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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I've often wondered what would happen if someone at the NME or Radio 1just stuck their head above the parapet and said "Hang on... this is SHITE!" about whatever hot new band they were currently bigging up for fear of looking uncool if they didn't. Badly Drawn Boy's entire career was substantiated by this fear.
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The NME has often been a great offender for this sort of thingBut the Melody Maker, unsurprisingly not long before its demise, had an editor who refused to allow negative reviews of bands like Oasis.
I've even seen an honest review of Oasis' dire third album by the excellent Taylor Parks, having five stars put at the top by sub-editor, despite it being anything but a five star review.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 14 Aug 2012, 10:14,
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