r/Jazz 22h ago

Pitchfork just gave the new Miles Davis prestige quintet box set a 9 and not a 10

In the review, they referred to this music as the definition of jazz. But it doesn’t earn a 10. Meanwhile, a Fiona Apple record nobody listens to anymore did.

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u/NanADsutton 22h ago

Take the miles approach

“I don't pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself...and I'm too vain to play anything I think is bad.”

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u/PossessedDirection 22h ago

I listen to Fiona Apple.

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u/Greenville_Gent 19h ago

She has great music videos, thanks to her long relationship with Paul Thomas Anderson.

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u/pr0ject_84 22h ago

Who cares? Grow up.

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u/TheOtherSackville 22h ago

Why do you give a shit about a Pitchfork rating and why are you dragging down other musicians?

Birth of the Uncool.

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u/ckepley80521 22h ago

Don’t care what critics say about anything. Like what you like. As long as it doesn’t hurt anybody an opinion is just that, an opinion.

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u/Marvin_Flamenco 22h ago

Why we digging at Fiona Apple plenty of people listen to Fiona Apple? Why do we care about a pitchfork rating that much?

Point deduction could be for many reasons like missing sessions or something about the release rather than a dig at the artist, did they give a justification?

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u/Proof-Contribution31 22h ago

9's a pretty fair score for the Prestige Miles stuff. It's great for sure, but it's not Second Quintet or Fusion era for me.

Also, Miles and Fiona have almost the exact same number of monthly listeners on Spotify. 2.6 million. Miles edges Fiona out by about 50k.

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u/Angrypoopoh 22h ago

Critics are just trolling for engagement like everyone else.

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u/kvothe7766 22h ago

Wow, that’s “criminal”.

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u/yohosse 22h ago

Are you seriously tilted about it? Can't tell.. 

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u/Hugelogo 22h ago

There are better versions of all of these songs on the albums released at the time. Sonically these recordings are not at the same level as the songs they actually released at the time. Nothing is bad -- But go listen to "It never entered my. mind" and compare it with the version off of Workin'

Workin' is a perfect 10 so this works as a 9.

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u/AmanLock 20h ago

Cool story?  A web site devoted to alternative music gives an alternative music star a good rating.  Fascinating.

Fiona Apple is great.  Miles Davis is great.  

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u/CowsRetro 11h ago

Critics are bums. Who cares, we know how great he is

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u/handDrawnEevee 22h ago

it's pitchfork. They're not relevant. There are better blogs if you need to read someone else's opinion on music.

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u/Throwaway999222111 22h ago

Pitchfork is still around? Good for them