| Author | Message | ||
     Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1822 Registered: 09-2006 |
Hey Rob (and possibly-lurking LK, and anyone else interested)...it's the end of a (41-year) era. Observing my own personal moment of silence at the moment: http://music.msn.com/music/consumerguide / | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1487 Registered: 08-2006 |
Wow. I'm shocked. And depressed. I'm on this board thanks to Xgau - he introduced me to the GBs – and no one has had a bigger influence (by a long shot) on my music-listening habits. I don't know how many records I buy every year based on his recommendations, most I'd probably never find on my own. For me, this is a loss. Hope he still does a year-end list. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 3601 Registered: 05-2005 |
Thanks for the link Allen. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1824 Registered: 09-2006 |
Likewise for me, Rob, on every one of those particulars. There's a little followup on his blog, http://www.najp.org/articles/ which clarifies that it was MSN's choice to end the column. Though he doesn't say it directly, it seems that that choice have prompted his own. He could've certainly found a new home for the CG, but he was obviously feeling weary himself, and so he took it as a sign... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1524 Registered: 08-2006 |
Well, this is good news: http://social.entertainment.msn.com/musi c/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?pos t=258264de-2519-4d38-a469-ca4742b3bf29 | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1937 Registered: 09-2006 |
Most definitely agreed. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1938 Registered: 09-2006 |
And glad to see that he got over his feelings of burnout... | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 2010 Registered: 01-2005 |
I first became aware of him from this poll, and I promptly bought all ten in the top ten that I didn't already have plus most of the others that were outside the top 10: http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/de ans82.php | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1525 Registered: 08-2006 |
Did you find "Of Human Feelings," Michael? Took me forever to get my hands on that. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1943 Registered: 09-2006 |
I recall making do with a dub from a library cassette for quite awhile before finding a used vinyl copy. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 2013 Registered: 01-2005 |
Rob, I bought a vinyl copy from one of the many Harmony House record store locations in metro Detroit way back in 1983. It's in pristine condition as I just played it a month or so ago. I never bought a CD copy of it. It would be nice if some lable released a remastered CD sometime soon. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1529 Registered: 08-2006 |
I found a CD copy, and I don't remember where or when. It was used for sure, and I'm sure I was surprised and delighted to find it. Great record. |