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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

to answer your question Mike, for me, it's your second option and though there are a few here who's personal opinion I may trust in a certain genre, I've learned to read between the lines and try to pick-up on musical aspects I tend to like, even if the writer ultimately gives a poor review/rating   ..I understand why some prefer to simply read reviewers who seem to match their tastes, but I've found that ultimately unsatisfying


haha, for me too, I rather read SC Admins or C or PR reviews mainly. If not I read someones reviews that are totally rubish (not saying mine aren't)
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Moi? I act in the shadows... Question
 
Anyway, I changed my avatar last Saturday. Big%20smile
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Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by Atkingani Atkingani wrote:

C'est erased...


haha, BTW never saw your avatar(means neither your name) in the forum...

(I usually identifie user names with avatars, even though I don't think it's something new that)


ahahha...  Guigo's avatars... I tend not to try to associate them with the sweet kind man I know.  Once I heard the story of one of them in the collab area.  I sort of tried to stay on his good side LOL
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

I dunno, I've wlays looked at reviews as a fun way to see an album from another's point of view. I have never relied on someone else's opinion of an album to warp my original thoughts on it (Hence why I find albums like CttE and DSotM to be overrated, resulting in many people taking me for a fool, Tongue)
 
Now what I will do sometimes is, if I have my eye on a couple different albums to listen to next, I may look at the reviews here and see which one of the two has gotten the more favorable review in the long run. Y'konw, just to help me make up my mind, but never to change an opinion I've already had of the album.


interesting...

so what is more important to people....   to see other people's points of views on the albums.. in essence to see who or how many liked and how didn't like an album...  or do people find more dispassionate but informative reviews more to their tastes.

or to put it this way...  does  what others 'think' of the albums in these reviews drive what you do and do not check out or buy..... or do you read reviews to find albums that sound like the kind of albums 'you' would be interested to hear.
 
Well, faced with those options, I would have to choose the latter, of course.
 
I mean, the bottom line is, I choose to listen to an album based on my own tastes, and if I happen to agree with any given reviewer, that is fine, but even if someone else slays an album I know I will like won't sway me from my original attempt of buying it. I enjoy reading and writing reviews however, regardless.
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yeah.. I tend to float a bit both ways on that .. having been here for however long I have been here.. talking with the collabs here.. working with them.. I have a good idea of their tastes and their preferences.. and many of them have an idea of mine.  IF someone like Assaf recommends an album to me... even .. god forbid.. a Prog Metal album.. a type of music I don't normally listen to... I damn well check it out because he has seen something in that album that he knows I will like and to be honest... I can't recall one suggestion or review of his that has led me astray.  Other than those people though. .I tend to hunt albums that fit my niche.. the albums that turn me on and don't look or  really care if they are liked or not.  
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Hahaha... not in this case, just the opposite:
 
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cacho - our dear sweet. wouldn't hurt a fly kind of admin  LOL had this guy as his previous avatar...

from the collab area...

Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

who the hell is that Guigo? LOL
 
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Cool 
 
EDIT: Bob EL will kill us tomorrow... ShockedSmile


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Cacho is reaching 14 today? Shocked
 
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Originally posted by Atkingani Atkingani wrote:

Cacho is reaching 14 today? Shocked

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just blame me Guigo...  Bob loves giving  me warnings... and I've been such a good boy recently ... I think he probably  misses sending me threatening PM's LOLWink In fact.. I've been so good....  I don't even think I have had a post hidden this week LOL

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Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by Atkingani Atkingani wrote:

Cacho is reaching 14 today? Shocked

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crap... I never saw that...  and you've signed off... see what kind of dad I am LOL Out drinking, smoking, and raising hell on the internet.. and didn't notice it was your birthday.

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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

just blame me Guigo...  Bob loves giving  me warnings... and I've been such a good boy recently ... I think he probably  misses sending me threatening PM's LOLWink In fact.. I've been so good....  I don't even think I have had a post hidden this week LOL
 
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yeah.. sorry about that Bob...  I tend to be a bit of a leaf in the wind... and take and follow  conversations where they go.. regardless of where they are at or supposed to be

*adds more posts to  my never to be broken record of hidden and deleted posts here * LOL
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Originally posted by Atkingani Atkingani wrote:

Originally posted by AShowOfHands AShowOfHands wrote:

Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

Hey, check this guy's reviews of the Beatles. They are more of a political statement about them being here, than actual reviews.

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=164502


http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=164501

And progrules is a Prog Reviewer too. Shouldn't we expect more?
 
Sorry but how did this dude score a Prog Reviewer title? All I learned from those review is the guy doesn't like The Beatles and a lot of people here do.Confused
 
Sorry but 2 reports among more than 400 reviews is like impeding Hillary to candidate for presidency for having a blister in a foot. Confused 


learning my lesson ....  this should be discussed.. but not here... to the SC zone we go......
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Originally posted by Atkingani Atkingani wrote:

Originally posted by AShowOfHands AShowOfHands wrote:

Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

Hey, check this guy's reviews of the Beatles. They are more of a political statement about them being here, than actual reviews. http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=164502 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=164501 And progrules is a Prog Reviewer too. Shouldn't we expect more?

 

Sorry but how did this dude score a Prog Reviewer title? All I learned from those review is the guy doesn't like The Beatles and a lot of people here do.Confused

 

Sorry but 2 reports among more than 400 reviews is like impeding Hillary to candidate for presidency for having a blister in a foot. Confused 


Well, I can't speak for his other reviews, but shouldn't he be at least asked to rewrite these?


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He has been B. In the meantime, the reviews have been edited a bit.
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Another not very useful review, I'm afraid...
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=165345



I agree.. maybe an encouraging PM from our crack reviews admins  with a suggestion to take his unique perspective .. being an Italian.. and 'sell' the album. Tell us what us non-Italians are missing.  Not to mention what is 'good' about it.  Granted he did make a point that his english is not good.. just remind him that has not stopped many of us here.  We just do the best we can even if our English is not that good hahha.
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Another not very useful review, I'm afraid...
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=165345

 
The review sounds more like a moment in ones thoughts more than anything else.
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Another not very useful review, I'm afraid...
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=165345

 
I did not understand anything of what romagnolipat wanted to say. With what romagnolipat wrote 2 or three stars are right but ... This review has not said anything. It not speaks of the album but only album's attitude.
Although for some albums, just simply this, it is not whether the review deepens the concept that is expressed in it. In this case the words expenses are expenses for nothing... The review does not help. better express a simple vote.
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