Reviews

[jeffles]

So far, I haven't read any bad reviews. The worst I've seen is a "good, but not great" review.
Maybe critics hold the band with such high expectations that anything they do will fall short?
I was particularly pissed off at Rolling Stone. I found the review of the album through their website. They gave it a 3 (out of 5) star review--not bad, but they gave it a very brief review-mentioning maybe 3 songs by name. This is LB's first album with the band in 16 years and his first album of new music (of any sorts) since 1992. The band deserves much better than that. Its almost as if the critic, Arion Berger, didn't even listen to the album in its entirety. Not only that, he came aross as cynical, opening his review by writing "for those keeping score at home, the latest lineup of this endlessly regenerative California Rock legend..." That, to me, sounds negative from the start.

I'm interested in hearing about other reviews or comments regarding this.