November 08, 2005
The Roger Ebert of Online Music Reviewers
Do you ever read the product reviews that are written by other customers on Amazon.com? If you do, then you’re probably aware that there is a place to let other customers know if you've found a particular review helpful. I spent part of the weekend searching for songs that are played at various sporting events. During my search, I stumbled across an album entitled “NBA Jam Session.” I wasn’t impressed with any of the songs I sampled, which puts me in direct opposition with “A music fan.” On July 5, 2000, a person going by the name, “A music fan,” reviewed the album by writing the following:
“yo i'm like a huge fan of rap and this cd got it. biggy is on this and i enjoy that. what a killa rap cd. lakers won, i wanted the pacers to win. so go out to yo local cd shop and pick this bad boy up to hear some steepin rap tracks.”
Much to my shock, only one person (out of seven) found “a music fan’s” review helpful. Needless to say, you can add the person who found “A music fan’s” review helpful, not to mention “A music fan” himself, to my growing list of people who should NEVER ever be allowed to procreate. (And yes, I really am starting a list. Your suggestions are welcome.)
Comments
Fool,
I'm starting to be a little suspicious of your posts bashing really dumb internet personalities. (For another, see http://www.thinkingfool.com/archives/2005/07/a_master_salesm.php ). I could definitely see you making both of these up for the comedic value.
Posted by: NYU Jew at November 9, 2005 11:23 PM
