Three phrases that should be kept out of music journalism.... anything-LADEN, GUITAR DRIVEN, and MELODIC VOCALS.
They are industry buzz phrases that major labels and expensive boutique PR firms use in their press releases to describe their bands and they have come to mean nothing.
When I see those phrases in music reviews, it makes me never want to hear the music being described. It makes me wonder if the writer actually grasps, embraces or understands the music being written about. I know that when I hear an industry person using them, they rarely know what they are talking about.
The same thing goes for the phrase "South By" in reference to SXSW. I have never heard a band, writer, blogger, or music fan ever use "South By" when talking about the festival. It's not too hard to say South-By-South-West. The only people to use "South By" are clueless industry tools.
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