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349: 231: 384:), and past performance (increasingly problematic as more and more artists truck on into middle age). Quality boiled down to my grading system." Like the previous volume, the guide follows a grading schema on a scale of A-plus to E-minus, although there are far less records graded C-minus or lower in this volume. B-plus records are the most commonly reviewed in the book, and are defined by Christgau as those offering satisfactory listen through at least half their songs and encourage revisiting: "In school, B+ is a good grade—almost any student will settle for the near-excellence it implies. It's a compliment in the Consumer Guide too." 29: 703: 689: 487: 731: 717: 28: 655:
were equally compelling, and Christgau could apply his naturally skeptical eye to artists who either bore the scrutiny, or shrunk away to nothing." The website's Michaelangelo Matos, who had been greatly influenced by Christgau, said the first two volumes were books he had read most frequently as an
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s Barry Miller praised the broad-based musical coverage but deemed the writing glib and unctuous: "Christgau's catholic tastes provide a wonderful cornucopia, but the cumulative effect of his terminally hip prose and gymnastic verbal constructions ('boho Americanism,' 'antipunk discowave,' 'postprog
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journalist Noel Murray as "seminal works for budding rock critics, who can learn from them the art of concision and the virtue of wielding strong opinions backed by a general spirit of enthusiasm." Veteran Washington, D.C.-based critic Mark Jenkins said he would "refer to them often, both for basic
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There's something very mechanical about what I do. I'm a sophisticated and very well-oiled machine, but I am a machine. I put the music through my head even when I'm not listening because I know something rubs off. It's not the only way to be a critic. Some listen to the good stuff and listen to it
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believed the collection of capsule reviews reinforced a number of qualities about Christgau: how his interest extends beyond individual recording artists and into "the state of rock and in the richness of its culture"; how he "constantly challenges artists, fans and other critics to demand more of
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as an example of the latter. Kot believed Christgau was less understanding of metal and also called some of the writing inaccessible: "Sometimes he assumes an intimate understanding of not only the record he's discussing but also a host of peripheral concerns that most of his readers could not
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In the book's introductory essay, Christgau identifies a two-pronged criteria ("importance" and "quality") for the music reviewed in the guide: "Importance divided into cultural impact (commercial or occasionally just sociopolitical reach, with added panache preferred), subcultural acclaim
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The book was received positively by critics. Christgau's sensibility and the qualities of his judgements were deemed entertaining and insightful, although some regarded the writing as too challenging for most readers. Another guide was published in 2000, called
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remarked on the guide in 1990: "The entries covering a decade's work by a performer sometimes read like tiny novels, full of suspense, dramatic turnarounds, tragedy or farce. But what makes the book work is Christgau's endless capacity for surprise."
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themselves and their favorites"; and "why he nurtures new and significant developments, however uncommercial or controversial." Hilburn regarded him as the premier reference for popular music, and the journalistic equivalent of
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through the 1980s. It covers a variety of genres and musical developments from the decade, which are given an overview in his introductory essays. Further insight is also given into his grading criteria.
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hard and write about that. But in order to provide an overview of good and bad, it's the only way to do it. I don't do enough to suit myself, but I know I do more than anybody else. So that's satisfying.
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adult. Along with Christgau's ability to "distill a record's essence into a handful of words", Murray highlighted his humor, quoting "what remains the single best sentence ever written on
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There are also introductory essays about musical developments and trends during the 1980s. In one essay, Christgau identifies the fusion of post-punk and
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throughout the decade specific to each volume. In the process of reviewing 20 records per month for the column, Christgau told the
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The book collects approximately 3,000 "Consumer Guide" reviews which range individually from 50 to 150 words—accompanied by a
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Christgau later said he spent "a year or two" transforming the original reviews into this book, re-listening to albums twice.
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in 1990 that he had developed into a "processor" of music, with 12 to 14 hours of his day usually spent listening to albums:
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while noting a partiality for third-world music records and an impenetrability as a writer, citing the review of the 1987
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album reviews, most of which were originally written by Christgau for his monthly "Consumer Guide" column in
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music, Christgau included his critiques of music from countries such as Senegal, Nigeria, and South Africa.
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singled out as the best of the three; an accompanying blurb said it covered a decade "when
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The book was not without criticism. Hilburn questioned Christgau's "grouchy dismissal" of
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album reviews, which were originally written for his monthly "Consumer Guide" column in
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should fold up his penis and go home". Both the 1970s and 1980s guides were cited by
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies § Legacy and influence
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records categorized as "Gone But Not Forgotten". The book was also printed with a
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Murray, Noel; Phipps, Keith; Ryan, Kyle; Modell, Josh (October 6, 2006).
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sounds as one of the decade's major developments while coining the term "
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Matos, Michaelangelo; et al. (A.V. Club Staff) (June 10, 2011).
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said it "works well not only by itself, but also as an update" of
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art-rock,' 'mucho pusho,' etc.) is vacuous." Miller recommended
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as a guide for librarians and other collectors. According to
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A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings
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was a precursor to more popular music guide series—such as
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s list of the 17 most essential popular music books, with
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is the second in a series of books—beginning in 1981 with
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In 2006, the "Consumer Guide" series was ranked fifth on
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Going Into the City: Portrait of a Critic as a Young Man
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as an alternative of superior "depth and information".
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as a reference to prepare select rock recordings for
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Robert Christgau
Albums
capsule review
discography
music journalism
popular music
rock music
Pantheon Books
ISBN
0-679-73015-X
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s
reference book
Robert Christgau
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
Pantheon Books
capsule
The Village Voice
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s
1980s in music

Cooper Square
The Village Voice
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
capsule
The Village Voice
Chicago Tribune
letter grade
rock

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