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Angelo 
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 Posted: December 31 2007 at 06:19 |
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Ayreon 01011001 once again received a rating without review a month before being released.
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ISKC Rock Radio
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Easy Livin
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 11:00 |
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Dealing with...
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Chris H
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Posted: January 01 2008 at 22:55 |
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http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=17670
This is not so much a review as it is more of him discussing how he is the first to review it. Also, he mentions that you should download the album, and I do believe that's against policy, no?
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Logan
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He wrote that in 2005, but Boris was finally issued on CD, I've read, back in 2004 by Syn-Phonic. I think it can be downloaded legally, so suggesting it be downloaded may be referring to that. I checked their catalogue and it's still listed there (for $15) -- may be out of print now (synphonic). The review should be edited. It's an interesting case when referring to albums that are not available on CD or are out of print (some that one must spend oodles of money for the LP or used CD), but he said it because he was surprised to be the first to review it. At the very least, I would think, legal downloading (with a link to where it could be) should have been specified if a search had proved that it was not available on CD at the time (but according to what I've read, it was available on CD at the time through Syn-Phonic).
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: January 04 2008 at 10:28 |
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Not really a review....
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 13:13 |
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It can also be seen as a creative way of describing his opinion of the album
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 19:30 |
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This is not a thing I do gladly, since I have a lot of regard for the reviewer in question. However, I don't think a review is the right place to question inclusions - and of course, since the addition was made by myself on behalf of the Crossover team, reading the review didn't make me jump for joy:
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=157850 Please don't see it as an attack on the reviewer. It isn't - I just feel such comments are best left to forum discussions. Edit: see Rule 5: 5 - Do not voice general opinions on matters such as whether a band/album/sub-genre should be included in the site, whether you agree with the star rating system, etc.. Such matters should be discussed in the forum. Keep the review pertinent to the specific album concerned. The reviews section is NOT the place for initiating or prolonging a debate. Edited by Ghost Rider - January 05 2008 at 19:34 |
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 20:15 |
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I'll talk with ZZ...
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Posted: January 08 2008 at 16:09 |
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Well, here's on not properly abusive, but anyway made into a frustrated tone. I'll report it, the judges can see fit:
JETHRO TULL — Thick As A Brick Review by ringo
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Posted: January 08 2008 at 16:17 |
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too bad the tone becomes so angry ..otherwise it's a fairly bold review
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Angelo
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Posted: January 08 2008 at 16:25 |
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Once again - RwRs on Ayeron 01011001.... Three weeks until release fellas.
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KeleCableII
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Posted: January 13 2008 at 05:49 |
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This is the same reviewer Ricochet linked to above, but ringo's review of VDGG - Godbluff is identical to a prior review:
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=158353 http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=84092 Edited by KeleCableII - January 13 2008 at 16:00 |
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Ricochet
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Posted: January 13 2008 at 06:51 |
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oh, that's already a felony
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Posted: January 13 2008 at 09:00 |
Me too, Ringochet...
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KeleCableII
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Posted: January 13 2008 at 16:07 |
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Haha, sorry if my wording wasn't very clear. Hopefully my edit fixed that.
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 15:58 |
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PINK FLOYD — Dark Side Of The Moon
Review by acheron
I wanted to see your review, not your life story...
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Angelo
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 16:48 |
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I repeat myself
When in this thread... There's a new RwR on Ayreon 01011001 - and the (presumably legitimate) written review count is up to two now. |
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ISKC Rock Radio
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 17:02 |
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Dealing with them in batches Angelo. The two written reviews are indeed legitimate.
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Angelo
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Posted: January 15 2008 at 17:20 |
 As expected.
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This is when I lost patience with Jethro Tull. This was 10 minutes of
superb music crammed into a 43 minute album. It's repetitive,
increasingly annoying, and pointless. The lyrics are banal and obtuse
(quite a feat to be both at the same time). yes, I understand that it's
an ironic statement by Ian Anderson, a satirical reply to critics who
thought Aqualung was a concept album. But really, a more concise 10
minute track on the next album would've been more appropriate Ian! In
any case, about seven or eight of the Aqualung tracked can be loosely
connected, so there is some concept thing going eh?? He took the joke
to even greater heights (or depths) with Passion Play (a 1 star album
if ever there was one) when he realised that he's managed to fool an
awful lot of the record-buying public that a one-track album was a good
idea. So he lost his sense of humour in the face of £sd, as is so often
the case. So, I give the extra star for those first 10 minutes, but
really, Ian, you'd already proved you could do so much better... 
Ricochet wrote:
This is my first album review, and I thought it would be fitting to review the album that is first on my favorite progressive rock list. When I went to the review page I immediately clicked 5 stars, and was a little offended by that pop-up screen telling me to think carefully when choosing a 5 star album. Common, it's Dark Side of the Moon. There have been some fantastic reviews of the album, so I have little to say about it other than if you have a problem with it, listen to it again. And if you still have a problem with it listen to it again. And if you still have a problem with it, listen to it again, ad infinitum, until you do get it, because you will. I listen to music in phases. I get stuck on bands. For a long time it was Led Zeppelin, then Pink Floyd, then Black Sabbath, then Dream Theater etc. etc. However, once I discovered Dark Side, I can truly say that it is the only album that I listen to with regularity for the past 6 years (by regularity I don't mean once a month, I mean 2-5 times a week). It is flawless, it is brilliant, it is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of song writing, scratch that, album writing of all time.