It's always the people who like something that have a persecution complex when someone says their thing sucks. Maybe look inward for your answers.

I mean didn’t you just describe every performing artist ever?

OMG this. Why do people get so upset because someone else likes something that they don’t? It’s OK to like different things.

>Why do people get so upset

Probably because of the extraordinary reception mentioned in the article and the claim that's being made? This is apparently the highest rating Pitchfork has handed out in half a decade and it's supposed to be an indicator of a major shift in the music industry.

That's quite a lot and after having listened to it I have to agree with the original poster, I don't really get it either. I expected the next Bowie after those reviews.

Sadly, pitchfork has recently been gutted. Wouldn't be surprised if the new masters are doing this purely for PR...

Giving this album 9.1 is the most old-Pitchfork thing they've done in years. It's the anti-PR move to do.

Pitchfork was already past its prime in recent years, but seeing it gutted by Conde Naste is a bummer.

Have you found a good alternative?

Since when does calling a piece of music or artist mediocre indicate 'upset'?

It seems perfectly normal for a large portion of passing readers to simply not care that much either way.

That’s fair. GP doesn’t really seem that upset, they just don’t like the record.

When I wrote this I was coming off another comment where the commenter seemed genuinely upset over the distribution medium. I think a little bit of my sentiment about that post dribbled through.

Even so, I wish people were more live-and-let-live about very subjective things like music. It’s a big world and art is not zero-sum.