Musical Wankery

It amazes me that there are almost 500 reviews of that new Radiohead album at amazon.com, barely a week after its release. I spend many an hour chortling at the reviews, for it is a veritable haven for NME wannabes.

"if ok.computer was satellites, police scanners, and train tunnels, then kid.a is air ducts, water pipes, and fiber optic cables. this album is a shivering child huddled in in a dark room. this child listens closely to the world outside, taking in every stimuli and intimating it to us its own trembling tones."

With comments like these it won't matter if every music journalist in the world is struck down by some deadly disease, for there are legions of wankers waiting in the wings.