Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:31 We pretty much get into this right away
1:20 Do music critics have relevance when the barrier to listening to music barely exists?
2:08 This all started with some drama between Anthony Fantano and Halsey
6:31 Do rating systems have a purpose when the product is free?
11:30 Is the audience the problem?
17:48 Ryan finally talks about Angine de Poitrine
20:58 Anthony Fantano reviewed our boost pedal
22:22 Ryan can't believe I watch Rick Beato
24:18 Do people have a favorite music reviewer? Who was the best music reviewer in the 1990s?
30:06 The Afford-A-Board is basically a pedal tier-list
35:22 Normal people can process a music review without taking it too seriously
36:01 Let's talk about Halsey
43:30 Ranking things is just normal human desire for pattern recognition
53:10 Thanks Patreon members and our Sponsors!
47:19 Some final thoughts on all this AI stuff
56:00 This song was sent by Shawn Kirkham and is called "Wavy Beaches in my Dreams" (youtube.com/@SkirkhamMusic)
1:01:54 Some final thoughts on ranking things

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