Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Ever wonder...
...What ever happened to these guys? Yeah, well, me too. But Joss Whedon has returned (albeit to the world of comics instead of television), and the canonical Season 8 has begun, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. Unfortunately, it sold out a lot quicker than anyone expected. I still don't have a copy yet. Grr, argh. But what about...
...their friends? Well, apparently, IDW Comics has announced that Whedon will be working with them to publish the canonical Season 6. I'll try to preorder that one.
But enough of that. I must move on to chapter 2 of my forthcoming epic. :)
Labels: film/tv/books/arts, geek stuff
Monday, March 19, 2007
My Very First Hate Mail. Yay!
a very special blog by andy scates
So recently, I was asked to review an album for the March issue of CCM magazine - Anberlin's new album, 'Cities'. Sure, why not? (after all, hey, I get a free copy of the album). So I listened to it, did my evaluation, and wrote the review. It had a few good songs, and a couple of really good songs, but overall, the album was a "B" - not great, but good. Today, we got a reader response (I omit their name for privacy concerns), most of which is aimed at me and my poor taste of music:
"Okay. Listen. I realize that you guys don't really like the more hardcore music I do. But that doesn't mean that everyone feels the same way you do. I completely, utterly disagree with what you said about Relient K's and Anberlin's new CDs. In the Relient K article, you insinuated that their newest album is their best, because it's mellower. Just because you like it more doesn't make it better than their older stuff. Don't assume the world is of the same mind as you. Now to the Anberlin review. I believe it was one Andrew Scates who wrote the review, saying, and I quote, "If the grandeur of 'Fin' could be captured earlier throughout the album, it might be what 'Cities' needs to not just be a good album, but to be a great album." That, my friends, is EXTREMELY wrong. It already is a great album, and this man needs to be told what a great album sounds like. dcTalk. Skillet. AudioAdrenaline. Great albums have always been ridiculed at first by the likes of this critic. I have to say that this is the worst review of an album I have EVER read, and not just in your magazine. I respect the fact that this so-called "critic" is entitled to his opinion, but libeling this AMAZING work of art in the form of music like that is completely inappropriate for a Christian magazine. I hope that this man will be, at the very least, allowed to read my comment. I say again: just because a piece of music is slower and softer, and that you like it for that fact, doesn't mean you go and libel it in this fashion. Every person I have talked to that has read this issue of CCM has had the same reaction as I have. I've gotten things back like "That was completely rude and disrespectful!" and some things that I won't write here. I don't want to be rude like this writer was. My gratitude goes out to you for reading my comments, and please do not let them go unheeded."
Awesome! I'm controversial! I tried to give some legitimate concern to what they wrote until they named some "great" albums - incidentally, I'm a bit unsure of how those qualify as examples of the "more hardcore music" that they listen to (apparently they've never heard Refused's 'The Shape of Punk to Come'). But mostly - I said it was good, and that's rude and libeling? Ha.
Labels: music
