I believe Laura Lorson hits the nail on the head in this NPR commentary. I'm all for folks expanding their vocabularies, but not when attempting to communicate to the masses. I especially loved Lorson's formulas for describing artists, especially the simple formula that Bowie == Bowie.

However, to be fair to those in the business, I suppose there's just no pleasing everyone.

You can listen to Laura's commentary at the NPR.org.