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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Vibrationbaby Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2008 at 06:10
Only once.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kenethlevine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2008 at 08:48
TAAB isn't that popular on this site?  It's #2!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote debrewguy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2008 at 10:55
How many festives, VB ? 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Queen By-Tor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2008 at 13:50
Just read the Moving Pictures review...
 
 
you gotta admit that they're pretty funny at least. But still....
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I'm guilty of spelling errors. I even managed to spell "Neal" wrong on my ? Live review.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote J-Man Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2008 at 19:23
Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Just read the Moving Pictures review...
 
 
you gotta admit that they're pretty funny at least. But still....


They're very funny LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL

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I just wrote  another Deep Purple review. I'm taking requests for the last big one.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Grobsch Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2008 at 10:20
I think there are too many five starts reviews!!! Almost everything receives five stars...

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote micky Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2008 at 10:30
Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I just wrote  another Deep Purple review. I'm taking requests for the last big one.


how about....

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote DavetheSlave Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2008 at 10:33
I believe that a lot of the reviews here will be 5 star reviews as invariably people tend to want to review their personal favorites first. A lot of my 5 star albums are not on progarchives, a lot are - if you've heard a lot of music you will have a lot af favorites for different reasons.
To my mind Springsteens - The River is a 5 star album but obviously not for progarchives.
Belonging here would be Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Heeps Demons and Wizards, Genesis's Duke, Karmakanic's Who's the boss in the Factory, Yes's Relayer - all different but all favorites of mine for different reasons. Differing views is a wonderful thing!!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Raff Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2008 at 12:38
Originally posted by Grobsch Grobsch wrote:

I think there are too many five starts reviews!!! Almost everything receives five stars...

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Almost everything?Confused There are thousands of albums on the DB, many unreviewed... I'm afraid yours is a bit of a sweeping statement. And then, people have the right to give as many stars as they see fit when they review an album. However, ratings without reviews are a different matter (with which I disagree), and they are often used by people to manipulate an album's rating - bence the abundance of five- or one-star reviews.


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Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I just wrote  another Deep Purple review. I'm taking requests for the last big one.


how 'bout Close to the Edge? Big smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Grobsch Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2008 at 05:47
I'm not saying people do not have the right to give five stars, I'm saying there are too much five stars albums...

I'd like to see more reviews of non favorite albums and disappointments.
Anyone has the right to write and give five stars, however when we start to write a review there is a warning saying to avoid five stars...

I wrote nineteen reviews and eight are five stars, so I'm guilty, too...

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Originally posted by Swan Song Swan Song wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I just wrote  another Deep Purple review. I'm taking requests for the last big one.


how 'bout Close to the Edge? Big smile
Unfortunately. Already done a long time ago. Go to my reviews section it's there. Wishbone Ash is coming up.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Atkingani Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2008 at 06:45
Originally posted by Grobsch Grobsch wrote:

I'm not saying people do not have the right to give five stars, I'm saying there are too much five stars albums...

I'd like to see more reviews of non favorite albums and disappointments.
Anyone has the right to write and give five stars, however when we start to write a review there is a warning saying to avoid five stars...

I wrote nineteen reviews and eight are five stars, so I'm guilty, too...

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Grobsch, 98% of us are amateur reviewers... we, generally, go to the shop to buy an album we believe we would like (band, genre, style, recommendation, other reviews, etc) and only in a few cases when we are disappointed the review may show it.
 
Anyway, 4 stars and even 3 stars can be great too... to extract one (or two) stars from an album released by a favorite band doesn't mean we don't like the said band or the genre they represent. 
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Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

Originally posted by Swan Song Swan Song wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I just wrote  another Deep Purple review. I'm taking requests for the last big one.


how 'bout Close to the Edge? Big smile
Unfortunately. Already done a long time ago. Go to my reviews section it's there. Wishbone Ash is coming up.


how about an RPQ - Quebec Prog one ?
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The fact that the prog archives staff get more priority in review power and more space on the review page makes me sad.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Finnforest Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 13:11
Don't be sad, Lucent.  It's been discussed to death and there are good reasons for it.

Look at it this way, at least everyone here gets to post their opinion.  On other sites only selected reviewers get to write.  This place lets everyone have a crack, and when the Admin recognizes those who contribute quality content, they get a little recognition for it.   It's a great system in that respect. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rivertree Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 13:18
Yes - it's a great plus that every member has the possibility to post reviews - you shouldn't forget that Lucent
And every new review is presented on the front page for some time

Finally you can solve your problem and try to become a reviewer  Wink


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