Inappropriate Ratings - Progressive Rock Music Forum

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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.

^There must be a way of locking ratings/review until the actual release date. On a side note is there anything to be gained by listing an album whose release is several months into the future?

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http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=74228

This has a 5 star rating already, but the actual release is announced for June 2022.

Edited by Heart of the Matter - January 01 2022 at 13:50

^For release June 22,2022, no less. LOL

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^ Ok., so I was right then. Smile

But you left their ratings for other albums.

"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

Charles Bukowski

These look dubious. The two persons both joined in November, for only one day, to rate the three albums of the same band (all five stars) and penned very enthusiastic revies for the band's last album (as opposed to other reviewers).

The band's fanboys or relatives? Or maybe it's the very same person in both cases?

5 stars This is the best prog album of 2021. No shadow of doubt. It was my birthday gift, and came from Brazil by the hands of my best friend, Rita. The music and the images are dreamy, magic and very rich in beauty and symbolism. My favorite songs are Carnation, Do What You Will, Ars Regia Therion, Br ... (read more)

Report this review (#2638565) | Posted by Renata_Romina | Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | Review Permanlink

5 stars Sub Rosa - 11:11 is an awesome double concept album! The music is just fantastic, but a great attention must be given to the booklet and cover design. It's stunning! There's no progressive rock band in the whole world producing albums with such top quality, in our days, except ex-Pink Floyd members ... (read more)

Report this review (#2634304) | Posted by ClovisTarso | Monday, November 15, 2021 | Review Permanlink

"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

Charles Bukowski

I just want to second what Logan said, that the reviewer needs to state in their written review how the copy was obtained. Seems like a simple requirement.

To add to that, anyone doing a simple rating on an unreleased album will get a PM (I've sent out a few) and their rating will be removed. Since there is no written portion on a simple rating, it's just an automatic removal.

It's sort of similar to the book industry. The publisher wants blurbs to print on the dust jacket and advertising and the reviews go through newspapers, magazines, etc., etc. to get the word out to the public prior to release.

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We allow reviews for promo copies and the like, but not ratings before release date. We want to feel confident that people have listened to the music. And if reviewing before the release date, it should be stated how the album was received (not a leak, for instance, but through legal means that the people involved in making the album would approve of).

I'm fine with reviews before release date as long as I think (or have no good reason or evidence to think otherwise) it was actually listened to in full, "fairly" reviewed in accordance with guidelines, and legally/ethically obtained.

Edited by Logan - October 19 2021 at 11:32

"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself" (The Prisoner, 1967).

Should anyone be allowed to rate or review an album before its release date? Even those who get promo copies and the like?

https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy