Why add more artists?

Why are we always suggesting new bands when there are so many bands on the archives lacking reviews. I do my best to review stuff that recieves very little or no reviews as my time permits. For example, I`ve tried to review every Omega album as well as  albums from Jan Akkerman Larry Coryell, Octobre, john McLaughlin and others which don`t recieve that much attention. I have quite a few albums but am reluctant to review an album that has been over-reviewed. And I`ll only review an album that I`ve been listening to recently or pick an album that hasn`t been reviewed, listen to it and then review it.

What`s the point of adding bands/artists with no reviews?

Artists? We don' need no stinkin' artists!

Edited by Slartibartfast - October 29 2007 at 11:22

all new submissions have been suggested by a member in the first place, they should pick up on them when their bands are included and do a review.

I support the addition of new bands, otherwise the archives becomes stagnant and un-progressive itself. however, the lack of reviews does need to be addressed. perhaps the person(s) who vied for the inclusion of the band should be required to write a review of the albums, at least two or three. if they want the band to be included they should at least know the music enough to have listened to a sufficient amount of the band's material.  The work can be done collaboratively if need be. the band bio's are already handled like this, lets make a move to start with the reviews?

P.H.P. wrote: Hm...good point, but maybe it's because PA "...intends to be the most complete and powerful progressive rock resource." maybe it's predominating quantity over quality here...

Maybe reviews should be prepared alongside the bios so the band will at least have a few reviews from the get go. Make this a sort of policy when adding bands.This is basically what I did with Guru Guru, Larry Coryell & Octobre when I did their bios.

I`ve got it then. If someone adds an album then they have to review it. There. Problem solved.

Well, once you get the album out I`ll be the first to review it .

Sorry to be crude, but this is the most absurd question I read, if an artist is Prog, he must be added.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - November 01 2007 at 00:24

Vibrationbaby wrote: OK I`ve got a better solution. We get easy livin`to block us from reviewing albums that have already been reviewed. That way we`ll be forced to review albums that haven`t been reviewed ( see his list ). All we have to do is go to the list and choose an album and eventually all the albums will get reviewed....eventually. I`m not going to review any previously reviewed albums from now on. There, problem solved end of thread.

nope:

• blocking albums from being reviewed

and

• forcing reviewers to review a particular album

is not part of PA's policy, nor should it be.

Look, however sad it is the ratio between over-popular albums and consequently forgotten artists, you have to realize each of the 30-40 reviewers that put their text in a day choose what to review and how to review. However good an impulse towards reviewing much more and much broadened, forcing and denying doesn't sound the right thing.

(and, though I'm not in a versatile mood at all by saying this, I think you shouldn't decide on your own that this thread's debate is ended and your point wins. You can already see this subject can be discussed. )


Edited by Ricochet - November 01 2007 at 11:20