Shaw I'd think would agree with a few remarks by FR Leavis,the great literature critic: "The only way to escape misrepresentation is never to commit oneself to any critical judgment that makes an impact,that is, never to say anything. I still, however, think that the best way to promote profitable discussion is to be as clear as possible with oneself about what one sees and judges, to try and establish the essential discriminations in the given field of interest, and to state them as clearly as one can (for disagreement if necessary)". He goes on to note that there were "complacent confusions of judgment" and "critical indolence" in his field of study. It would seem that the rants against certain critics today in the music business come out of these behaviors that readers pick up as forcing or channeling them down certain paths. Good criticism comes out of doing your homework. I'm sure Shaw did his. Perhaps some today are just taking the easy way out? Rich