Comments on: Pitch, Please!: Music sampling never ends

By: kris

kris — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:55:31 +0000

Alum,
I do have the right to comment on the material that i write. I didn’t even respond disrespectfully or childlike as you claimed. And there’s a difference between giving criticism and bashing the subject matter that I chose to write about. Also, I happen to be a sociology major.

By: Alum

Alum — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:14:18 +0000

Kris, your inability to take criticism (coupled with a poorly written article) makes me think that journalism might not be for you. If you didn’t care what they thought and have better things to do, why even bother commenting and rebutting like a child might?

By: Stay Real

Stay Real — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:04:51 +0000

Original music is always best. Too much of today’s current music is only a sample of the past work. More artists should do original work and expand the horizons of our culture.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:38:35 +0000

Dear author,

Music is a form of therapy to most of us; something we relate to, something that guides us, something that makes sense of the things that seem to betray us, or simply something that cures a shitty day at the office. Your columns about music don’t reiterate that for me. They’re negative. They force your strong, derogatory views down the throat of your reader and leave a nasty taste in his or her mouth. In fact. I won’t call you a music writer, or a music columnist. I will call you a music critic as that is all you seem to do. I read because it is an escape. I listen to music, lyrics, and melody because I want to escape from the stresses of everyday life. It makes me feel free, and releases an inner calm. If I wanted to feel beaten down on my way to school, work or wherever, I’d visit an abandoned dog shelter!

By: Sam Silverman

Sam Silverman — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:36:41 +0000

I wrote a column about samples last year, too. Except I informed readers as to what a sample was, how payment is reimbursed, and examples of songs they actually know and can relate the concept to. You talk about sampled songs that you hate and just complain about it in general. The audience you write for is extremely limited and I fail to notice the value in this.