Pitchfork 乐评争议 (以及其他的乐评...)
所以 Pitchfork 终于给 twenty one pilots 写了乐评… Hannah Jocelyn 给《Breach》这张专辑写了一篇乐评（这张在 Pitchfork 的评分是 6.2 分）。这篇乐评和 Jocelyn 之后在 IG story 的言论受到了 fanbase 反弹，最后她道歉并收回自己说乐团音乐是给那些在 Tumblr bio 写自己的 pronouns 和 diagnose 的 teen 听的。
所以 Pitchfork 终于给 twenty one pilots 写了乐评… Hannah Jocelyn 给《Breach》这张专辑写了一篇乐评（这张在 Pitchfork 的评分是 6.2 分）。这篇乐评和 Jocelyn 之后在 IG story 的言论受到了 fanbase 反弹，最后她道歉并收回自己说乐团音乐是给那些在 Tumblr bio 写自己的 pronouns 和 diagnose 的 teen 听的。
Hannah Jocelyn
乐评当中，Jocelyn 把专辑称为“chaotic, goofy, maximalist”，意思大概是各种元素交杂、轻松不正经、极端而不收敛的意思，我觉得意思应该是中性的。她说乐团作品的独特在于其他人都不会想到要这样做（这句话可以被解读成是有嘲讽含义）。
然后，
In 2015, Ohio duo Twenty One Pilots broke through with a mix of nasally rap, faux reggae, and sentimental alt-rock that left audiences exclaiming: Who are these watered-down Linkin Park/311 hybrids, and where are their pants?
well, 我也不知道..
Charitably, Pilots could be a gateway to more sophisticated rap and alternative selections; less charitably, they made music for the easily impressed.
teen pop.
以及，
It’s also pure fan service; the deeply ludicrous $1 million music video frequently calls back to past work and the song itself interpolates their single “Holding on to You.” It’s fascinating to hear a Christian-adjacent band reprise the words “entertain my faith” as the video depicts Clancy’s submission to a religious cult, but this isn’t the band to handle those implications.
$1 million 用 ludicrous 形容没有什么不妥，我觉得这也不一定是贬低，更像是对于这个惊人花费的一种形容。也确实是 fan service，不可否认（除非你没有 self consciousness）。Vialism 确实是 religious cult，跟“entertain my faith”歌词的含义确实也违背。我觉得这并没有什么。最后那句话（“this isn’t the band to handle those implications”）倒是否认了乐团有足够的思想深度来处理这些问题，我觉得这是乐团粉丝可能不愿意赞同或者承认的。
The song “Rawfear” speeds up on the line “never slowing down,” then abruptly returns to the original tempo—because he can’t escape the cycle.
这段话挺好笑的…
… but the vestigial self-seriousness feels out of place on an album like this.
她觉得《Downstairs》有点半吊子的严肃态度在这张专辑上不太搭调。
Right now it’s hard to imagine a cultural re-evaluation for Twenty One Pilots, the way people who grew up in the ’00s eventually gave My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park (both obvious influences) their flowers. But seeing the likes of MGK attempt a similar style without the same ambition puts the duo’s merit into perspective, and at least Pilots are thoroughly committed to their uncool niche.
well… 不知道这算是夸赞还是贬低。lol
As for poor Clancy, he fails to break the cycle and, in a Matrix Reloaded-esque twist, the rebels must find another “Clancy” to continue the fight.
……
她后续说，
Stray notes.
they were made for Tumblr kids with diagnoses and pronouns listed side by side in their bio
their reactionary streak has thankfully evaporated (positioning themselves as “real” music for suburban white people)
Trench is somehow exactly as good as Blurryface is bad and Paul Meany is the reason any of their good music works at all
the melodies on this album are often gorgeous, he would make a great topliner!
I kinda like how Intentions uses a reversed version of Truce as their sound bed
what is that crazy synth in City Walls
I don’t hate their self-titled! My music used to be Ben Folds worship too
我不是很在乎她是不是不喜欢乐团，以及她后续在 IG Story 说了什么，以及她后面说自己是前粉丝的道歉…. 因为我不 butthurt 而且我理解乐评人不是粉丝。
以及乐团粉丝应该接受自己就是她说的那些人（"Blurryface" 时期的粉丝确实就是 Tumblr teenagers 我觉得。而且描述一个乐团的目标群体我觉得并没有歧视/嘲讽的意思）。而且很多粉丝看起来就非常的 immature & overly-obsessed。（不代表你个体就是）
其他的乐评，
- Fantano @ The Needle Drop: 6/10
- Caleb Robinson @ sputnikmusic.com: 2.5/5
- Amrit Virdi @ Clash Music: 8/10
- Vicky Greer @ Louder: 4/5
我觉得从上面的乐评也可以看出像 Pitchfork 这样的乐评网站本质上更像一个音乐博客，或者是音乐杂志的评论版。我觉得一半是“分析”一半是主观意见表达，虽然作者会尽量缩小后半部分的影响，但是很多时候还是可以读出来。好的时候这会让文章变得更加个人化和更加真实，不好的时候会因为暗含一些“憎恶”的部分让粉丝觉得不舒服或者生气。
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