[gmku]

"Why oh why would anyone put fucking cream on a tape for anyone?"

"obvious" "shit" "lazy"

This isn't a review, it's an attack. I don't expect everyone to like the same music I do. That's not the problem. The problem is the hipper-than-thou rudeness of his reaction--sorry, it's not a review.

And the expectation that I would make a tape completely to his liking?!!! What planet does this kid live on? He wants me to have the same records he has, or better, ones he doesn't have, so I can be sure to enrich his life. Ridiculous.

And yeah, it doesn't seem like he really listened to the tape. Maybe if he listened and kept an open mind (gasp), he might come to enjoy it.

Seems to me one of the principle ideas behind an exchange like this is that you get a little peek into the world of music that's important to the sender. I didn't realize, I guess, that we were catering entirely to the recipient's tastes and whims.