Comments on: Joshua Klein’s Review of “Rain on the City” by Freedy Johnston http://ripfork.com/2010/01/joshua-kleins-review-of-rain-on-the-city-by-freedy-johnston/ Ripping Music Critics Since 2009 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Austin http://ripfork.com/2010/01/joshua-kleins-review-of-rain-on-the-city-by-freedy-johnston/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Austin Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:21:33 +0000 http://ripfork.com/?p=286#comment-795 I always remember Mr. Klein from the horrible opening first paragraph of his review of Crowded House's Time on Earth: "Last spring at Coachella, the reunited Crowded House was given the thankless task of preceding the reunited Rage Against the Machine on the very same stage. Needless to say, reports were mixed as to how well the crowd, swelled by Rage fans staking out an early spot during Crowded House's set, responded to the band's comeback. But despite the antipodean group's intermittent success around the globe, there's never been a clear place for a songwriter like Neil Finn." Besides sounding like he doesn't really know much about Crowded House, this has always smacked me as a case of him really wanting to talk about Coachella and not Crowded House. ~Austin I always remember Mr. Klein from the horrible opening first paragraph of his review of Crowded House’s Time on Earth:

“Last spring at Coachella, the reunited Crowded House was given the thankless task of preceding the reunited Rage Against the Machine on the very same stage. Needless to say, reports were mixed as to how well the crowd, swelled by Rage fans staking out an early spot during Crowded House’s set, responded to the band’s comeback. But despite the antipodean group’s intermittent success around the globe, there’s never been a clear place for a songwriter like Neil Finn.”

Besides sounding like he doesn’t really know much about Crowded House, this has always smacked me as a case of him really wanting to talk about Coachella and not Crowded House.

~Austin

]]> By: Matt Wendus http://ripfork.com/2010/01/joshua-kleins-review-of-rain-on-the-city-by-freedy-johnston/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Matt Wendus Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:43:46 +0000 http://ripfork.com/?p=286#comment-769 I think a more pressing concern is how to up-skirt light rock kitsch. I think a more pressing concern is how to up-skirt light rock kitsch.

]]> By: Moeez http://ripfork.com/2010/01/joshua-kleins-review-of-rain-on-the-city-by-freedy-johnston/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Moeez Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:42:14 +0000 http://ripfork.com/?p=286#comment-768 Very funny review, but a question still lingers: How DOES one "skirt light rock kitsch" (tongue-twister)? Very funny review, but a question still lingers: How DOES one “skirt light rock kitsch” (tongue-twister)?

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