The funniest comment was the one thanking the Post for not sending Chris
Richards to review the show.

 

I'd cut Post a lot of slack on this review - and the quality of its
reviewers in general, i.e., if it can employ Mr. Richards, any freelancer
looks better by comparison.  Because it's next to impossible to take any of
this seriously.  (I suspect Post editors share my opinion.)

 

Maybe the NYT guy does an okay job of reviewing current music, but I think
it's not an easy job to review music and performances by these various
groups that may have just won Grammy Awards, but in 10 years (or sooner)
will be remembered by almost no one.  

 

BTW one thing I might (unfortunately) remember for a little while is how
badly off key the lead singer (of Fun?) was on Sunday night.  I thought I
was listening to a high school performance.  Most of the rest of the acts
weren't much better, with the notable exception of Carrie Underwood, one of
the few who actually sang well.  Also, the canvas dress was a great gimmick
for her - to compensate for a lacking stage personality. 

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of PGage
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TV orNotTV] NOTTV: Mumford Bash

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/mumford-and-sons-brings-un
plugged-approach-to-patriot-center/2013/02/14/de49f656-7680-11e2-b102-948929
030e64_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage

 

Why did the WaPo publish this public mugging posing as a review of a DC
Mumford and Sons concert? I like MAS, but I can see the basis for a
reasonable critique of their music. But this is not a review of MAS, it is a
sustained attack on an entire genre of music. Did the guy think he had
tickets to a Sex Pistols concert? It reads like some whiney, overgrown punk
music geek who has no clue as to the history or diversity of American music.
I might expect this on some hipster fan page, but not a major city
newspaper.

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