If Nominated, I Will Not Run

The ranking isn't based on traffic, as I couldn't find consistent traffic data for all the blogs. Instead it is about blogosphere influence, measure by the number of links. I'll consider a postclassic list when Reich starts blogging.

dear kyle,

i hope all is well! i still thoroughly enjoy your blog!

my question: i was happy to see that you were rightly categorized as 'composer', as opposed to 'critic', in the order you prefer. but the fact of the matter is, that you have been a major critic as well. and i can't help but notice, that your blogging is very connected to your critical writing.

what is your response to this? do you consider this your 'critic's blog' or your 'composer's blog'? knowing you somewhat, i'm sure you will say 'both, to some extent' so let me ask another question: would you say that your critical writing is - to you - more 'composerly' than, for instance, alex ross's?

keep up the good work!

taylan.

KG replies: Hi Taylan, good to hear from you. I think for me to answer questions like this about myself would be like George Bush declaring himself a "war president," as he has - kind of immature. But I will say that I'm proud of having been a critic, and that I'm as content to be a critic-composer as a composer-critic - partly because good composers are a dime a dozen, and good critics are so few and far between.

Perhaps it sounds incredible to you, but I think your blog has all the characteristics of a successful blog: it is about a precise topic, treats it well and in a brief way, it is never too serious neither too little professional. That is, it is well written :-)

I think you deserve to be cited as a very interesting blog!