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Evans 
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Joined: July 15 2006 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 3004 |
 Posted: August 10 2007 at 15:22 |
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I have never even considered reading hat Tago Mago review, i just find it hilarious how the reviewer constantly changes his 5 star ratings, as if it were the most important thing in the world to make sure that only the right Can albums have that rating :)
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
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thellama73
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 29 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8368 |
Posted: August 10 2007 at 15:26 |
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This thread has inspired me to write a tediously long essay on 2112 over the weekend and post it as a review. Look for it on Monday!
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The T
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: August 10 2007 at 15:28 |
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yeah...that's the spirit!
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Shakespeare
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Joined: July 18 2006 Status: Offline Points: 7744 |
Posted: August 10 2007 at 15:38 |
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You do it, Thellama.
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Vompatti
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VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67407 |
Posted: August 10 2007 at 16:35 |
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I just remembered that I can't write a 10000 word review (or any other review, for that matter), because I don't have any opinions.
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Shakespeare
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Joined: July 18 2006 Status: Offline Points: 7744 |
Posted: August 10 2007 at 16:38 |
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You do it, Vompatti.
Wait, what? |
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Vompatti
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 16:40 |
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Exactly.
Wasn't there a list of albums that haven't been reviewed yet? Someone could write the longest ever review for one of them. This made me think of the Simpsons episode where Homer was a food critic. "Screw Flanders!"  Edited by Vompatti - August 10 2007 at 16:51 |
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 10 2007 at 17:53 |
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Don't spoil it for me.
Also: all reviews I'm writing from now on must reach a bare minimum of 300 words, and much preferably 400 at the least. Also, I intend to write at least one ridiculously long review...perhaps not 7000 words, but up there. |
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thellama73
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 29 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8368 |
Posted: August 12 2007 at 23:31 |
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Status update on my ridiculously long Rush review:
This is taking longer than I anticipated. I am only up to 3000 words so far, so it won't be ready by Monday after all. But never fear! It WILL get done. |
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 14:02 |
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You do it, Thellama.
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Abstrakt
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Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292 |
Posted: August 14 2007 at 14:15 |
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Yeah, hilarious episode
 The fun thing was that the letter "E" didn't work on the typewriter, but he still managed to write "ScrEw FlandErs"
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salmacis
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Posted: August 14 2007 at 14:28 |
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I honestly have never managed to read that Tago Mago review in full. Obviously, a lot of thought has gone into it and I respect that, but it's a bit too daunting, IMHO (it just seems to get longer and longer every time I look at it!). I personally don't think it's a terribly good idea to write thousands of words for reviews and I speak as someone with experience in these matters!!
Most of my earlier reviews tended to average just under the 1000-word mark and I found I was getting laborously over-descriptive and formulaic. I feel SO much more comfortable with the way I write now I(no more track-by-track reviews or describing every note that the listener can hear anyway!) where most of my reviews are around 500-600 words and sometimes below that.
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 15 2007 at 21:14 |
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There's no need to go far over 600 words, and not much need to go into detail about each specific song, methinks. A 400-500 word review is usually the best.
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Ricochet
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Posted: August 16 2007 at 03:05 |
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Scared to tell you that I already have a 4000 words review for a Tangerine Dream simple EP.
 And counting, of course... |
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sircosick
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Joined: January 29 2007 Location: Chile Status: Offline Points: 1264 |
Posted: August 16 2007 at 07:10 |
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The best you can is good enough...
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Shakespeare
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Posted: August 18 2007 at 23:36 |
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Wow....I was just in the Silly Story thread and posted something, and somehow my reply got teleported to this thread.
My computer is on drugs!! Edited by Shakespeare - August 18 2007 at 23:37 |
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rileydog22
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Joined: August 24 2005 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 8844 |
Posted: August 23 2007 at 01:41 |
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InPraiseOfFolly has told me that he is going to shorten his famous/infamous Tago Mago review to 3 or 4 thousand words, thus relinquishing its position as longest review.
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JJLehto
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Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550 |
Posted: August 23 2007 at 22:46 |
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Is there anything about the review being good?
I'll write a 10,000 word one. It'll probably suck and be on an album thats not remotely worth it, but it WILL be the longest...
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markosherrera
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Joined: October 01 2006 Location: World Status: Offline Points: 3252 |
Posted: August 24 2007 at 02:00 |
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Bald is bad,...two wigs is ridiculous..the same is for reviews..too short produce few information...too long make bore
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Zitro
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Joined: July 11 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1321 |
Posted: August 24 2007 at 10:55 |
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This thread inspired me to write shorter reviews, like I'm doing lately (in some albums)
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