[NewMusic] breathtakingly bad 21Grand

[Matthew Goodheart]

On Jun 28, 2007, at 12:23 PM, weasel walter wrote:

>  find it
> interesting that the most scathing reviews i've ever gotten from music
> reviewers were written by people that pride themselves on "liking" 
> music
> that by definition is supposed to push the boundaries of rock music.
> perhaps the problem they have is that i've pushed it too far for their
> liking (but they won't admit it - on the contrary, they say the music 
> has
> been done a million times before) . . .

Yeah, this is always an interesting dynamic. For me, it just feeds the 
perception that "pushing the boundaries" is as codified and commodified 
as just about everything else these days. The image of "pushing the 
boundaries" has replaced any actual "pushing of boundaries." On the 
other hand, perhaps even the concept that there are "boundaries to 
push" is a concession. . .