Friday, September 09, 2005
A four-and-a-half star bang...
Wow, four and a half stars. And Jann Wenner didn't even write the review... or so they would have you believe...
One problem is, the reviewer parrots Mick's PR point about the album's length: It's only two minutes shorter than Exile! Great, but beside the point. I once recorded an album of fart jokes (The Musical Fruit!) that was only a minute shorter than Blood on the Tracks, but I don't compare the two. This album feels about half an hour longer than Exile and not even a fraction as good.
One problem is, the reviewer parrots Mick's PR point about the album's length: It's only two minutes shorter than Exile! Great, but beside the point. I once recorded an album of fart jokes (The Musical Fruit!) that was only a minute shorter than Blood on the Tracks, but I don't compare the two. This album feels about half an hour longer than Exile and not even a fraction as good.