After reading the article by Dave Itzkok, the ‘Pitchfork Effect’  I never really took into consideration of how I select to listen or buy or download music.  I’ve never heard of Pitchfork, and I have never gone on line or had to read an article of different music ratings to decide what music to listen to.

 If  I heard a song on the radio that got my attention I would try to remember it so I could download it from Lime Wire.  So after reading this article I realized there are influential sources that could make or break new comers into the music scene.  However, I have to admit I could care less about Pitchfork or any other music review critics that are out there to inform me of who is good or who is bad. 

I realize there are some people out there who rely on these sources to provide with information of what to download or what CD to buy,  what happened to our personal opinions or judgements of what to listend to?

It just frustrates me that people can manipulate others by influening them to listen to or not listen to certain types of artists because they say so.  It’s like saying we are weak little people who have no say on what is good music anymore.  Or like we are puppets on a string being led to supposedly ‘good music’. 

I feel for these new bands who are trying to make it big, but are quickly shut down by  sources like ‘Pitchfork’ who are just bloggers or new journalists out of school.  What happened to valuing the ‘artist’s’ individuality and creativity.  Sources like these can really dampen what could possibly be really great bands.   Who knows?  Obviously, they do.

 I may have gone on a tangent here, but I value any type of creativity, especially those who are brave enough to share it with the rest of us.  I will continue to go on to pick and chose what I want, I’ll be the judge to decide if I like it or not.  We all have different tastes in music, what I don’t like someone else will and visa versa. 

Here’s to creativity!!

Happy Blogging!

Cindy