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Johnny Hates Jazz: Turn Back the Clock (Virgin America)

Hank Bordowitz, Spin, June 1988

JOHNNY HATES Jazz? Well, Hank likes jazz, and from the git, there are plenty of reasons to hate Johnny Hates Jazz. They commit many cardinal musical sins, like being satisfied to have reached page three of their MIDI handbook, and figuring they now know everything there is to know about their new synths. This is evident from the first note. So everything has a basic beat and it's all in synch, and so what?

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