Should Critics Be Allowed to Review CD a Couple Weeks Before It Comes Out?

[mrlee]

i think giving critics cds to review early is a free ticket to insta leak.


Axl wont do it.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Like Maxim Magazine "reviewed" Warpaint even though they didn't even get a copy?

No thank you.

There will be plenty of time to review the album after it's out.

[ben9785]

You know what the truth is?

They're not going to care about the music.

Every single bloody article that comes out about this album is going to be based on the same shit:

-boo hoo it took so long
-axl blah blah rumour blah axl blah blah lie blah
-ahhh slash and duff arent there, its not the same anymore, its not the same band, waaa

And maybe if we're lucky they might make a note about the music:

-why doesnt it sound like 'appetite for destruction'? why doesnt it sound like the 80s again? why does it sound so modern? why does it sound so unique? why does it sound so great? it can't be great because slash isn't there boo hoo

Don't even bother reading any of the reviews when they come out.

I hope GNR and the label and management realize this and don't do any favours for these 'press' by giving them copies.

Let them go out there and buy the cd listen for themselves, then they can cry about the fact they had to pay for a copy of the album instead of receiving a courtesy copy in their entire article, and at least the music will be spared

[Shackler]

Up to band management