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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2007 at 14:14
Ah, but that was Liquid Len, the one who wrote that Rush only released a good album... their first. I shouted for Tony in that thread, and had to threaten to close it when he got aggressive towards another member - not that he took any notice, of course. If he is a PR and behaves in such a way, I think he should probably be noticed that this will only lead to a demotion.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2007 at 12:19
Wait a second, so the user the link to whose profile I posted is one of the collabs? That's mind-boggling!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 11:51
I've just noticed that Neal Morse's still unheard 2007 release has a one star rating and no review.  Wassup wid dat?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 12:03
Originally posted by Chicapah Chicapah wrote:

I've just noticed that Neal Morse's still unheard 2007 release has a one star rating and no review.  Wassup wid dat?

    

It's a prognose rather than a rating i presume, maybe one of the band mates thinks it's a dud and wanted to give us distant early warning.

Or the reason it isn't heard is because Morse doesn't think it's good enough to be released (or leaked), so that could account for the fact it hasn't leaked yet, and some reviewer understood that possibility and considered a pre-emptive strike to be in order.

Anyway,can be deleted if you asked me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 12:05
Ill agree that reviewing material before it's released is a big no-no.

I can tolerate a few, but 50 reviews, come on...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 12:12
Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Ah, but that was Liquid Len, the one who wrote that Rush only released a good album... their first. I shouted for Tony in that thread, and had to threaten to close it when he got aggressive towards another member - not that he took any notice, of course. If he is a PR and behaves in such a way, I think he should probably be noticed that this will only lead to a demotion.
 
Ahh good times in that threadWink
 
But anyways, how can somebody be a prog reviewer and still be posting ratings without reviews? Shuldnt prog reviwers be the ones to write reviews, seeing as how they have the honor of getting their reviews placed at the top of the page to be read by everyone? Seems to me like somebody got a wrongful promotion...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 12:12
Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

To get back on topic: This is why I don't like the idea of adding albums before they are released. 
 
Well last time this debate had happened four out of five albums had been added by the owners themselves. So we obviously cannot do much about this!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 13:31
Originally posted by OpethGuitarist OpethGuitarist wrote:

Ill agree that reviewing material before it's released is a big no-no.
 
LOL.... you weren't around when Octavarium was released were you?  We had upwards of 50 reviews (with more than its fair share of both 1 & 5 stars) before its official release date...Ouch
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 14:20
Originally posted by Zappa88 Zappa88 wrote:

Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Ah, but that was Liquid Len, the one who wrote that Rush only released a good album... their first. I shouted for Tony in that thread, and had to threaten to close it when he got aggressive towards another member - not that he took any notice, of course. If he is a PR and behaves in such a way, I think he should probably be noticed that this will only lead to a demotion.

 


Ahh good times in that thread[IMG]height=17 alt=Wink src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>

 

But anyways, how can somebody be a prog reviewer and still be posting ratings without reviews? Shuldnt prog reviwers be the ones to write reviews, seeing as how they have the honor of getting their reviews placed at the top of the page to be read by everyone? Seems to me like somebody got a wrongful promotion...

    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 16:00
^^^

not entirely, i can understand why some do it, time puts constraints on all of us


I have (at least not yet) rated anything without a review, but it's definitely possible.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 16:43
Originally posted by Trickster F. Trickster F. wrote:

What about this young abuser?
 
1 stars DOORS, THE - Absolutely Live
1 stars DOORS, THE - L.A. Woman
1 stars DOORS, THE - Morrison Hotel
1 stars DOORS, THE - Strange Days
1 stars DOORS, THE - The Best Of The Doors
1 stars DOORS, THE - The Doors
1 stars DOORS, THE - The Soft Parade
1 stars DOORS, THE - Waiting For The Sun
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Awake
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Images And Words
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Live at Budokan
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Live Scenes From New York
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - A New World Record
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Discovery
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Eldorado: A Symphony
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Electric Light Orchestra II
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Face the Music
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Live at Wembley '78
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Live at Winterland '76
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - On the Third Day
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Out of the Blue
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - The Night the Light Went On In Long Beach
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Time
 
This is not the perfect representation of his ratings, amongst which are also 2,3 and 4-star ratings, but doesn't this make anyone else alert?
 
