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Maroon 5's 'Overexposed' + How often do you listen to critics' opinions?
Published: 6/27/2012 9:00 AM
Last Modified: 6/26/2012 5:13 PM




Having watched "The Voice" this spring, I feel a special connection with Adam Levine, whom a friend of mine and I refer to as Time Share.

So I was excited when Time Share and his Maroon 5 band mates were coming out with an album, from which the current hit single "Payphone" hails. But having heard mixed reviews about it (check out Entertainment Weekly's review here), I'm debating on buying it on iTunes -- "debating" v. "going out and buying it RIGHT NOW," merely because of other people's opinions.

For whatever reason, that struck me as silly and, now that I've typed it out, stupid. Most of the stuff I listen to at work or while exercising is pop-dance stuff, which many critics aren't fond of, based on reviews I've read. And some of the stuff they absolutely love leaves me colder than day-old fried chicken.

So why the heck would I base a purchase on someone else's personal tastes? I mean, it's not like they're testing ... I don't know, toilet cleaners. Or toasters. Mmm, or Hot Pockets ... Sorry, I'm just saying they're not putting out a consumer report on a product that either does the job it claims to or fails miserably, knowledge of which could positively influence your purchasing power. Right? But a music review is not a consumer report; it's opinion, plain and simple. Often, it's written very well, but it's just someone's opinion, nonetheless.

Do you pay attention to music critics, especially when it comes to an artist you enjoy? Does it ever sway your opinion?

And, more importantly, what do you think of Time Share's new album?

Peace, love and cold fried chicken ... XOXO


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While other kids were watching "The Smurfs," Scene Writer Jason Ashley Wright was tuned in to "Style with Elsa Klensch." By fourth grade, he knew he wanted to write, and spent almost three years publishing a weekly teen-oriented magazine, Teen-Zine -- circulation: 2. After earning a degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi, he became the medical reporter and teen board coordinator for the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American, a Gannett newspaper. Eight months later, with visions of Elsa dancing in his head, he applied for the fashion writer position at the Tulsa World, where he began working on Aug. 3, 1998. He is now a general assignment reporter for Scene.

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