Free Hand - a 1* album

Rarely does a review enrage me, but to see my favourite GG album damned so completely has done do.

If this review gets taken down, I am leaving ProgArchives.

I think it's a great review, and I disagree with everything in the review.  The two are different things. No vote.


Edited by HolyMoly - April 01 2013 at 07:46

But he sure does love VDGG.

Well aside from a few places where it possibly verges on unduly rude, I think the review is fine. I certainly don't agree (although free hand is not my favourite GG album) with it AT ALL. It seems [bad joke]so sincere[/bad joke] to me, and that's what matters most.

As a big neo-prog fan I've lost count of the number of times I've had to endure some of my absolute favourites being savaged, but I wouldn't want to delete the reviews, I'd rather have a fair reflection of the overall opinion, even if I disagree with it vehemently.

That's not to say I can't be disappointed. I think I only get angry if it's clear someone has been lazy, or is writing the review for cynical reasons, or just dislikes everything in a subgenre and want to write it off, gives 1 star.

However, It would make me feel less inclined to speak my mind and give sincere 1 star reviews to albums I think warrant it if i thought people would get angry at me personally, and surely this isn't a situation we want to foster.

Still, Free Hand is a great album, so I'm obviously going to vote "No", but I put all my waffling preamble to that just so I'm clear about what my answer means.

HolyMoly wrote: I think it's a great review, and I disagree with everything in the review.  The two are different things. No vote.

HolyMoly wrote: I think it's a great review, and I disagree with everything in the review.  The two are different things. No vote.

Triceratopsoil wrote: He has the right to review it however he want he just might look pretty stupid

agree.

for things like that he could use the 2 stars rating.

I for one, dont like VDGG, so I wont waste my time listening, reviewing or rating this band.

A surprising rating, given all the praise this album has received.  At the same time it is a well-written review, both informed and informative.  I disagree with the rating, so I voted "No," but the implication that such reviews should not be posted is inappropriate.  We each have our own take on things.  Part of the value of sites such as this is to read a variety of views and gain insight into a variety of experiences.

Snow Dog wrote: No idea what review and without the common courtesy of providing a link I  never will.