Wilson-Åkerfeldt-Portnoy project

This project has been on the shelf for at least 5 years now. I almost forgot about it. I can't wait to hear the finished results.

I like all three, thought I don't really love any of them at the moment. My choice:

Akerfeldt: drum programming and artwork
Wilson: synthesizers, programming
Portnoy: autotuned vocals

Yep. I hope they form a progressive techno outfit.

^ Thank you. I'll try to find time... it's hard during final exam week, but it definitely sounds like something I'd like to do often.

ptkc123 wrote: ^ So how do you become a prog reviewer? I'm somewhat a newb to this site...

Generally, you must review at least 30 albums/live material etc. This is only a base, and obviously you should review more. The more accomplished and varied your reviews are, the more likely you will get an invite.

Nightshine wrote: LiquidEternity wrote: So you find your opinion to be invalidated because lots of other people also have opinions? That's the opposite impression of what you gave with your above comments. It's not about taking the ratings down from a 4.0 to a 2.0. No one has that kind of power--even collabs are only slightly more weighted. Really, the important part is the review. Show which albums you support, which you don't care for. Don't use a perceived lack of effectiveness as a reason not to even try. Layout of the site.  90% collabs on the left side, 10% users on the other side.

Well, yes, there is that. And I'm not a big fan, either. It gets really long on the left on a few. But all the reviews from everyone exist still, despite some being bumped off by newer ones.

How about this: quit claiming victim status, write a bunch of well-thought-out, quality reviews and you can attain collab status. Heck, I become a prog reviewer while still sounding something like a moron.

LiquidEternity wrote: So you find your opinion to be invalidated because lots of other people also have opinions? That's the opposite impression of what you gave with your above comments. It's not about taking the ratings down from a 4.0 to a 2.0. No one has that kind of power--even collabs are only slightly more weighted. Really, the important part is the review. Show which albums you support, which you don't care for. Don't use a perceived lack of effectiveness as a reason not to even try.

Layout of the site.  90% collabs on the left side, 10% users on the other side.

Ignore the trolls.

So you find your opinion to be invalidated because lots of other people also have opinions? That's the opposite impression of what you gave with your above comments.

It's not about taking the ratings down from a 4.0 to a 2.0. No one has that kind of power--even collabs are only slightly more weighted. Really, the important part is the review. Show which albums you support, which you don't care for. Don't use a perceived lack of effectiveness as a reason not to even try.

Nightshine: anyone with even a third of a brain knows that Dream Theater is a fairly good band. They've written some great songs in the past, write some good ones now. Sure, they've had their flops and some abysmal things. But like them or not, badmouthing them like you are twelve and want to rebel against what your parents listen to makes you sound, well, like you're twelve. It's fine not to like them. It's fine to abhor them. But acting like you've got the inside scoop on all us sheep who don't instantly light on fire any form of Dream Theater product... Well, write some reviews of bands that you enjoy and we can tear apart your opinions.


Edited by LiquidEternity - May 26 2010 at 13:59

The Sleepwalker wrote: Nightshine wrote: The Sleepwalker wrote: Nightshine wrote: Portnoy is the cancer of which will be the death of this what-could-be-a-good-project. What half of the people on this site were you on again? Anyway, this idea sounds good. I can't say I'm a fan of DT, though I'm not familiar with Portnoy, but a project with such big names will at least be interesting. Therefore I'm quite excited to see the result.  The half of which detest Dream Theater.  Except I'm not afraid to say that they're sh*t without getting my panties in a knot about freedom of speech and ethics. You're such a brave man.

Nah.  I'm not brave as much as everyone else is a giant wuss.