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Re: Poll?



russell bingham wrote:

> Hello...
>
> Just wondering...did any other listee come to know and love OTR based on
> a review they read?  I did.  True Tune News.

Yup. Same for me with _Patience_. In both True Tunes and CCM Magazine.

> Point being, reviews have introduced me to a lot of my current
> favorites:  OTR, Victoria Williams, Lucinda Williams and the latest
> Sinead Lohan.
>
> Just wondering who else buys music based entirely on review...

I just picked up Mercury Rev's _Deserter's Songs_ based on the fact taht it was on, like, 6 out of
10 critic's top 10 of '98 lists on Rolling Stone's website. And it's really amazing. Done it before,
though, too. The aforementioned Lucinda Williams (although I'd heard a couple of her songs pre-_Car
Wheels..._), the new Lauryn Hill CD (although I'd heard the single, which is good. But I don't think
I'd have picked up the CD if it weren't for 8000 glowing reviews in all the music mags). there are a
ton more. I'm a junkie for music reviews. And when I see one getting solid reviews across the
boards, I don't generally even have to hear anything from it...


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