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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Well Pitchfork gave his first album a 9.4 out 10, NME gave it a 9 out of 10 and Robert Christgau gave it an A- so I'd say he was pretty well received, at least when he started out. As I mentioned before I'm only really into his earlier stuff, which was grimier. On his later stuff he sounds too much like he's trying to sound like an American rapper.
The point I was making to you really has nothing to do with Dizzee Rascal though, I was just using him as an example because he's someone fairly current who you don't like. There have been a bunch times that you have expressed surprise at me knocking bands or albums that you think of as classics. I was just making a point about the nature of those kinds of albums. At one time those Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, etc. albums were current and I wasn't into them. I'm still not into them but now they're considered classics by some people. I'm sure you'll have the same experience eventually, whether with Dizzee Rascal or with someone else, and it will be surreal for you then just like it's surreal for me now.
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Well yeah.. I never thought he was well received as that, quite shocked really. I thought he was just sh
it and I actually thought he was considered average by the critics but he's actually respected, well he was anyway. So I can see the comparison now, someone well received that you don't get/don't like/think are crap in a few years becoming something special to people who are currently likkle. I dunno who I don't like in modern music at the moment that would be considered great in 15 years.. I'd like to prepare myself though. When my days of forum posting stop and if the day comes where I speak to/have kids/or whatever and they hold an album from the 00s that I hate in high regard, you'll be the first person I think of. "Jan...something! What was his name"
