| Max King of the Wild said: I can not believe people are still posting in this thread like its a big deal... and onyxneth if that music thing is true then maxim is really stupid and all these tolls are rediculous |
Oh it's true all right. So before anyone actually praises these reviews, question whether Maxim even has the game to review. Here is my proof if anyone was doubting me:
Nas' Reaction
http://www.spinner.com/2008/02/27/nas-chews-out-maxim-after-premature-review/
Looks like rapper Nas and the Black Crowes have something in common ... besides their connection to all-star classic rock. The New York-based rapper was jarred, much like Chris Robinson and Co., when the lad mag -- known for its revealing pics of female actresses and models -- gave his upcoming album a 2 1/2-star review.
The rap star, who's been making hits since the mid '90s, wasn't dismayed by the thought of receiving a less than stellar critique, but was instead surprised that Maxim could even have an opinion on the incomplete project. A music reviewer at Maxim panned the Crowes' new album, 'Warpaint,' in the same fashion, and later admitted that he never even heard the LP.
The Crowes were bothered, to say the least, by the faux review. Nas, on the other hand, isn't as perturbed by the magazine's insubstantial opinion of his new project ... especially since the rapper hasn't even finished it.
"I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told the New York Post's Page Six. "I'd prefer [a review from] Playboy," Nas said. "That kind of stuff doesn't reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don't know what a music rating from Maxim is ... I don't know what it even means really."
The Black Crowes themselves are not letting Maxim wriggle off the hook quite as easily as Nas seems to have. The wronged rockers have rejected the magazine's explanation for its non-review review and are demanding a public apology, calling the conciliatory words it has offered "self-serving damage control."
Counting Crows Reaction
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2008/02/24/blackcrowes-review.html
The Black Crowes say an album review by Maxim magazine was fabricated because advance CDs were not available.
The critique, published in Maxim's March issue, gives the Crowes' Warpaint a rating of 2½ stars out of five.
"The writer — who has not heard the album, since advance CDs were not made available — wrote what appears to be a disparaging assessment anyway, citing, 'it hasn't left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth,' " said a statement on the band's official website.
The band's manager, Pete Angelus, said the band raised the issue with Maxim, which, he said, responded in an e-mail with the following: "Of course, we always prefer to [sic] hearing music, but sometimes there are big albums that we don't want to ignore that aren't available to hear, which is what happened with the Crowes. It's either an educated guess preview or no coverage at all, so in this case we chose the former."
Maxim, which has not confirmed the authenticity of the e-mail message to Angelus, released this statement in response: "Maxim will continue to provide our readers with information that is important to them, whether it is about fashion, lifestyle, technology, music, movies and more."
"It's a disgrace to the arts, journalism, critics, the publication itself and the public," Angelus said.
"What's next — Maxim's concert reviews of shows they never attended, book reviews of books never read and film reviews of films never seen?"
Warpaint marks the band's first album in seven years and is set for release March 4. The blues-rock group has released only one song from the disc, Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution.
Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.
