This is odd...Rolling Stone gives out exactly NO five-star ratings to an album since 1992 (R.E.M's Automatic for the People), but in the last two years, the distinction has gone to Love & Theft (Bob Dylan), Goddess in the Doorway (Mick Jagger), The Rising (Bruce Springsteen) and now Sea Change (Beck).
Perhaps since they're gradually turning into Maxim anyway, RS doesn't feel so stingy about the rave reviews.
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(edited by Big Bad on 21.9.02 1440) I was born in a manger, like that other guy. You know, he wore a hat?
Does it matter? The Grammys are an even bigger sham than anything RS does - what the Hell is the difference between a 'record' and an 'album', anyway? Anyone recall the Jethro Tull incident? The nebulous time constraints for releases that qualify for awards? Now *there* is a bunch that needs to stop handing out awards, pronto.
Originally posted by JubukiDoes it matter? The Grammys are an even bigger sham than anything RS does - what the Hell is the difference between a 'record' and an 'album', anyway?
As I understand it:
Album = whole album, goes to the band. Record = song, goes to the band. Song = song, goes to the songwriter.
I may be overgeneralizing here, but I think that's it.
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