Do music reviewers actually think that they have any bearing on what the populace buys? Seriously, I have never read a review that had any impact on whether I liked or didnt like music, and quite honestly I have seldom ever agreed with a review written by one of these "regarded" reviewers. I think the only time a reviewer is worth reading is when they review something that is so extremely horrible that their writings become comical and entertaining; because honestly the one or two sentence comments on releases in MRR are far more worthwhile than any reviews available from allmusic.com, Spin or Rolling Stone. They're all just a bunch of jaded music snobs.