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This guy who reviewed records for a newspaper back in the 60's didn't
seem too competent, plus his use of words was rather over the top .........
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Whilst Diana was making tuneful squeals, he had transposed Chris Bartley
from a man to a woman.
Still, at least he chose some good 45's to review.
And that right there is what has been a major problem with record reviews. A lot of times, the writer wants to "get off" on his/her writing--rather than coming to the table with the necessary knowledge/familiarity of the subject matter and lack of even the MOST BASIC research.
If he were reviewing "No Matter What Sign You Are" that term about tuneful squeals might apply, unless he thought those moog parts at the beginning of Reflections was Diana warming up.....:)
LOL, was this in a highschool newspaper?
No, I got it from this highly respected paper .........
The Milwaukee Journal was started in 1882, its first editor being Lucius Nieman. Nieman was an innovative and crusading editor, and under his watch the paper won numerous awards, including five Pulitzer Prizes.
The Journal got into broadcasting when it purchased radio station WKAF in 1927, changing its call letters to WTMJ. It later launched an FM station, W9XAO, in 1940; it was later called W55M, WMFM, WTMJ-FM, WKTI-FM and, presently, WLWK-FM. WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee's first television station, went on the air in 1947. All three stations remain Journal-owned today.
Competing with two raucous Hearst papers filled with gossip, features and comic strips, its next editor, Harry Grant took a more sober approach to news presentation. During his years as editor and publisher, the Journal received several Pulitzers and other awards from its peers. It also gained a reputation as a leading voice of moderate midwestern liberalism. During the 1950s, the Journal was outspoken in its opposition to Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy and his search for communist influence in government.
At its circulation peak in the early 1960s, the Journal sold about 400,000 copies daily and 600,000 on Sunday.
This supports my belief that a record review [[or book or movie review, etc.) often tells you a lot more about the reviewer than it does the artist or work under scrutiny.