Lets Play 'Guess the Pitchfork Score'

mookeywrench
mookeywrench Posts: 6,122
edited September 2009 in The Porch
Pitchfork hates Pearl Jam for some reason, but this album is definitely different from past releases so they will either like it more or less.

The review will probably be out on Mon.

my guess is that they'll give it a 6.2
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  • Zidane
    Zidane Ottawa Posts: 362
    Hahaha!!!!

    I'm also waiting for that one. They'll find a reason to give Backspacer a 3 or 4, you watch. Damn, even Q magazine gave a great review but Pitchfork will stick to their "so-call indie" reputation...!
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  • cdp1223
    cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    My husband calls 4.8.

    Myself, I gave Pitchfork a -7.8 about 4 years ago.
  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,422
    well....its not Radiohead or The Beatles...or a Modest Mouse album that reminds them of Radiohead.


    2.3
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  • TMudrick
    TMudrick Posts: 267
    Backspacer is an album feature unique guitar patterns, great lyrics, and an incredible feel of unity from a great band...Its a great album...

    It is not a concept album that is just noise, weird sounds here and there put together like an experiment...

    Therefore Pitchfork will give it around a 5.3 where as the bottom type of album would get a 900 out of 10
  • Human Tide
    Human Tide Posts: 330
    5.2
  • The P.T.
    The P.T. Posts: 141
    It's Pitchfork, and PJ. Let's see. Since PJ is a well established band with a large following and great music already made... and since PJ is not a small unknown indie band that Pitchfork can claim is super before anyone else knows them, the max score starts at a 7.

    take off a point or two because they won't give it a max score, i'll guess a 5.5.
  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    hopefully it's better than what they gave Jet's second album.....a chimp peeing it's it's mouth
  • Dissident67
    Dissident67 Posts: 570
    If its not radiohead its under 5, and since its pearl jam i'll say 3.8
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  • Smarter_Than_U
    Smarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    i assume 6, though yield got 8.5, so 7 might not be out of the question
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  • tkepearljamn
    tkepearljamn Posts: 586
    My friends album came out on Vagrant earlier in the year... they got a shitty score somewhere in the 5's. It was the same day Michael Jackson Died and the revue had very little to do with their band or songs at all. The guy reviewing the album explained his dislike for another band the whole time writing their revue.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,023
    I was thinking a 6.1 before I entered this thread so I'll stick with that.
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  • cdp1223
    cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    And the score.... 4.6

    I guess my husband was closest....and yet, is being familiar enough with Pitchfork to be able to closely predict their scores really a prize? :)
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    That review is terrible.
  • kiljoythemerciful
    kiljoythemerciful Posts: 549
    Not that I really expected a more positive review, but the one up on the site is just lazy. And really there is no proof that the album was actually listened to. Why even bother reviewing something they are clearly not interested in giving equal time to?

    Pitchfork was sooooo 3 years ago.
  • imissyoualready
    imissyoualready Posts: 438
    It's a 4.6.....the review is terrible. I now have a thread calling for everyone to email the author. Here's his email (which is posted on the PF site so I'm not doing anything wrong)

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