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Man Overboard 
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 Topic: SERIOUS complaint about reviews.
Posted: June 07 2005 at 22:28 |
I've seen a lot of reviews that'll give an album, DESPITE that album's
content, ONE STAR on the basis of being prog metal, which "isn't
progressive rock".
 WTF?
Prog metal is a genre that THIS SITE COVERS, so it is
illogical to give it one-star because it's prog metal. What the
hell? Can you imagine if there was a large faction of people who
thought RIO didn't count as progressive rock, and made editorial
reviews "Oh, this album's good *if you like RIO*, but it's not
prog-rock in the vein of Yes/Genesis/Floyd, so it gets one star,
bitches!"?
That's ****ed up.
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Fibonacci's Se
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 22:50 |
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which numskull said that???
and what album are you talking about?
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cajole the promethean king while his pastiche panjandrum is caught within soleism, genuflect, avoid malversation
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 22:52 |
thats "four stars"ed up. makes five stars
Anywho, I think your right.
A good/bad album deserves to be rated according to it's quality.
If you don't consider an album, or even subgenre to be progressive, state that as an aside in the review, and after that, review the album on it's merits (or lack of it), rating the album accordingly.
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 22:58 |
The annoying thing isn't that. The annoying thing is the reviews on thias site right now.Five or six ones with 5-stars reviews of a screwed up album. This is ALL messed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BAN BAND ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 22:58 |
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...what ****ed up album do you speak of?
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:02 |
 Man Overboard wrote:
...what ****ed up album do you speak of? |
I'm talkin about the 8-10 reviews of one screwed up album, all getting five stars as "masterpieces". That's all messed up!!! Surely u must understand and see what album i'm refering to as ** sh*t!!!!!!!
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:16 |
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Well to be fair, I've been listening to that album for a few weeks, and
I'd give it no less than four stars myself. It's DT's best album
since Falling Into Infinity.
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:18 |
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Not my point, we can't have this site as a childrens playground, kind of fan-site for some metal-bands. It's enough now!!!
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:19 |
For ****'s sake, Octavarium's not even a metal album! Have you LISTENED to it? 
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tuxon
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:22 |
Don't let the child bait you Man
Els he will report you
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:23 |
I've been reported lots! I'm very inflammatory.
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:23 |
tuxon wrote:
Don't let the child bait you Man
Els he will report you
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time to clean up this page!!! BAN BAND ACTION!!!
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Poxx
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:23 |
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It compensates fairly for the people giving away 5 stars, based on it being prog-metal.
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:25 |
Poxx wrote:
It compensates fairly for the people giving away 5 stars, based on it being prog-metal. |
You don't see those same people going into every prog-metal album and giving it five stars.
And a good portion of the reviews of this album HAVE EDITORIAL CONTENT. Read FishyMonkey's review.
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:26 |
Poxx wrote:
It compensates fairly for the people giving away 5 stars, based on it being prog-metal. |
time for action: BAN BAND ACTION!!!
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Poxx
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:31 |
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It just so happens that none of the "prog metal" bands albums listed on this site are worthy of 5 stars. But of course it's stupid to allow reviews that give 1 stars without a genuine reason.
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:33 |
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:34 |
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Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane deserves 5 stars and more.
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:36 |
Man Overboard wrote:
Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane deserves 5 stars and more.
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cleanup-time! BAN BAND ACTION!!!
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Man Overboard
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Posted: June 07 2005 at 23:37 |
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SERIOUS complaint about reviews.
