Comments on: Review: Editors, An End Has a Start

By: hotshotrobot

hotshotrobot — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:42:04 +0000

Um, i meand “cliche’d.” Morning typo.

By: hotshotrobot

hotshotrobot — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:41:28 +0000

Seriously, do all new music blogs go through some sort of hazing in the first year where everyone attempts to critique their reviews with the most chiche’d rebuttals around? First my TMBG review gets the “so where’s YOUR music?” treatment (despite it being pretty damn easy to find my band via this site, ha), and now here’s the ol’ “no one is original; it’s all been done” argument.

Even today, after the “death of rock” (thanks, every music magazine ever), there is a difference between being “influenced by” and being “derivative of.” As long as humans are born as unique creatures, it will be possible to put your own unique spin on your influences. It just takes some actual work…work that a lot of bands don’t bother with. Apparently Sam and Drew fall on opposite ends of the “influenced by”/”derivative of” spectrum. It happens.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:16:32 +0000

It sounds like this reviewer already had a biased opinion before listening to the album. In a world of copy cats you can’t escape comaparisons, stop trying the originality. It doesn’t exsit anymore. That being said this album is awesome, and anyone who says anything negative can’t passed their pre conceived notions. Thats too bad because if you listened to the album a few more times you would realize its beauty.

By: Bradley

Bradley — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:43:04 +0000

Just Great album! By the way, here is some useful
website devoted to the
An End Has A Start album: http://www.editors-an-end-has-a-start.info/

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:28:40 +0000

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By: s.alex.solarte

s.alex.solarte — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:05:16 +0000

I think this post has had the reverse effect on me, instead of wanting to avoid it, i now want to hear it, to see how bad it really could be!

thats what you get for writing a funny yet harsh review! INTEREST!

By: the_fifth

the_fifth — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:26:35 +0000

dude…you just compared interpol to the beatles…and i literally laughed out loud! i love this. snarkiest post of the day!

By: amber

amber — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:10:52 +0000

eew, this album sounds vile.

By: hotshotrobot

hotshotrobot — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:03:18 +0000

There’s just something about an expertly-written, incisive negative review. …Aaaaaah.