general state of a genre, no matter how dire, are more than welcome as long as the author is earnest in his concerns
Though I guess the problem is with people who just follow the hype. If journalist A wants to make some easy cash and hype up something that's already being hyped, then it should be up to journalist B to counter the hype if it's not warranted. In that case I'd say negative reviews are justified, because whereas I'd like to believe that most people can make up their own mind after reading a positive review and listening on youtube, some cannot help but be bandwagoners.
I think this is a valid point, but it takes a skilled reviewer to make the way they hate something enjoyable to read. It's all too tempting to just indulge yourself when writing a negative review, it seems, and I really hate reading about how some self-acclaimed 'trendsetter' is so above it allI think why you hate a record is potentially just as interesting as why you love it.
edit: I should add that I think opinion pieces on the general state of a genre, no matter how dire, are more than welcome as long as the author is earnest in his concerns
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