I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to review loadsastuff, old and new - but I've always taken the option to think, whether I like the album or not, I hope that what I have written is interesting enough for people to go out and get to hear whatever it is themselves and to see what they think of it.
There are, however, too many reviewers and various media types out there who are cocooned in their little bubble.
One example I distinctly remember was Nicky Campbell on Radio 1, in the days leading up to Diana's funeral. He played a sombre track dedicated to her introducing it with - "This is how the nation is feeling - this is how you're feeling".
It certainly wasn't my thoughts at the time.....
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