 
 

Yikes. I think we've come across this Beatle one-starrer before, but he's given Kate Bush one star as well. I'm sorry, but he must be taken out and shot immediately!
He can't honestly say a lot of thought went into those reviews. Is there an ELO fan here who thinks all those albums honestly deserve 5 stars?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 16:45
^^^

giving the Beatles all 1 stars is much, much worse
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 16:47
Originally posted by Trickster F. Trickster F. wrote:

What about this young abuser?
 
1 stars DOORS, THE - Absolutely Live
1 stars DOORS, THE - L.A. Woman
1 stars DOORS, THE - Morrison Hotel
1 stars DOORS, THE - Strange Days
1 stars DOORS, THE - The Best Of The Doors
1 stars DOORS, THE - The Doors
1 stars DOORS, THE - The Soft Parade
1 stars DOORS, THE - Waiting For The Sun
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Awake
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Images And Words
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Live at Budokan
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Live Scenes From New York
1 stars DREAM THEATER - Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - A New World Record
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Discovery
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Eldorado: A Symphony
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Electric Light Orchestra II
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Face the Music
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Live at Wembley '78
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Live at Winterland '76
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - On the Third Day
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Out of the Blue
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - The Night the Light Went On In Long Beach
5 stars ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Time
 
This is not the perfect representation of his ratings, amongst which are also 2,3 and 4-star ratings, but doesn't this make anyone else alert?
 
 
 


I happen to like his Rush ratings.



4 stars RUSH - 2112
4 stars RUSH - A Farewell to Kings
4 stars RUSH - All the World's a Stage (Live)
4 stars RUSH - Caress of Steel
4 stars RUSH - Fly by Night
4 stars RUSH - Hemispheres
4 stars RUSH - Permanent Waves
3 stars RUSH - Rush
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 03:40
Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

.... you weren't around when Octavarium was released were you?  We had upwards of 50 reviews (with more than its fair share of both 1 & 5 stars) before its official release date...

    
This REALLY gets my goat,There were LOADS before the last Pendragon album was released these fold fall into one of three categories

1. An internet album thief (downloaded it illegally from some scuzzy site)
     2.An out & out liar (not heard it but want to either be first to hate it or first to love it
     3.A band member (Why not have "Band Member Reviews" so this is possible and stand out fromt the trolls?


If some one has an advance copy for another reason, then they should say so in their review.

It screws up the overall ratings for ever.

Grrrrrr

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2007 at 12:33
I find inconceivable to give star reviews without reviewing them, essentially when the majority of persons that do that probably never will review it, after all whats the point of giving a star rating and not had the review with his/her opinion? Really darn stupid if you ask me, its like a monkey throwing up his feces and not getting any person in the process, its not funny if the monkey doesnt hit anyone!!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2007 at 14:39
It's usually because the person concerned feels their command of English is not sufficient to allow them to compose a review.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 14:21
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Indeed but especially Prog Reviwers....surely a Prog Reviewer should have NO ratings-without-reviews in his portfolio?

 
I agree 100%. But for those of us who have reviewed albums and hope to achieve PR status and had a couple reviews axed and ratings left, can we re-submit as to not have any portfolio blanks?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 14:32
I've made the mistake a rating a few before I did the review and then I found out that if I go back later and review, it doesn't show up the latest reviews sections, which sucks if you're trying to let people know about an obscure album.
 
I am reformed and will never rate without a review.  It wouldn't bother me if that was official site policy.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 14:37
Wanting to delete an old inadequate review, feel free to PM me (or Eay Livin') and we can do the job.
 
Please don't forget to inform the review number and to promise to submit a new one asap. Smile


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 14:40
Originally posted by Atkingani Atkingani wrote:

Wanting to delete an old inadequate review, feel free to PM me (or Eay Livin') and we can do the job.
 
Please don't forget to inform the review number and to promise to submit a new one asap. Smile
 
Can I get my ratings without reviews whacked as well?  There's not too many. Big%20smile
 
You can always revise an inadequate one.


Edited by Slartibartfast - October 08 2007 at 14:46
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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