For about a decade now, music journalists and the record-buying public have been at odds. This is all Oasis's fault. In 1995, reviewers announced that their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory, was nothing special. It went on to become the pivotal release of its era. Two years on, critics awarded its follow-up, Be Here Now, full marks. The public snapped up Be Here Now, only to start returning it to the shops in droves when it became obvious that the critics had been fibbing and the album was drivel.
In a different form of words this story ends up in about 3 broadsheet articles per week. I think it was in the Guardian last week.
Also wearisome: the familiar story of John Ford's westerns influencing Kurosawa's films, which in turn influenced 60s westerns, or the influence of noir on the French new wave which in turn influenced the New Hollywood of the late 60s and 70s.
There could be a big book full of these.
― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 26 September 2003 08:48 (twenty-two years ago)
In exactly which universe did this happen?
― robster (robster), Friday, 26 September 2003 08:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 26 September 2003 08:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― M Carty (mj_c), Friday, 26 September 2003 10:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― M Carty (mj_c), Friday, 26 September 2003 10:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 26 September 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 26 September 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)