Music critic
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A music critic is someone who reviews music, songs and albums, and writes about them. A music critic may also write entire books analyzing music styles and discussing music history.
At least in the realm of rock music, critics have not garnered much respect. Indeed, Frank Zappa once famously declared that, "Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read."
The following is an incomplete list of influential music critics and writers:
- Theodor W. Adorno
- Lester Bangs
- Stanley Booth
- Cameron Crowe
- Robert Christgau
- Anthony DeCurtis
- Jim DeRogatis
- Alfred Einstein
- David Fricke
- Kyle Gann
- Peter Guralnick
- Eduard Hanslick
- Donal Henahan
- Nat Hentoff
- Stephen Holden
- Barney Hoskyns
- Nick Kent
- Julius Korngold
- Jon Landau
- Alan Lomax
- Albert Murray
- Charles Shaar Murray
- Ian MacDonald
- Stuart Maconie
- Greil Marcus
- Dave Marsh
- Janet Maslin
- Richard Meltzer
- Paul Morley
- Tim Page
- Nadeem F. Paracha
- Kris Needs
- Robert Palmer
- Ian Penman
- Simon Reynolds
- Tim (Mikesell) Riley
- John Rockwell
- Miranda Sawyer
- Pitts Sanborn
- Piero Scaruffi
- Harold Schonberg
- Jane Scott
- Robert Shelton
- Linda Solomon
- Nick Tosches
- Ted White
- Martin Williams
- Paul Williams
- Ellen Willis
See also
External links
- [Who cares what critics say? - Jay Nordlinger]
- [Dancing About Architecture] - portal to the best music writing online
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