Blog: Strangeglue

There are few more insulting ways to recommend an album, or other piece of art, than using the phrases "impossible to hate" or "tough not to love". Both set a condescending tone, implying that the writer is above such fare, forced to stoop down to such a level because (s)he believes that despite it being beneath him/her, there is nothing valid in the way of criticism which can be levied against said album.