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From: ed@das.llnl.gov (Edward Suranyi)
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stone reviews, Sinead, and Kate
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Date: 1 Mar 90 20:42:18 GMT
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In article <52833@bbn.COM> Liz Bonesteel <eboneste@BBN.COM> writes:
>
>Speaking more of Rolling Stone, I heard a rumor they trashed HOL when
>it came out.  Can anyone confirm this?

When _HoL_ came out, _Rolling Stone_ wasn't giving stars in its 
reviews.  (They had stopped for some reason a few months earlier,
and they just started again about a year ago.)  So it's hard
to tell what they really thought.  The review was kind of
non-committal.  I remember they thought it was sort of 
childish, in some undefined way.

Ever since then, though, Kate has been used as an example of a great
alternative artist, when others are compared to her.  Does
this mean a change of heart on the part of _RS_?  We'll
never know for sure as long as they don't review _TSW_, but
everyone I've heard who is connected to _RS_ has nothing
but good things to say about the album.  (The mention in the
year-end issue, the article in the Feb. 8 issue, and Anthony
DeCurtis's words on "All Things Considered".)

Ed
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