From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V9 #224 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Monday, August 28 2006 Volume 09 : Number 224 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [idealcopy] A review of Manscape ["Paul Pietromonaco" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] A review of Manscape > thanks for posting the EW review. I was a bit surprised after such a lovely > review to see it receive only a B+...ah, well, I've never been one for grades > :o) > Actually, for EW, that's a pretty good letter grade. They're a little stingy with their letters. They very rarely give A's. Still - I know what you mean - - that does seem like an A- review at the least. By the way Wire has earned a few A's! ^_^ There's an article here: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,450483_0|61312||0_0_,00.html but the on-line version doesn't reprint all of the original magazine article....which I just happen to have. Here's the bit they didn't print: - ------------------------- WHAT TO BUY Pink Flag (1977) An amped-up, pared-down masterpiece: A; Chairs Missing (1978) Another art-punk triumph: A; 154 (1979) Weird keyboards are in full effect: B+; The Ideal Copy (1987) A strange, cerebral take on synth-pop: B+; Send (2003) Assembled on a computer, but something of a return to the style of earlier work: B+ - ------------------------ Nice photo, huh? ^_^ Cheers, Paul (P.S. Sorry about the HTML - had to switch to use it to get the "What to buy" section to format correctly.) ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V9 #224 *******************************