Maxim Reviews Unheard Black Crowes Album

If the Black Crowes record an album that hasn’t been leaked or sent to reviewers, should a tree fall on the Maxim Magazine reviewer who gave the album two and a half stars anyway, sound unheard? After Maxim reviewed their album on the strength of the single alone, the Crowes issued a harshly-worded reaction to […]
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If the Black Crowes record an album that hasn't been leaked or sent to reviewers, should a tree fall on the Maxim Magazine reviewer who gave the album two and a half stars anyway, sound unheard?

After Maxim reviewed their album on the strength of the single alone, the Crowes issued a harshly-worded reaction to Maxim in which they accuse the magazine of lacking journalistic integrity and misleading readers with its assessment that the unheard album "hasn't left Chris Robinson and thegang much room for growth."

Black Crowes manager Pete Angelus quotes Maxim as having responded to the band's complaint by calling the review an "educated guess preview":

"Of course, we always prefer to (sic) hearing music, but sometimesthere are big albums that we don't want to ignore that aren't available tohear, which is what happened with the Crowes. It's either an educated guesspreview or no coverage at all, so in this case we chose the former."

Or you could, you know, stick to reviewing music you've actually heard. Movie critics don't review movies based on trailers, and magazines shouldn't review albums based on singles.