PLEASE: Lock DT’s reviews for a month &

All:

Every member and visitor is entitled to his/her opinion.  However, many of you are correct: what many people are writing are not "reviews," but either general support or non-support for the album.  In this regard, I have been deleting some of the "reviews."  So, if you see your "review" missing from the page, you will know why.

A "review" is just that: a review.  It is not an "I really love this album, and it's the best the band has ever done, so all of you who don't like it are idiots," or "I think DT fans are off their rockers by calling this a good, even great, album.  It's terrible, don't buy it."  Those are not reviews.

A review talks about the songs, the approach, the musicianship, the production, etc.  I would say only about 50% of the Octavarium reviews I have read do that.  The other half are, as noted, little more than "I love it" or "I hate it," with little or no supporting writing.

Either review an album, or don't submit a "review."

Peace.

Can't...take...anymore...DT...fanboys...and...their...review s...

I've only ever given 2 1 star reviews before. For Emerson Lake & Powel, and for Invisible Touch. With hindsight I actually think I was unfair in both cases.

I have never awarded 1 or 5 stars since. For anything.

I'm almost *certain* that Love Beach is the reason that they are so stern about 1-star reviews...  no matter how much you detest a particular album, would you REALLY prefer to listen to this gem?

It's okay to post a review of an album that goes against the general consensus.  Just make it intelligent and informative:  give specific examples.  If you really feel an album is one star, it better make Love Beach look like Close To The Edge, ya know?

As I said, I apologise. I admit I WAS doing this the wrong way... I have gone agienst my own code of ethics.."If you have nothing nice to say about something, dont say anything". I am a humble person and I hope you accept my apology. I promise I will not submit reviews that will enrage and upset my fellow progers.

And it's obvious that quite a few of the Octavarium reviews still concern the LaBrie-soloalbum-leak. Just read some of the latest "this is just pure metal.." sh*t-reviews.

JesusBetancourt wrote: I have to admit, you do have a good point. I just want you to understand that I have become a little tired of the DT craze myself, and my reviews (whiich are all my sincere and honest opinions) on this band are focused on broadining the minds of those that are only commited to this band. I to used to be a lover of so called "Prog Metal" till someone introduced me to King Crimson and Genesis. I apologise for for upsetting you , perhaps I went about it the wrong way, but my intensions were good.

Yours was one of the reviews that caused me to make this thread.  I still love prog metal, though King Crimson is in my top 3 list of bands...  Genesis is another I love...  as well as modern symphonic prog like The Flower Kings.  I feel that making "reviews" like yours is going about it the wrong way, it is only likely to inflame people and cause them to post more 'counter-reviews'. 

And what album did you hear?  Surely the 24-minute title track cannot be described as "prog-metal" or "alt-rock". 

+1

also retroactively delete any from the past 3 weeks.    The forums themselves have calmed down a bit, but it's just SICKENING to see reviews for all DT albums all over the front page that have nothing to do with the albums themselves, but are instead geared towards the love or hate of the band itself, or even the prog metal genre.  It pisses me off to no end.  After the month is up, maybe people on both sides can be bloody adults about the issue and if they want to comment on DT or prog metal, do it on the forum in a polite fashion, and if they have an informative review about the album THAT IS ABOUT THE ALBUM, they can post that as a review.

You know it's bad when a DT fan is calling for the locking/deleting of their recent reviews.