Belmont Vision - Opinion - CD review troubles fan of Taylor Swift

ISSUE: 02/28/07 > opinion > Cd review troubles fan of taylor swift

Dear Editor,

I found the review of Taylor Swift’s self-titled album troubling (“Sink or Swim: CD Reviews, by Matt Reynolds, Vision, Feb. 14). Not only did it sound like the writer didn’t even listen to the album, it was full of biased remarks toward the country music industry. I ask him: Do you have something against record companies making money by an exceptionally talented artist?

First off, you state the album is “another attempt by a country music label to maximize profit at the expense of putting out a tasteless profitable release.” What is your definition of tasteless? Is it a young woman who received a publishing contract at 12, signed by an independent label (Big Machine) at 16, releases an album of material written by Taylor herself, certified gold within a month of release? Not to mention all those amazing achievements, the album [is] a very TASTEFUL album for high school/college students. I guess you would rather have your daughter looking up to the Britney Spears and Fergies of the world.

Second, as a Belmont student you should have learned the record business is a business. They are there to make money. If you become involved in the industry and do not intend to make a maximum profit on an album, you may find yourself in a bit of trouble.

In conclusion, as a reviewer, it’s your job to provide us with non- biased opinions on an artist’s album. I don’t want to hear your opinions of a music industry that you seemingly don’t know enough about to criticize.

– Robert L. Krabel


	Letter to the Editor CD review troubles fan of Taylor Swift

	ISSUE: 02/28/07 > opinion > Cd review troubles fan of taylor swift Dear Editor, I found the review of Taylor Swift’s self-titled album troubling (“Sink or Swim: CD Reviews, by Matt Reynolds, Vision, Feb. 14). Not only did it sound like the writer didn’t even listen to the album, it was full of biased remarks toward the country music industry. I ask him: Do you have something against record companies making money by an exceptionally talented artist? First off, you state the album is “another attempt by a country music label to maximize profit at the expense of putting out a tasteless profitable release.” What is your definition of tasteless? Is it a young woman who received a publishing contract at 12, signed by an independent label (Big Machine) at 16, releases an album of material written by Taylor herself, certified gold within a month of release? Not to mention all those amazing achievements, the album [is] a very TASTEFUL album for high school/college students. I guess you would rather have your daughter looking up to the Britney Spears and Fergies of the world. Second, as a Belmont student you should have learned the record business is a business. They are there to make money. If you become involved in the industry and do not intend to make a maximum profit on an album, you may find yourself in a bit of trouble. In conclusion, as a reviewer, it’s your job to provide us with non- biased opinions on an artist’s album. I don’t want to hear your opinions of a music industry that you seemingly don’t know enough about to criticize. – Robert L. Krabel
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