Pitchfork Criticism

It is interesting to check out Pitchfork founder Ryan Schreiber's (pictured left) wikipedia page. Specifically the criticism section. Slate.com suggests that Pitchfork rates albums from certain artists more favorably so that everyone knows Pitchfork was behind them when they become popular.

Dusted magazine wrote that the website's use of the 0.0 rating on such albums as Ryan Adam's Gold and Travis Morrison's Travistan is a "cheap publicity stunt" for a website that "thrives on controversy."

I have a feeling that Mr. Schreiber and his fellow critics are getting exactly the type of attention they desire. More power to them for having the ability to get people up in arms, and simultaneously influencing a whole generation of sophistocated music fans to buy up albums (or at least go to concerts) on their say so.