Comments on: At “Maxim,” Music Writing Is So Easy It Can Be Done Without Actually Hearing The Music In Question

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:58:45 +0000

Shameful, yes. Surprising? not really.

By: Josh Mock

Josh Mock — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:50 +0000

If you find a particular publication reviews music in a way that you tend to agree with and it follows your tastes well, or they review music that help you discover new music you like on a regular basis, I’d say reviews matter.

By: Rabi

Rabi — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:10:41 +0000

As long as they put Heidi Montag’s tits on the cover, who cares what they do or don’t listen to.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:50:30 +0000

@Chris N.: Well, you won't be able to do that anymore: it's ceasing publication with its 75th issue.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:17:34 +0000

Reading Maxim for the album reviews is like reading No Depression for the T&A.

By: Cos

Cos — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:40:45 +0000

Maxim isn’t actually a paragon of journalism, you know.

By: ens3000

ens3000 — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:25:08 +0000

> and the ever-looming question "do these reviews even matter?"

No....

By: sicksteanein

sicksteanein — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:18:45 +0000

Is the review accurate?

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:14:27 +0000

Actually, Maxim is notorious for this in their video game coverage, too. They’ll review something giving it an “educated guess” and then–and this happens a lot with video games–the game in question will get pushed back for a few months or even a year. It’d be like reviewing Chinese Democracy over and over again. It’s pretty shameful that they would do this when there are plenty of, you know, ACTUALLY released records and video games for them to review.

By: baconfat

baconfat — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:59:29 +0000

@jordan_s: I really dug that Mendoza Line record, too. So this guy's alright with me.