Pitchfork's Chris Ott takes No Prisoners

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use "cigarettey" instead

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 2 October 2003 05:03 (twenty years ago) link

or "smokey"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 2 October 2003 05:10 (twenty years ago) link

heh i should have read it in context (i assumed the meaning was what Vic was referring to rather than what was actually meant)

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 2 October 2003 05:12 (twenty years ago) link

you people are high.

― twelve, Friday, 10 October 2003 19:41 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.hanscom.af.mil/ESC-BA/images/hi_life.gif

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Sunday, 12 October 2003 00:29 (twenty years ago) link

I have Brent's fan letters framed on my wall. This thread will probably join them.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 13 October 2003 14:39 (twenty years ago) link

that's sweet

― cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 13 October 2003 14:46 (twenty years ago) link

Chris Ott is a smarmy, snarky fool, and a shoddy researcher. He frequently takes completely unnecessary personal jabs at people. He dismisses entire genres with sweeping gestures. I think he thinks this will make him Lester Bangs or something. His writing lacks insight and passion. And yes, I'm disturbed by the homophobic undertones.

One time I attempted to point out some factual errors and influences he apparently missed in one of his reviews, and he told me that i displayed "a complete lack of knowledge of popular music of the last 40 years". It was pricelessly funny. (Incidentally, in that same review, he went off on a fact-impaired rant about an entire genre and didn't actually say a damn thing about the music on the album in question.)

As for the feature in question: I'm solidly in the camp of "Why Bother?" La, la, la, let's make a list of things I don't like and share it with the whole world! I don't like things, la la la!

This whole "we have more readers than Spin" thing strikes me as pretty funny. As if that was the point. As if that was a measure of quality or success! Jessica Simpson sells more albums than Mecca Normal, does that reflect on the quality of the product?

Pitchfork is increasingly irrelevant, at least in the world of college radio that I inhabit. I read it only for the news. Every colleague I've talked to feels the same way.

― Kevin Erickson, Thursday, 16 October 2003 10:05 (twenty years ago) link

But the news is the smarmiest, most outdated, condescending, indier-than-thou section on the whole site!!

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 17 October 2003 08:11 (twenty years ago) link

yeah, chris has a totally different take on nearly everything, and he's arrogant and outspoken, but don't you people have any other distractions? shit is boring at this point.

― s>c>, Friday, 17 October 2003 08:23 (twenty years ago) link

"the world of college radio I inhabit" = poss. not the whole world

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Friday, 17 October 2003 08:29 (twenty years ago) link

The key word is "poss."

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 17 October 2003 11:58 (twenty years ago) link

I have Brent's fan letters framed on my wall. This thread will probably join them.

that's ummm....kinda sad really. do you have voodoo dolls of your favorite ilm posters too?

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 17 October 2003 14:42 (twenty years ago) link

yeah, chris has a totally different take on nearly everything, and he's arrogant and outspoken, but don't you people have any other distractions? shit is boring at this point.

you're the one adding comments to a thread that's been pretty much dead for a month, dude.

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 17 October 2003 15:11 (twenty years ago) link

I'm a college DJ too, although perhaps I don't fit the definition to a T. I'll take Sean Paul over Grandaddy anyday.

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 17 October 2003 15:19 (twenty years ago) link

three months pass...

these tireless, traditionally bent cads effortlessly reclaim the sexiness and sexuality of rock rhythms

Reclaim? Who took them? Are they gonna get in trouble?

― Clarke B., Monday, 26 January 2004 20:00 (twenty years ago) link

Who Stole the Soul?

― Chuck D (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:05 (twenty years ago) link

Neither of the above posts made resurrecting this thread worthwhile.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:16 (twenty years ago) link

oh sure they did.

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:19 (twenty years ago) link

ott, this is a collection of about the lamest post-pre-teen flames i've ever seen. one word: pacing. as for the piece, which i read before i ever heard of ilm, it was too long but at least a little enjoyable.

― andrew s (andrew s), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:36 (twenty years ago) link

A good time was had by all; it was a slow day. As far as the piece itself, it was far too long. Should have been 25.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:42 (twenty years ago) link

a very slow day

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:49 (twenty years ago) link

The slowest day ever.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago) link

I have a bad habit of ignoring the dates of threads, Ott, so forgive me.

