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I am fairly certain you have a better grasp of rating hockey players than me because you've actually done it. Can't it work the same way with music? Certainly not everytime, but I don't think it's unreasonable for a musician to say "I am qualified to critique this music because I know music".
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Thing is with music, or any arts Rouge, is that what's good for one , is not good for another.
In hockey, I had one job...to win. And it was never at the expense of the team "looking good" to do so. Or playing a certain "style" of hockey. If it won...it was good. Period.
I am NOT a Jazz/Blues fan per se, in fact i think much of it boring and far over reated, but that doesnt mean the bands/musicians do. In fact, just the opposite.
I love old 70's funk and R&B...but clearly that wouldnt make me any good at judging todays R&R bands beyond whether I like them or not.
No different with music snobs.
Telling someone else what they should like/listen to/support is nothing short of obnoxious and self-serving. It's not their place to tell me what I like, nor what I consider good.