Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Beware of music-crit wannabes

Beware of reviews written by people who think they are music critics or historians. The popular take on this recording is that it gives a portrait of a major step in the development of Davis' music and the quintet that had just formed. Maybe so, but that doesn't make it interesting, and isn't that what your average listener wants? I love the music that came out of the 60's quintet, but here, they don't seem to know what to do with the older tunes. The result is a lot of long, aimless soloing, without any of the interplay that made this group so exciting. Add to that some horrendous sound quality on the first two cuts (Herbie Hancock is barely audible) and this just doesn't cut it. And they released 8 CD's of this stuff?