Funniest quirk: being WAY into “married” music, not that Yo La doesn’t deserve the love, or SY (tho’ I can’t listen to ‘em anymore except to admit they are still good and no, I’m NOT waiting for Lee solo song record like maybe we I woulda back in ’90), Jon Langford… And also criticizing 30+ writers who aren’t married. You make yr choices, each has +/-, a really silly hat to hang criticism on.

Biggest holes: many, but he blew off Nas “Illmatic” which is insane, even tho’ he was otherwise sympathetic to hip-hop. I dare anyone reading this listen to “N.Y. State of Mind” and not realize– even now– you’re listening to something epochal.

All that said, and an arrogant streak aside, Xgau TRIED and his range, if not his execution, was as good as it gets, albeit in a field not crowded with talent.

In all seriousness, while I think he’s missed more boats than Bob Timberlake missed field goals, Xgau’s POV is his own and unfettered by trend, advertiser pressure or what not. With all due respect to the Voice’s current music scmoe, Rob Harvilla, taking an original, signature voice like the Dean’s out of the mix is a sad statement both for that publication and the state of print media in general.