On the Record

This only fuels my notion that this mag has gone to rag. It used to be filled with useful information and off-the-wall reads that were interesting and even enlightening, at times. The photo spreads were HOT and packed full of pictures. Nowadays, it takes 15-20 minutes to get through the first pages of ads before you hit the table of contents. All of those ads are totally aimed at the top tiers of income makers with their Bulova watches and Porsche Cayennes. Yet, the writing seems to have taken a break from being smart, witty and interesting. It now pains me to read the jokes in the jokes section. No fun there. The photo spreads are abridged and FULLY CLOTHED!!! I think their Maxim days are done. Its more of a modern day Mad Magazine for the upper echelon.

This only fuels my notion that this mag has gone to rag. It used to be filled with useful information and off-the-wall reads that were interesting and even enlightening, at times. The photo spreads were HOT and packed full of pictures. Nowadays, it takes 15-20 minutes to get through the first pages of ads before you hit the table of contents. All of those ads are totally aimed at the top tiers of income makers with their Bulova watches and Porsche Cayennes. Yet, the writing seems to have taken a break from being smart, witty and interesting. It now pains me to read the jokes in the jokes section. No fun there. The photo spreads are abridged and FULLY CLOTHED!!! I think their Maxim days are done. Its more of a modern day Mad Magazine for the upper echelon.

It is really simple. Fire the guy who did the review. If someone who is getting paid to listen to music for a living doesn't have enough time on his hands to listen to the music, then get rid of him. Let Maxim know I would love to do the job. I would even actually listen to the music.

kind of like taking all of the bushbabies war lies and spewing them out like you believed them...who did that...all of the MAINSCREAM MEDIA you say...you just won a trip for two to NIRVANALAND...say hello to Michael Jackson for me!!

It's Maxim. I'm not sure the article content is that important to its subscribers.

Maxim mag overseas show their women naked. I think its what regulations that you have to fulfill by the US in order to show what can and cannot be in the magazines. Maxim magazine overseas show their women as if they were in playboy. They are of European women though. Their magazines are bigger which most of them are, and they show the exact same thing. Only difference is that the women are not clothed and yes, they are tasteful in nature! :)

this is kind of hysterical. review something you didn't even listen to? what a piece of sh*t magazine. i can't boycott it since i never bought the piece of crap in the first place!

I agree with John -- fire the guy who did it. Reviewing an album without listening to the entire thing is lying, pure and simple.

Even if that turd had listened to it his review would be a total piece of crap anyway. Music critics are worthless wannabe musicians who sucked and failed and now they spend all of their time tearing down real musicians because it makes them feel important. Maxim is a porno rag where actresses go to get naked and debase themselves for attention. Maxim is irrelevant.

Maxim is a good magazine, just not the watered-down American version. Buy the European version!

I had to comment again, sorry....
The article is about someone who wrote a review of a album without listening to it. So far there is 1 comment besides mine that addresses the actual story. Someone even brought up Bush. I am wondering what the hell the rest of you were reading?

Hey John, next time I'll try to come up with a more incisive, relevant comment like yours, you music whore.

Um , it could very well be that he DID listen to it ... but most likely a leaked copy or some blogged tracks .... but yeah , way to jump the gun I guess ? !

Zero listens is only 1 less than usual for new album reviews. And if the phone rings during that one listen.... too bad! Critics rely on guesswork and snap judgements.

media as a whole has gone to the dogs. You can't trust what you read anymore; even the NY Times, which used to be the most trusted news organization in the world, has gotten lax on fact-checking and there have been a few cases where "reporters" made stuff up. Anymore, unless I see it in at least three reputable news sources, I assume it's an unproven rumor.

Hah! Like Maxim is the only magazine to post a review written by a reviewer who didn't actually listen to the album!

I'm convinced 75% of the reviews of books, movies, and TV shows in magazines and newspapers are written by 'critics' who didn't read the book, or watch the movie or TV show.

Look at all the fawning praise for crap like NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, JUNO, ELI STONE, THE OFFFICE, and dozens of other lousy movies, tv shows and books.

Most of the insipid garbage written by reviewers in praise of insipid garbage is written by reviewers who have had little or no interaction with the movie or music they're writing about. Maxim isn't the first to do it and they won't be the last.

I wonder if anyone here read the article in Maxim before commenting on it?

Flack:
Why read the article in Maxim if they've already admitted to making up the bogus review?

It is said that Allan Raible met his love on a tall dating site ---Tallhub.com--. is that true? How tall is Allan Raible?

Just start buying Men's Health, better read anyway, way better info, style what have you.