My Opinion On Opinions

I reviewed the new Dessa CD I was talking about a few blog posts ago. Pretty early on I call it "great." And I definitely felt that way at the time. However, I haven't listened to it since I handed the review in a few weeks ago. Well, I scanned through it once to see if I really liked it that much and decided I didn't feel like listening to it at the time. I credited that humbling experience to not feeling like listening to any hip hop at the time.

Looking back, it was a fun CD to review. There was a lot going on. The CD works best as the center of one's attention. When called on to perform background duty it can get distracting. A great album has to work on both levels.

This is why I hate having to cement my opinion in a published piece. I like to waffle back and forth and explore why I like it and why I don't like it. I used to run my reviews by Kyle, my old roommate before I handed the in and he usually said the same thing: I can't tell if you like it or not. Now my girlfriend tells me the same thing. Both tell me they like the reviews better when there's an obvious opinion. This makes complete sense.

I also like it better when I'm reading or listening something with a strong opinion. After all, I'm a pretty staunch liberal but I find myself listening to conservative talk radio more than I'd like to admit. I like it because it's interesting to hear a strong opinion. And the more it sounds like a conspiracy theory the more entertaining it is.

So why I don't I write like I like to read, with strong controversial opinions? I'll think about that one.