debrewguy wrote: I agree with Ivan,we can't Pink Floyd fanboys rating Pink Floyd albums at 5. And hell, he missed more than half of their output. Is it possible that this person has been visiting PA for a while, finally joined up, and plunged right in once he felt comfortable ? After all, not one group has its' entire discography rated, at five or one. Now I might just be talking like that because I've seen some knowledgeable people here rate every one of their idols albums at 4 or 5. And I've had a spell recently where it seemed like every album mi reviewed was one that I seemed intent on cutting its' heralded status with some here. So maybe, maybe , this is just an overreaction based on ?

1. Symphonic
2. Folk
3. Prog Metal.
4. Jazz
5. Eclectic
6. etc

And rated them low because they are a direct competition to Pink Floyd

But this is obvious

YES Close to the Edge (rating only)   Nº 2

GENESIS Selling England By The Pound (rating only)  Nº 1

  JETHRO TULL Thick As A Brick (rating only) Nº 4

GENESIS Foxtrot (rating only)  Nº 5

He has taken the top 5 albums which are not by Pink Floyd and rated 3 with one star and one with 2 stars.

Please Claude, this is obvious.

Iván

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - May 18 2009 at 11:37

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: debrewguy wrote: I agree with Ivan,we can't Pink Floyd fanboys rating Pink Floyd albums at 5. And hell, he missed more than half of their output. Is it possible that this person has been visiting PA for a while, finally joined up, and plunged right in once he felt comfortable ? After all, not one group has its' entire discography rated, at five or one. Now I might just be talking like that because I've seen some knowledgeable people here rate every one of their idols albums at 4 or 5. And I've had a spell recently where it seemed like every album mi reviewed was one that I seemed intent on cutting its' heralded status with some here. So maybe, maybe , this is just an overreaction based on ?   That's the point, he has pointed tyo the best albums of: Symphonic Folk Prog Metal. Jazz Exlectic etc And rated them low because they are a duirect competition to Pink Floyd But this is obvious YES Close to the Edge (rating only)   Nº 2 GENESIS Selling England By The Pound (rating only)  Nº 1   JETHRO TULL Thick As A Brick (rating only) Nº 4 GENESIS Foxtrot (rating only)  Nº 5 He has taken the top 5 albums which are not by Pink Floyd and rated 3 with one star and one with 2 stars. Please Claude, this is obviious. Iván

But this is obvious

YES Close to the Edge (rating only)   Nº 2

GENESIS Selling England By The Pound (rating only)  Nº 1

  JETHRO TULL Thick As A Brick (rating only) Nº 4

GENESIS Foxtrot (rating only)  Nº 5

I read above.... You have to be kidding!!! Do you like prog at all as you slammed the most incredible albums that all fans adore.

Tulls TAAB is the masterpeice

Yes' Close to the Edge is quintessential Yes so forget anything else if you hate that.

I cant understand these unfair ratings

Well, please now ... we can't have people disagreeing with what albums we see as outright fives, now can we !
So to do my part in this path to righteous views, I'm going to have to insist that everyone review & rate Klaatu's Hope AND Ange's Emile Jacotey a Five. Those who have already posted something are now able (as per M@x's recent update) to go in and make the appropriate changes.
PLease hurry, as injustice cannot be allowed to reign.

I am becoming increasingly uncomfortable about the number of reviews of DREAM THEATER's latest album a FULL MONTH before it is officially released. Many of the reviewers admit they have obtained the music illegally.

How can we allow this?
• It makes it appear as though PA supports illegal downloads
• The quality of the reviews are generally poor, and don't help anyone genuinely interested in buying the album
• The credibility of the site is affected.

The answer is surely simple. We should let people make pre-release reviews based on legitimate promotional copies. These people tend to be Collaborators. So why not make the pre-release reviews available for collaborators only?

russellk wrote: I am becoming increasingly uncomfortable about the number of reviews of DREAM THEATER's latest album a FULL MONTH before it is officially released. Many of the reviewers admit they have obtained the music illegally. How can we allow this? • It makes it appear as though PA supports illegal downloads • The quality of the reviews are generally poor, and don't help anyone genuinely interested in buying the album • The credibility of the site is affected. The answer is surely simple. We should let people make pre-release reviews based on legitimate promotional copies. These people tend to be Collaborators. So why not make the pre-release reviews available for collaborators only?

Ricochet wrote: DamoXt7942 wrote: I've found a stunning progger... http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=6701 I'm surprised at his number of ratings. Terrific...he's listened to over 5000 progressive albums...more progressive than Sean Trane... 98% of them are ratings, and since ratings without reviews don't tell me anything...

But wait, even without reviews, posting over 5000 ratings should be so hard for us.

DamoXt7942 wrote: inrainbows (from Reviews reporting thread) wrote: lol ! the bet albums of last year all in 1 star rating? Who's that gentleman? What's his taste and criteria? Does anybody know him? ARKANTOS From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website Real name:   Location: Ontario, Canada Send Private Message Forum Joined date: 3/27/2009 | Posts: 0| Last visit: 5/21/2009 11:26:17 PM EST I think there should be a limit of at least 100 posts, for someone  to rate an album (IMO)

drain-o is a fabulous character, one of the Founding Fathers of PA. nobody knows him and he never wrote anything on the forum, still he has a great taste (and collection). 

^ You are being selective Iván: