http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=106394

This just got submitted. It isn't really a review at all just says the album is crap and nothing about why the album is supposedly so bad.

Hail to the thief 2003 Studio Album Review | Album details | All reviews
Review by Prayermad Posted 10:13:47 AM EST, 1/7/2007 Throw this album in the dustbin right away if you own it, and if you don't own it, don't even enter any shop selling this album. This album is rubbish, and i mean it in the most excessive way you can imagine. Really, don't buy it!!!	3.40 Good, but non-essential

MAHAVISHNU PROJECT* — Return To The Emerald Beyond

Review by maxoblast

just a note for site managers :

this Cd is actually by the MAHAVISHNU PROJECT, an exciting tribute band led by drummer Greg Bendian playing Mahavishnu music, and not by the real Mahavishnu Orchestra. They also relesead 2 years ago "Phase 2", an excellent double live album of stunning Mahavishnu covers that I purchased at an open air summer concert in Italy. I haven't yet heard this new album, but I guess from the quality of their previous work that must be a killer ! So far their work has been praised by McLaughlin himself and they even managed to have Jan Hammer as guest in a recent USA concert

happy new year MAXOBLAST from Italy

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Not a review indeed...

Edited by Easy Livin - January 10 2007 at 03:56

@ Iván & tuxon: We, generally, delete reviews like that and invite the reviewer to make a new one, more improved. The results are fine up to now.

By evenless .... same review .... two albums .... doh

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here  http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=107389

Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=107388

I presume the Piper one is in error

The same review for two different albums:

TAKO — Tako

Review by Greger (Greger Rönnqvist)
PROG REVIEWER

"Tako" (1975) and "U Vreci Za Spavanje" (1980) are two great reissues from the Brazilian label Rock Symphony, a label that have reissued many forgotten jewels before such as ALPHA III, FRAGIL, MALIBRAN, and new releases with HADDAD and TEMPUS FUGIT.

- TAKO are something as unusual as a Yugoslavian jazz-rock and symphonic progressive rock band. The band was put together in 1975 and the band's name means "this way". Between 1975 and their split up in 1981 they released two classical albums: "Tako" (1975) and "U Vréci Za Spavanje" (1980).

- In my opinion the 70's were the heydays for progressive rock, and TAKO have all the ingredients that makes these releases worth owning. They were a 70's band, their sound is very 70's oriented, the cover is so wonderful 70's and the music is complex with lengthy instrumental passages. TAKO's music is a mix between CAMEL, FOCUS, FOCUS, JETHRO TULL, OZRIC TENTACLES, PINK FLOYD and SOLARIS.

- I strongly recommend you to buy these two albums if you're into 70's progressive rock. This is how progressive rock sounded long before today's progressive metal.

TAKO — U Vreci Za Spavanje

Review by Greger (Greger Rönnqvist)
PROG REVIEWER

"U Vreci Za Spavanje" (1980) and "Tako" (1975) are two great reissues from the Brazilian label Rock Symphony, a label that have reissued many forgotten jewels before such as ALPHA III, FRAGIL, MALIBRAN, and new releases with HADDAD and TEMPUS FUGIT.

- TAKO are something as unusual as a Yugoslavian jazz-rock and symphonic progressive rock band. The band was put together in 1975 and the band's name means "this way". Between 1975 and their split up in 1981 they released two classical albums: "Tako" (1975) and "U Vréci Za Spavanje" (1980).

- In my opinion the 70's were the heydays for progressive rock, and TAKO have all the ingredients that makes these releases worth owning. They were a 70's band, their sound is very 70's oriented, the cover is so wonderful 70's and the music is complex with lengthy instrumental passages. TAKO's music is a mix between CAMEL, FOCUS, FOCUS, JETHRO TULL, OZRIC TENTACLES, PINK FLOYD and SOLARIS.

- I strongly recommend you to buy these two albums if you're into 70's progressive rock. This is how progressive rock sounded long before today's progressive metal.

Greger is a fine reviewer and I'm sure the deed was good-intentional, but I still think that both albums (and reviews) deserve a little bit more effort.

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=107656

 

This reviewer has the gall to admit he hasn't even heard the album...

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=107667


...this isn't really a review, but rather a bash fest of TMV...i know some people might not like them but this isn't even a good/real review...

plus he gives it one star when he later admits "it's not a mediocre album, but rather just a mediocre prog album" or something to that effect...not exactly a statement that belongs in a one star review. He never speaks about the music in the album, just bashes it's members and the album itself...
    

Edited by king volta - January 16 2007 at 20:34