About magazines dedicated to music (part 2)
General results:
only 19 of 50 offer reviews on musical discs;
the main reviews' mass is dedicated tо foreign discs, but the
FUZZ magazine which allots a space for Russian discs;
only one magazine provides review classification on styles -
the PLAY magazine;
reviews' quality of what a reader could obtain from the texts, get a
notion of what kind of music is offered by a disc leaves much to be
desired (AND THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER CONSIDERATION ON THIS IN A
SEPARATE ARTICLE).
Principal conclusions on the magazines' contents:
either Russians discs issued are not interesting from the point of view
of journalists or discs are few in number at all;
there isn't a feeling that the magazines' directing managers wish to
make serious and broad reviews of the issued musical products (on sale
or present in stores) , including foreign ones;
perhaps, to have at hand something to choose from, I could think of
subscribing, having nothing better, only two magazines, these are PLAY
and FUZZ.
General conclusion.
I'd rather call my friends and ask them, whether they know
stores with wide choice of musical products on the one hand and on the
other - where it is possible to listen to discs free of charge and with no
time limitations before buying them and consult shop assistants and receive
advice on what is worth spending money for.
I have called and now I knew. There are such stores.
Valery Siver
