found online by Raymond
From Marc McDonald at BeggarsCanBeChoosers:
To me, the best music critics have always been the ones who simply stick to writing about the music and not calling attention to themselves. For example, off the top of my head, I don’t think I can name a single critic for my favorite music magazine, Britain’s excellent The Wire. But the reviews in that publication are some of the best around. They’re informative, in-depth, well-researched, and they give you a good sense of the music.
By contrast, the reviews of Robert Christgau, the self-appointed “Dean of Music Critics” offer none of these qualities.