Am I reading this correctly?

infandous wrote: It's also not hard to become and official reviewer........just review a lot of albums, be active on the forums, and start at least one forum discussion.

Well, I was Prog Reviewer with review quality like this:

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Alitare wrote: Well, I was Prog Reviewer with review quality like this: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=208747 - Doesn't offer ANY information. Doesn't describe the sound quality, doesn't even have any good jokes. It is literally 150 words of 'I love this album, I don't love all the songs, but I love this album. It is essential. Why? I dunno - it is, though. Most of my earlier reviews were like that. I think I won review of the month with something very similar regarding Queen's Night at the Opera (though I was much less kind toward it).  Hell, I haven't even been that active on forums. Dayven, I've been here three years longer than you and you've already posted nearly as much as me.

Dayvenkirq wrote: infandous wrote: It's also not hard to become and official reviewer........just review a lot of albums, be active on the forums, and start at least one forum discussion. I've never been a prog reviewer of this site myself, but I can tell you right off the bat that all of the conditions listed above are not enough to become a prog reviewer. Certain members will read your reviews and decide upon their quality whether or not you are worth being a prog reviewer.

Oh, it's more than quality, too.  I've been told my reviews are good enough quality, but I'm not a reviewer.  Like I said - you also have to review albums the other collabs like. 

thellama73 wrote: progbethyname wrote: ^ I think the PA's top 100 may have a bit of a biased rating system because it's seems generational. That list to me looks like it was collaborated by a bunch of baby boomers. How can a list of opinions be biased? If the classic prog albums are ranked high, it's because people love them. Baby boomers were around when Prog was in full swing, so they are naturally going to have an affinity for bands of that era. Also, everything made after 1989 is garbage, so there's that.

   Easy boomer....easy. No look it you proved my point. A generation Has some certain entitlements for sure. I agree with that, but to be fair it's seems to be a very large class of 70's prog that fill the top slots here. I understand that a lot 70's prog paved the way and built the prog foundation strongly, but it heavily overshadows the new blood that comes in. For the most part though, the actual 5 star giving for some of the albums listed like SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND is dead on!!! That album is crazy good, but I don't think it belongs 40+ spots ahead of Dream Theaters Imagines and Words. But that's me. I grew up in dream theater land, so it's just a generational opinion. Certainly can't take it as something that is written in stone. ;)

thellama73 wrote: dtguitarfan wrote: Dayvenkirq wrote: [QUOTE=infandous]It's also not hard to become and official reviewer........just review a lot of albums, be active on the forums, and start at least one forum discussion. I've never been a prog reviewer of this site myself, but I can tell you right off the bat that all of the conditions listed above are not enough to become a prog reviewer. Certain members will read your reviews and decide upon their quality whether or not you are worth being a prog reviewer. Oh, it's more than quality, too.  I've been told my reviews are good enough quality, but I'm not a reviewer.  Like I said - you also have to review albums the other collabs like.

Ok, first of all complaining about not being a prog reviewer is a little pathetic.Second, you have fewer than forty reviews. That's not a ton to go on. I have more than eighty and I have never been asked to be a reviewer, nor do I really mind.Third, here's your review of Led Zeppelin IV (the only album you've reviewed that I've heard):<table height="196" width="625"><t><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="155">



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Well, what can I say? This is obviously an important album, based on the fact that it is one of the
most well known albums of all time. Not only is it a milestone of Classic Rock, but it is one of
the origin albums for Metal and Progressive Metal alike. As a Progressive Metal fan, I speak to my
fellow Progressive Metal fans when I say: if you want to understand where the genre came from, you
need to listen to this album, especially paying attention to "Black Dog" and "Stairway to Heaven".
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thellama73 wrote: It was not my intention to bash dtguitarfan or brag about my review writing. I was merely pointing out that he doesn't have a good case for whining about not being a Prog Reviewer. Neither the quantity or the quality of his reviews are outstanding and his continued accusations of favoritism seem to me uncalled for and disrespectful. The only reasoned I mentioned my reviews at all was to show that writing lots of reviews doesn't earn you some kind of right to promotion. That is all.

Fair enough. Oh and I was bluffing I'm still gonna read your reviews ;) I really want to devote more time to reviewing in general. I'll stick to writing positive reviews, so I will probably finish my Saviour Machine Legacy review sometime soon. That band pushed me enough to really speak my mind. And I guess that is what it takes. You gotta get inspired enough to push yourself towards the keyboard and start hammering away. Anyway. Got respect for ya man, and I am gonna do more caus eye message must be heard about great prog!!!

thellama73 wrote: If you really want to read my reviews, I have many that are not on PA. Check out my blog at http://thetintinnabularium.blogspot.com/ </shameless self-promotion>

Cool. What reviews are you most proud of? Like which ones did you enjoy writing the most ?

progbethyname wrote: thellama73 wrote: If you really want to read my reviews, I have many that are not on PA. Check out my blog at http://thetintinnabularium.blogspot.com/ </shameless self-promotion> Cool. What reviews are you most proud of? Like which ones did you enjoy writing the most ?

Lol. Your review of HEAVEN AND HELL really was heaven and hell for you.

progbethyname wrote: thellama73 wrote: If you really want to read my reviews, I have many that are not on PA. Check out my blog at http://thetintinnabularium.blogspot.com/ </shameless self-promotion> Cool. What reviews are you most proud of? Like which ones did you enjoy writing the most ?

Gosh, I don't know. I guess the ones where I have the most enthusiasm for the music. Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Raymond Scott, Nico, Foetus, maybe the Residents'. I don't often go back and read them so it's difficult to say.