ITT: Albums you were suprised to find out were panned at release

>>69481350
Pitchfork has given all, but 2 Mountain Goat album shit reviews.

>>69481335
This has a 2.87 on RYM, how is this surprising?

>>69481335
Anyone who's listened to that album would probably come up with a similar score

>>69481441
incorrect, it was ahead of its time, pre justice.. brought back harder bedroom style production back to the mainstream (using bass synth wah pedals, heavy distortion etc...)

>>69481781

it was lazy, phoned in and repetitive. even the title track is basically the same thing looped over and over.

DP even admitted the bulk of it got made over the course of a few weeks

>>69481350
the kitty album is better desu senpai

>>69481335

that album really is shitty though

it's like an extremely lazy version of their previous two

you can literally hear the LACK of effort that went into it when you're listening by comparison

>tfw I'm 100% aware that a lot of HAA is phoned in and droning
>tfw I love it anyway
WE ARE HUMAN

>>69481335
It's almost as if reviews are ultimately meaningless.

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>>69481335
Absolutely unappreciated

The only album of his that made BNA was Within and Without which most patricians hated. Fuck Pitchfork.

>>69482732
What, WaW is great. Why is it considered bad?

Do you people consider below 8 panned? What the fuck?

>>69483721
Well, a 7 implies that it's a good album but not great.

>>69483786

6 means good, 7 means great, 8 means amazing, 9 means masterpiece, 10 means all-time classic

>>69481350

What does Pitchfork have against them? The Champ was pretty good.

>>69483822
>6 means good, 7 means great, 8 means amazing, 9 means masterpiece, 10 means all-time classic

where the fuck are you getting these numbers

6 means not worth your time, 7 means average, 8 means good, 9 means amazing, and 10 is all time classic

>>69483845

you have a horribly inflated rating system

if 5 is average, 6 should be good. if 5 isn't average, then you are not rating on an out of 10 scale.

>>69483975
This, desu. Never really understood people that use the system like that.

>>69483845
>7 means average

>having only 3 numbers to distinguish between above average music
>having 6 whole numbers to distinguish between below average music

are you retarded?

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NIN - The Fragile
>a fucking 2.0

This is what helped convince me Pitchfork is shit.

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>>69484462
Sup

>>69481335
>albums you were surprised to find out you didn't like anymore

>>69482078
>made over the course of a few weeks
this isn't a criticism

>>69483822
masterpiece = all-time classic
move all your descriptors up one and it is accurate