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Raff 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429 |
 Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:39 |
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Well, since others have posted links, so will I .. conceited to the end!
Discipline http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=81433 TaaB http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=82043 SEbtP http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=87683 A negative but fair and balanced one (no clues as to the band...  ):http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=85375 |
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mystic fred
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2006 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 4252 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:46 |
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I liked your Deep Purple reviews Rafaella, agree 100%, not too long and v.informative.there are many good writers on this site, i feel quite humbled sometimes i'm so lazy
 i have to be inspired to write reviews, i can't do them on a production line basis. still like my "Dr.Z" review, haven't changed my opinion one bit!!
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Penumbra
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Joined: July 08 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 350 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:53 |
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I am very not-proud of my tendency to give everything 5 stars. I feel I must find a three or four star album ONE of these days, hehe. If you may notice my profile, only four albums I have rated as less than 5/5.
I simply love music too much! http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=9206 |
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The Holy Trinity of Symphonic Progressive Rock
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micky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:54 |
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conceit???? HAH!!! Here in the states we call it delivering the goods.... great reviews and just wish some of it would rub off on mine. Remember... I'm your #1 fan .. ahahhahah Edited by micky - August 27 2006 at 19:43 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Atkingani
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 16:02 |
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I like mainly the reviews I've done for Brazilian bands, since very few did and also few will read (except probably the tribe coming from my beloved Pindorama, aka Terra Brasilis). I think the one below, not counting the English errors, is fair:
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Easy Livin
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 16:08 |
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If you're having a problem DS, put a thread up in the bugs section and it will get checked out.
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Atkingani
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 16:17 |
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Probably an e-mail adress change, Bob... I cannot access too.  Edited by Atkingani - August 27 2006 at 16:18 |
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con safo
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Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1230 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 16:35 |
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My favourite would have to by my two VdGG review's- Still Life and H To He .. but, like others my first reviews are kind of
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greenback
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 14 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3300 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 16:57 |
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Choosing the best of my positive reviews is almost impossible; on the other hand, I find those negative reviews OK:
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (AND THE MAGIC BAND) — Trout Mask ReplicaReview by greenbackSPECIAL COLLABORATOR Neo-Prog Specialist
RADIOHEAD — Ok ComputerReview by greenbackSPECIAL COLLABORATOR Neo-Prog Specialist
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[HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!>
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memowakeman
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13033 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 17:01 |
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Also you reviewed Teria with 1 star
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Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
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greenback
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 14 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3300 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 17:03 |
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yeah, but i find it a bit less good.
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[HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!>
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Zitro
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Joined: July 11 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1321 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 18:23 |
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I have many reviews. Some good, some excellent, some mediocre and a few early ones bad.
Short criticism about a pathetic album: Wakeman - Word and the Music: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=73287 good reviews for albums I don't like: A Passion Play http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=79621 PAin of Salvation - Be http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=64095 Good positive reviews: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=84015 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=77342 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=72993 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=53080 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=85419 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=72975 BTW: Tony, your negative review of ELP's Works is excellent!! Edited by Zitro - August 27 2006 at 18:26 |
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Certif1ed
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 08 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7559 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 18:41 |
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I don't like any of my reviews - the next one will be better.
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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bhikkhu
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 06 2006 Location: A² Michigan Status: Offline Points: 5109 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 19:10 |
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I enjoyed writing my reviews, but I don't think it is up to me to pick a favorite. I am usually my harshest critic anyway.
When I used to do abstract paintings, people would ask me what they were supposed to be. I would tell them that I knew what I had in mind, but it was up to them to decide what they got out of it. Recently I have had some good responses, especially from a couple of our friends here (you know who you are ). My favorite was from a friend of mine, who looked them up. He said that my reviews of "Foxtrot," and Peter Gabriel's third album, made him want to go right out and buy them.
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sleeper
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Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 19:28 |
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I think all of my reviews are equally good/bad (I'll let you ot decide on that which
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Speakerfish
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Joined: January 13 2006 Status: Offline Points: 83 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 19:29 |
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I wrote a review about The Yes Album describing its warmth and garage-y feel to it which made it so alluring and good. But it isn't there. However, a response to my comment is. What the dealio?
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Dissonance; subtle harmonic dissonance
Contemplating and completing the negative space Romantic symphonies left on the floodplains |
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Bryan
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 01 2004 Status: Offline Points: 3013 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 19:44 |
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Most of my reviews make me cringe upon re-reading them, especially older ones. I would certainly say I'm quite happy with these two though (such great albums deserve great reviews after all):
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=41449 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=62530 Of course, as the jab at the end of the latter review sets us all up for, I'm also quite happy with my most controversial review to date: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=76063 |
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micky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 19:44 |
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horsesh*t..... I remember your review for Kraftwerk I had me tracking down that album the next day and was as good as you said it was... |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Tony R
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: July 16 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 11979 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 19:49 |
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Yes,that was a great review - you really hit the nail on the head. 
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bhikkhu
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 06 2006 Location: A² Michigan Status: Offline Points: 5109 |
Posted: August 27 2006 at 20:13 |
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I was urged to give that album a chance. Afterward, I really wanted to write a review, but thought I'd better not. I'm glad Bryan had more guts than I did. 
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This album is definitely VERY overrated! The songs are AWFUL! Many say it is very hard to acquire, but I wonder WHAT can be acquired? And if there was nothing to acquire? Indeed, where is the music here? Where is the melody, the structure, the finesse, the elaborated rhythm, the catchy character, the addictive parts? The Captain has a very bad voice, as being very negligent and nonchalant. Apparently, the music is absolutely not improvised; well, it is hard to believe! The guitar notes are dissonant, and it is so irrelevant and incoherent that it seems young kids of 6-7 years old play with their Fisher Price guitars in the basement! The tracks contain NO keyboards! The strongest point are the EXCELLENT elaborated drums, but unfortunately, the retarded electric guitars sounds and Vliet's irritating vocals kill everything that could be good on this record. The sound of the electric guitars is very gross, unrefined and primitive! Vliet is good and very funny with Frank Zappa, like on the "Bongo fury" album, but here he is pitifully insipid. Nevertheless, I've been able to find some rare better structured rhythmic parts, like on "Pachuco Cadaver" and on "Sugar' N Spikes". The bass, despite quite present, does not seem to make a definite catchy rhythm. The album has a strong experimental dissonant blues influence. 28 redundant tracks all sounding the same? That's TOO much! There are numerous pseudo humorous narrations a la EMINEM: this is not encouraging. Some crazy free sax parts contribute to give a CACOPHONIC character to this album! Frank Zappa speaks on "The Blimp". As improvised-like dissonant albums, I strongly prefer Pat Metheny - Song X, a complex free jazz album: at least, the album is technically outstanding and there is much more structure in the music! The best I can give is 1 well deserved star for the DRUMS here!