Inappropriate reviews

(Studio Album, 1974) YES "Relayer"
Review (Permanent link) by Thomas Mardy
Posted 4:47:22 PM EST, 12/11/2005

   This Album Must Be Given Special Credit. Losing Rick Wakeman Was Without A Doubt Going To Be Quite A Challenge, But Replacement Patrick Moraz Lives Up To All Expectations. His Unique Jazzy Style Is Both Enduring And Compelling. "Relayer" Is Just Fantastic, It Is An Album That Deserves A Place With The Best Of Progressive Rock Records. The Album Features Only Three Songs (Remind You Of Another Yes Album?) And They Are All Spectacular. Side One Contains Only One Song "The Gates Of Delirium", The Intro To This Song Always Catches My Attention, Steve Howes Guitar Playing In This Intro Is An Utter Delight, I'm Sure Most Would Agree. The Track Also Proves To Be A Triumph For Jon Anderson, His Lyrics Making Sense For The First Time Since The Yes Album And Also, Becoming Slightly Dark "Slay Them, Burn Their Childrens Laughter, On To Hell!". The Vocals Are Easily As Strong As They Were On Close To The Edge. Steve Howe Is On Bitingly Aggresive Form (He Must Have Listened To Topographic Oceans) And This May Be His Finest Moment With The Group. The Rhythm Section Is So Furios And Intense That It Doesn't Really Need The Shouting And Mayhem In The Background To Sound Like A Battle Sequence!! (But Does Add To The Atmosphere) All The Distortion And Volume In The World Could Never Match Its Intensity, Creating A Fierce Sense Of Excitement And Energy. After 14 Minutes Or So The Track Begins To Mellow Down (Howe Making Proper Use Of His Slide Guitar) To Become An Acoustic Guitar Led Finale That Is Simply Beautiful. Jon Andersons Composition Is Nothing Less Than A Masterpiece. Side Two Contains Two More Songs, "Sound Chaser" And "To Be Over". Both Are Excellent, "Sound Chaser" Containing Some Excellent Drumming And A Great Guitar Riff, The Song Is Led By The Very Talented Moraz And Features An Excellent Outro, The Song Changing Dramatically With An Almost Anthemic Punch, It Is Altogether A Very Lively Song, Giving Room For Every Member To Shine. The Albums Closer Is Wonderfully Melancholy And Relaxing, Giving The Listener Plenty Of Time To Cool Down After The The Intensity Of The First Two Tracks, The Song Is Magnificent And Contains One Of Yes' Best Middle Eights, A Beatuiful Guitar Led Theme. The Lyrics To This Song Are Remarkable And Very Poetic, "We Go Sailing Down The Calming Stream, Drifting Endlessly By The Bridge" It Is The Perfect Song To Unwind To, And Again Has A Wonderful Outro. "Relayer" Is Altogether A Perfect Example Of How Brilliant The Band Can Be.

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Maybe the reviewer should be warned to check his/her text, because this is obviously done with "Title Case" formatting which is annoying to read.

I'll update it Seyo. Personally I find ALL CAPS very irritiating, but the Title Case didn't bother me.

DREAM THEATER "Octavarium"
Review (Permanent link) by RikkiNadir
Posted 4:03:11 PM EST, 12/13/2005


Edited by Lindsay Lohan

I had come to that conclusion myself BTF. It's not a great review, and I will be sending one of my advisory e-mails to the reviewer, but I think it's just about OK. 

Drew wrote: Progressive Metal (Studio Album, 2005) DREAM THEATER "Octavarium" Review (Permanent link) by RikkiNadir Posted 4:03:11 PM EST, 12/13/2005    Undoubtedly one of the worst bands to ever have the term "prog" applied to their music, this is more of the same. Tasteless bombast that makes ELP sound austere. The vocals (as always) are terrible, and if your idea of a hot guitarist is metal hammering/shredding w___-off this is right up your alley. And it's a dead end. Listen to this and then listen to a real progressive masterpiece like Van der Graaf's "Pawn Hearts", then walk shamefacedly towards your dustbin and insert this embarrassment directly into it and never look back.     Crappy, tasteless review

 

ROFL!!!!!!!  "Makes ELP sounds austere".  That's funny!

^That review was just discussed by Lindsay and Easy above I see the one Drew posted is the edited version of the original. 

RUSH "Moving Pictures"
Review (Permanent link) by Kevin
Posted 12:32:04 AM EST, 12/14/2005

I didn't understand much from this "review", did you?

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Proto-Prog
(Boxset / Compilation, 1975) DEEP PURPLE "24 Carat Purple"
Review (Permanent link) by NELNOMEDELPROG
Posted 1:10:16 PM EST, 12/14/2005

   Ok, if you the music is the MkII of the Purple... Here the better than the better one! Otherwise you will find this compilation a little cold. To my warning they do not suffice songs like "Child In Time", "Fireball", "Strange Kind Of Woman", "Black Night", "Speed King", "Smoke On The Water" (all 5 stars and evergreen songs) to do a big compilation. I recognize that it is a big disk. But alone for who it wants all of the Purple or die hard fans.

Seyo wrote: I didn't understand much from this "review", did you? VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Proto-Prog (Boxset / Compilation, 1975) DEEP PURPLE "24 Carat Purple" Review (Permanent link) by NELNOMEDELPROG Posted 1:10:16 PM EST, 12/14/2005    Ok, if you the music is the MkII of the Purple... Here the better than the better one! Otherwise you will find this compilation a little cold. To my warning they do not suffice songs like "Child In Time", "Fireball", "Strange Kind Of Woman", "Black Night", "Speed King", "Smoke On The Water" (all 5 stars and evergreen songs) to do a big compilation. I recognize that it is a big disk. But alone for who it wants all of the Purple or die hard fans.

I understand that...whats the problem?

Snow Dog wrote: What is "Title Case"? I know what it is...I mean how does it work?

Yeah, how does he do that? It is very annoying to read.

btw This Thomas Mardy guy has just joined as Winter Wine as well, and he's still doing the case thing.