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Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s is a music reference book by American music journalist and essayist Robert Christgau.It was published in October 2000 by St. Martin's Press's Griffin imprint and collects approximately 3,800 capsule album reviews, originally written by Christgau during the 1990s for his "Consumer Guide" column in The Village Voice.
Robert Thomas Christgau (/ ˈ k r ɪ s t ɡ aʊ / KRIST-gow; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist.Among the most well-known [1] and influential music critics, [2] he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and later became an early proponent of musical movements such as hip hop, riot grrrl, and the import of African ...
Pages in category "Books by Robert Christgau" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Albums of the '90s; Christgau's Record Guide: Rock ...
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s, the third book in the series Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Christgau's Record Guide .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies, a music reference book by Robert Christgau Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s, the second book in the series Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s, the third book in the series
Matt Diehl of Entertainment Weekly argued that the album showcases the band's visionary mix of modern and classic soul, which "paved the way" for singers such as Maxwell and D'Angelo: "You won't find a more ebullient collection of jams anywhere else". [5] In his book Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s (2000), Robert Christgau wrote that Tony! Toni!
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Jason Ankeny wrote that "if Hollywood Town Hall is inarguably the Jayhawks' best album, Tomorrow the Green Grass runs a very close second", noting that the album's "eclectic approach pointed the way to the sound and style of the fine records the Louris-led version of the band would go on to make ...
Christgau's Record Guide C− [ 2 ] Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Not only isn't this good Motown, it isn't good Motown psychedelic—except for some sharp strumming on the title track (a half-assed indictment of/tribute to America) it never takes off rhythmically or vocally."