ralphpnj wrote: > > Yes Mr. Swenson was once a contributor to these forums but then he was > hired as a consultant by Stereophile and his contributions ceased. > Coincidence? >
I googled his name in conjunction with Stereophile and was provided with a list of reviews of recordings. I also obtained what appears to be review of one of his reviews in Stereophile: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/looking-for-great-writing-on-music-in-stereophile-is-like.72755/ " At least as far as music articles and album reviews go. (BTW, for a magazine devouted to audiophiles, when was the last time you read a review that talked about the sonics of an album beyond "...it has great dynamics"? It seems any insight into the quality of the recording and it's mastering is a mere afterthought, if considered at all.) Anyways, I digress. I saw on the cover that this issue featured "The Grateful Dead Live- New CDs and DVDs." I couldn't wait to dig in. Well, that'll teach me. Besides the usual drivel and the "look-how-cool-am-I" attitude, the article was splashed with errors. Spelling keyboardist Keith Godchaux's name wrong and botching song titles are a few examples of sloppiness. Mr. Swenson, in reference to Skeletons From The Closet (which the author labels as Skeletons In The Closet!), refers to this album- comprised almost entirely of studio cuts- as a great example of the band's early, live multitrack recordings! Sheesh! An article on bluegrass a while back was full of the same kind of errors and crappy prose. Irritating! :realmad: " There's this ironic comment about keeping the day job that is running through my mind. Oh, it must be a different John Swenson that works for Stereophile. Hopefully. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103684 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