― Clarke B., Monday, 26 January 2004 20:56 (twenty years ago) link

It's been a cold day in the gay keyboard dungeon.

― Clarke B., Monday, 26 January 2004 20:58 (twenty years ago) link

So by definition, today is even slower than that day, right?

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link

May 1, 2003
Santorum should apologize for anti-gay remarks
By Chris Ott

As a gay man, I don't have a problem with Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa. But I do have a problem with the fact that he caused an ongoing national controversy with his anti-gay remarks, and is either too ignorant or mean-spirited to simply apologize.

http://www.progressive.org/mediaproject03/mpom103.html

― dean! (deangulberry), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link

I just really think Rick should have issued a public apology, that's all.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:24 (twenty years ago) link

I thought all gay people liked Black Grape!!!!@!!!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Monday, 26 January 2004 21:49 (twenty years ago) link

Bullshit...bullshit...bullshit!

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 26 January 2004 22:02 (twenty years ago) link

two years pass...

my gf just sent me a link to chris ott's blog : o

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:25 (seventeen years ago) link

and i sent her a link to this thread. hi dere : D

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Now she has to post and all your secrets will be revealed. Or not.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:58 (seventeen years ago) link

The auction blog is fun! But Chris's online vendettas are loopy.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:59 (seventeen years ago) link

my secrets remain....secret

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 22:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Another example of someone not understanding that Stipe's songs were character sketches in that R.E.M. blurb.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 23:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, Chris (and all y'all that sold Monster back because you didn't like it), HOW COULD YOU!?!?!?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 15 June 2006 00:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Tho I do think he addresses the persona issue (cf. "raping Cobain's room temperature corpse").

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 15 June 2006 00:50 (seventeen years ago) link

I await an enlightening and enthralling po-faced rebuttal, Mr. E.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 15 June 2006 00:50 (seventeen years ago) link

fuck Monster. It sucked.

― don weiner (don weiner), Thursday, 15 June 2006 01:00 (seventeen years ago) link

don otm

― jergins (jergins), Thursday, 15 June 2006 01:21 (seventeen years ago) link

I guess I'm assuming Ott (like many) didn't get that those songs are meant to be (kind of amusing, I think) character sketches because ... he apparently doesn't find them very funny!

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Thursday, 15 June 2006 01:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Head to the hits comp for everything you'll need from this tepid, repetitive bore (and from Technique, for that matter).

(and from Technique, for that matter)

WHAT

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Thursday, 15 June 2006 02:44 (seventeen years ago) link

best thing pf ever published

― a.b. (alanbanana), Thursday, 15 June 2006 04:20 (seventeen years ago) link

"yes, I'm jealous you got to write a book for that 33 1/3 series "

funny how that taunt actually came to pass. also, for fun, see sales figures for series
1. The Smiths
2. The Kinks
3. Pink Floyd
4. Joy Division
5. Velvet Underground
6. The Beatles
7. Radiohead
8. Love
9. Neutral Milk Hotel
10. Neil Young
11. Rolling Stones
12. Dusty Springfield
13. Beach Boys
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. DJ Shadow
16. The Band
17. The Replacements
18. Led Zeppelin
19. Prince
20. David Bowie
21. Jeff Buckley
22. The Ramones
23. Bruce Springsteen
24. R.E.M.
25. Elvis Costello
26. Beastie Boys
27. Abba
28. James Brown
29. Jethro Tull
30. The Pixies
31. The MC5
32. Sly and the Family Stone
33. The Stone Roses

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 15 June 2006 05:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Awww, those were the days, man...

― Baaderonixx immer wieder (baaderonixx), Thursday, 15 June 2006 10:12 (seventeen years ago) link

four years pass...

http://www.everydayteaching.com/Gallery/back2school/welcome.back.gif

― hold me, thrill me, kiss me, lil b (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 30 August 2010 18:03 (thirteen years ago) link

...adding comments to a thread that's been pretty much dead for six years, dude.

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, October 17, 2003 10:11 AM (6 years ago)

― cee-oh-tee-tee, Monday, 30 August 2010 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link

you people are high.

― twelve, Friday, October 10, 2003 3:41 PM

― markers, Monday, 30 August 2010 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link

two years pass...

twitter.com/shallowrewards/status/367865860150407168

― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Thursday, 15 August 2013 04:59 (ten years ago) link

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