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An exaggerated rating of an album being slammed for not being prog/progressive because it doesn't have Supper's Ready-material on it. Oh well. 
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Hmmm... Not much more needs to be said from a reviewer who awards a universally regarded masterpiece 1 star! 1 stars PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon | review 

Entertaining review isn't it?
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Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

An interesting review, on the brink of becoming abusive, but I can see why the reviewer can be upset. Is he manipulating the rating, or just providing an honest view? Maybe the latter... but worth discussing

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All that review did is to make me avoid further reviews from a so-called reviewer who obviously has no idea what they are talking about. That gains no respect from anyone as it does not even justify the one star review, and thats lazy reviewing by any standard. 

It is a stunning album and deserves full recommendation for its original approach and innovation.  
. Regardless the fact that I like Hibernal, nobody should write a review basing on the first impression. 
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'm familiar with the concept of respecting something but not really going to it for repeat listenings (Beefheart, later Coltrane, some RIO) and the concept of only getting something after repeated listenings, but this album fails the first and, for some reason, my play button simply refuses to work when it's selected. Oh well, maybe it's because nothing's really there.

"The first" means that he has listened to it, maybe neither the whole album, only once. I don't think this needs more comments.
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I don't like that review, because it didn't describe the music at all.
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Good point Second Life.....I thought we were in the Discussion thread!!!  Doh!
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Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Hmmm... Not much more needs to be said from a reviewer who awards a universally regarded masterpiece 1 star! 1 stars PINK FLOYD Dark Side Of The Moon | review 

Entertaining review isn't it?
Honestly I only liked one of the tracks he listed as "classic." LOL

While I totally disagree with his review (DSOTM is one of my favs) and his seemingly symph=good mentality, I don't really have much of a problem with the fact that he gave an album a lot of people love one star. Of course, his delivery is, well, as Barney as ever.

I don't think the album being a "universally regarded classic" should be cause for indignation at the review.  The review itself isn't great but not a total wash.  His comparison to other "classics" is perhaps a bit of apples and oranges but does make a point whether you agree with it or not.  The part about righting the balance is a bit sketchy but more for the reporting reviews thread.   
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^ It does not matter how old this site gets, it could be 50 years old, not 10 and subjective reviews/ratings will also surface with alarming ratings. And it is all about association. How many reviewers know Steve Harley's " Death Trip" track he compares DSOTM too?Confused  the review is not offensive and pretty well written. The overall ratings will always win, so a one off is not gonna change history for this timeless classic.

edit: and whoever reviews a piece of music based purely on how progressive it is, according to their subjective opinion, well shouldn't be taken too seriously anyway


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Hi,
 
Just went to look at the unreviewed list, and I'm not sure how up to date it is.
 
I do have a question and 2 examples:
 
Ange: Au Dela Du Delire and Emile Jacotey
Alquin: Wheelchair Groupie and Fool in the Mirror
 
Ange's two albums got released somewhere else or another distributor. Why would another review be needed?
 
Alquin's titles are two songs, and these were single releases, not albums.
 
I have not taken an in-depth look at the actual band's list on this website, but find it strange that some information was just grabbed from somewhere and not checked.
 
Unless these were different recorded versions, and most bands don't have those resources, the review would still be the same, though seeing as a single should not affect the album's details.
 
I've been looking at the list, but seeing singles is scary, specially if they were a part of other albums.
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I don't understand what you're saying Pedro.
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,
 
Just went to look at the unreviewed list, and I'm not sure how up to date it is.
It is auto-generated so it is up-to-date. The algorithm is dumber than a monkey but easier to look after, but will occasionally sling its poop at you.

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

 
I do have a question and 2 examples:
 
Ange: Au Dela Du Delire and Emile Jacotey
Alquin: Wheelchair Groupie and Fool in the Mirror
 
Ange's two albums got released somewhere else or another distributor. Why would another review be needed?

The Ange is a two-for-one double pack, which we regard as a "Box Set and Compilation" - exactly like Floyd's "A Nice Pair" and the Genesis release "Best of..." on the Buddha label.

If you want to review it you can, it's up to you. However, if you don't actually have the box set as displayed on the page then I strongly recommend you don't. 


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Alquin's titles are two songs, and these were single releases, not albums.
Correct. Would you like a coconut or a cupie doll as your prize.

Unless you own these as actual singles I do not recommend that you submit a review based upon the album track. 
Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

 

 
I have not taken an in-depth look at the actual band's list on this website, but find it strange that some information was just grabbed from somewhere and not checked.
Sure it was checked, probably by someone who actually did take an in-depth look at the actual band's actual list on this actual website. Funny old world.
Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

 
Unless these were different recorded versions, and most bands don't have those resources, the review would still be the same, though seeing as a single should not affect the album's details.
No they would not be the same. Often they are edits, sometimes they are different recordings, and all singles have a b-side, often these are non-album tracks so unless you own the single you really should not review it.
Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

 
I've been looking at the list, but seeing singles is scary, specially if they were a part of other albums.
What's wrong with singles? As long as they are listed under the "Official Singles, EPs, Fan Club & Promo (CD, EP/LP, MC, Digital Media Download)" section of the discography there is no foul.


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Thank you Dean.
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Thank you Dean.
I just got home from work and my brain is already cooking as it is.
Old habits die hard, and I'm still at work and at home and needed the break.
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Thank you Dean.
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Somewhat coincidentally, I had pulled the Alquin album that one of those singles was lifted from out of the album rack to listen to today. However, I decided to listen to Fish Out Of Water twice instead.
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Correct. Would you like a coconut or a cupie doll as your prize.

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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Somewhat coincidentally, I had pulled the Alquin album that one of those singles was lifted from out of the album rack to listen to today. However, I decided to listen to Fish Out Of Water twice instead.
 
Yukkkk!
 
Chris' album is nice, but Nobody and Best Kept Secret are both really nice albums, but we can't get past the Chicago style and hear something different. Both albums are excellent, and in many ways much more enjoyable than Chris'  in my book. And not pretentious!
 
Kinda goes to show you, how a known artist gets heard, and the rest? ... see you later aligator! Even Dean is not immune to that! Well, I'm  not either, so there! We're even!


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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

 
...It is auto-generated so it is up-to-date. The algorithm is dumber than a monkey but easier to look after, but will occasionally sling its poop at you.
 
Gotta love how an honest question gets distorted by an answer. Not for one second was it meant to be a bad question, or a stupid question, but obviously God thinks that the rest of the people are not capable!
 
It's ridiculous, Dean! Why the fudge would you want a review of the 3 minute version of "Light My Fire", and not the whole song, or the album? Because we let a database control our lives and we're too silly/bored (and in some cases, rude!)  to edit the results of a database, in order to clean up the stuff that doesn't need to be there?
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

 
...It is auto-generated so it is up-to-date. The algorithm is dumber than a monkey but easier to look after, but will occasionally sling its poop at you.
 
Gotta love how an honest question gets distorted by an answer. Not for one second was it meant to be a bad question, or a stupid question, but obviously God thinks that the rest of the people are not capable!
 
It's ridiculous, Dean! Why the fudge would you want a review of the 3 minute version of "Light My Fire", and not the whole song, or the album? Because we let a database control our lives and we're too silly/bored (and in some cases, rude!)  to edit the results of a database, in order to clean up the stuff that doesn't need to be there?
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