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Ozomatli
I loved Phil’s idea to watch the band rated lowest on Pitchfork. It reminded me of my very first editor and the first time he asked me to write a movie review. It went roughly like this:
Him: (Handing me a videotape in a plan white case): “Can you knock out a review of this tonight?”
Me: “Sorry, I’ve got no time to watch it tonight.”
Him: “I asked you to review it, not watch it.”
Me: “I don’t even know what it’s about.”
Him: “It says on the box, it’s called ‘Lionheart’. It’s either about Richard the Lionheart or some brave geezer. Just say the acting was wooden, the plot predictable and make a pun about bravery. And give it one star. People like reviews that slag something off.”
So I did. And that piece of advice stuck with me, along with his lessons about how to doctor pictures to match what you wrote or believe. And in the spirit of enjoying the bad reviews, here are the acts I’m excited about, complete with their best (worst) review on Amazon:
MGMT. They have to tie two disparate albums into one coherent show, but I’m guessing they’ll do it brilliantly, or maybe they’ll just play the new one, which is fine by me: “Its almost as if MGMT decided to make the worst album possible just to make people like me mad.”
Ozomatli, especially at the Palace of Wonder, which I’m looking forward to more than any other show ever at Fuji. They’re one of the world’s best live bands, in a venue that’ll suit them: “I can’t believe the person who mastered this album hasn’t offered to set himself on fire yet as a most meager apologetic offering for his treacherous violation of not only my hearing, but also my sense of right and wrong.”
Trombone Shorty. Who knows, maybe he’ll bring Lenny Kravitz with him: “Raised my blood pressure, hurt my ears.”
Rory McLeod: he’s exactly the kind of musician I thought I’d be when I was a kid and didn’t know I didn’t have any talent. Unfortunately, every reviewer on Amazon has given him 5 stars.
(Ozomatli pic via Smashing Mag)
