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FragileDT
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 20 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1485 |
Posted: November 21 2005 at 23:27 | ||
THE MARS VOLTA De-loused in the Comatorium
Review (Permanent link) by Pir2 @ 2:50:17 PM EST, 7/8/2005 — What can I say?, I only heard a scream, my ears have had a bad day, I ddidn't recognize a single note, only a thrashing of tub, a bad keyboarding, and a guitarristthat want to play like 10 Years After, but with bad results. Fortunately exist The Dark Side Of The Moon to healt my ears... Sorry I don't know how to copy it exactly. This is not even a review, the reviewer explains that he "only heard a scream" (even though there isn't any screaming in the mars volta.) He obviously never even listened to the album in it's entirety, which is frustrating. Edited by FragileDT |
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20241 |
Posted: November 22 2005 at 02:59 | ||
SBF, Just because someone actually agrees with me does not mean that he is wrong!!! However the second review, looking by the date is simply copy/paste and should be deleted!! But the first one is valid opinion! |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: November 22 2005 at 03:50 | ||
Hugues, It's usually a fair indicator though. Thanks guys, highlighted reviews on the list for attention. Welcome to the forums by the way Mikeypoo! |
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sbrushfan
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 07 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1177 |
Posted: November 22 2005 at 17:14 | ||
Sean....I didn't say that he is/was wrong. The reason I posted it is simply because it is/was complete plagarism. I know the first one is a valid opinion; which is why you'll notice my disclaimer at the top of the post. OH sh*t! I get what you meant now....I meant to say that the SECOND one is inappropriate. Sorry.... Edited by sbrushfan |
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Mikeypoo
Forum Groupie Joined: November 21 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 75 |
Posted: November 22 2005 at 19:25 | ||
THanks for the welcome easy livin. I really enjoy this site and have been visiting for a while. hope to keep it up. thanks again Edited by Mikeypoo |
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Lindsay Lohan
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 3254 |
Posted: November 23 2005 at 08:27 | ||
DREAM THEATER "Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II "
Review (Permanent link) by Nando-Twonight Posted 3:13:50 AM EST, 11/23/2005 The best album ever! An incredible and amazing work... The tracklist is something great with your diferent tracks that make the album a theater session! A wonderful theater session... ehehhe
Listen it, buy it... a great choice!
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR "Pawn Hearts"
Review (Permanent link) by Olympus Posted 1:51:11 AM EST, 11/23/2005 Pawn Hearts is at the same level of greatness as Close to the edge by Yes, and every second of it is amazing just like Clost to the edge. The highlights of the album are... everything, I realy can't choose Man-Erg and A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers are two of my favorite songs. five starsm no less.
The typical fanboy reviews |
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: November 23 2005 at 08:40 | ||
I'm on the case with those two LL, plus the long Rush in Rio DVD one which simply quoted a review from elsewhere. (No one spot that one?)
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Miaugion
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 22 2004 Location: Christmas Island Status: Offline Points: 295 |
Posted: November 23 2005 at 12:27 | ||
Yes, but I didn't dare to post it here. Guess I'm a coward. |
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You house proud town mouse
ha ha, charade you are |
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: November 23 2005 at 15:10 | ||
I checked with the reviewer, and he apologised profusely confirming he did not have permission. He just thought it was a good review. I think he genuinely misunderstood the purpose of the site, and didn't realise you had to write the reviews yourself! |
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Snow Dog
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: November 24 2005 at 10:56 | ||
MUSE* Absolution
Review (Permanent link) by PaHa @ 10:23:45 AM EST, 11/24/2005 — I'm not sure wether MUSE belongs in the Prog Archives or not. Their music is great! It's alternative. It's definately no popular radioplay music. I'd give this album a 4 star but since it can't be REAL ProgRock I'll give it 3 stars.
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: November 24 2005 at 14:47 | ||
Got that one SD
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Seyo
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 08 2004 Location: Bosnia Status: Offline Points: 1320 |
Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:22 | ||
ha ha, I almost feel flattered that Drew copied my review! Of course it is inappropriate and I started checking again to see where I might have made mistake in my review because I thought I gave a valid opinion on that one. But now it seems SBF appologised so everything is settled now. Thanks everyone for spotting this. |
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salmacis
Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928 |
Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:59 | ||
Yes, and Drew practically moaned about one of Certif1ed's reviews being too long on another thread. The cheek of it...
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Seyo
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 08 2004 Location: Bosnia Status: Offline Points: 1320 |
Posted: November 24 2005 at 16:01 | ||
Please check this person tamtam!
I am not sure whether what s/he is doing is inappropriate, but even I, who am sometimes a strict critic, do not post so many low ratings . Tamtam gave so many bad ratings without a single word of explanation, not to mention "reviewing". Seems to be a very strict and narrow fan of VDGG, KING CRIMSON, Beefheart and URIAH HEEP and nothing else !!! Any opinions? |
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: November 24 2005 at 16:14 | ||
Certainly a valid email address is given when submitting Seyo, and there's no apparent indication that they are trying to manipulate the ratings, so I can't really do much. It goes back again to the old ratings without reviews issue. In this case though, even requiring registration would not change the situation. The reviewer must be a manic depressive though if they spend so much time listening to albums they don't like much. |
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Lindsay Lohan
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 3254 |
Posted: November 25 2005 at 03:36 | ||
Never in my life has i seen such a maronic reviewer as TAMTAM as you said he only seemed to give 4-5 ratings to albums of VDGG.CB, peter hamill URIAH HEEP AND KING CRIMSON and while managing to give most other prog classics one star reviews he managed to give radioheads ok computer 5 stars! Haha i doubt he has even heard the albums he has reviewed i mean he has given most yes and dream theater records 1 and 2 stars and i dont belivie that he would continue to buy records of and artist that he thinks makes only 1 and 2 star albums So id say TAMTAM is an excelent example of an totally unserious reviewer that gives out 5 stars to anything made of his favourtie bands while the rest is crap (Althogh he has not cared to listen to it even |
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Lindsay Lohan
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 3254 |
Posted: November 25 2005 at 06:26 | ||
Check out Brian Gills JETHRO TULL "Rock Island " Can't be bothered writing a review.
2 and a half stars. Whaler's Dues however is a classic. Buy it for that. Bid Riff and Mando I like. What else? Nothing much more worth listening to. Kissing WIllie?!!!!!! You have to be joking! "Rock Island" probably gets worse as the years roll on. Next year I'll give it one star. +Several other reviews
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: November 25 2005 at 09:01 | ||
Yup, will be dealt with LL (and "Manuel's too).
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chopper
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030 |
Posted: November 25 2005 at 11:36 | ||
Anyone who gives 2 stars to "Hounds Of Love" should be banned on grounds of bad taste! |
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Seyo
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 08 2004 Location: Bosnia Status: Offline Points: 1320 |
Posted: November 25 2005 at 12:57 | ||
I am also a huge fan of VDGG and CRIMSON, and I even gave 5 to "OK Computer" too (don't shoot at me!) , but tamtam seems really to hate all other music, if ever bothered to give it a listen. But, as Easy said, probably no harm is done and no reviewing rules are broken, so be it... |
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