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Snow Dog 
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No.....we like Arabs.
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frippism
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Posted: June 09 2012 at 13:33 |
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I'm half-Iraqi!
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There be dragons
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Snow Dog
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Luna
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Posted: June 09 2012 at 13:39 |
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I find caps lock pretty funny
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darkshade
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I had a great joke, but I feel it might be in bad taste. Edited by darkshade - June 09 2012 at 13:47 |
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Dean
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As fun as this is, it's not discussing reviews. So if we can wrap this up or move it else where that would be smashing.
Thank you
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Gerinski
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Wrong. Forget what you have seen and go with your first instinct. Whatever other people think of whatever albums should not influence your ratings whatsoever. Be fair, that's all it takes.
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: June 09 2012 at 14:34 |
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See. No sense of humour either!
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Dean
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: June 09 2012 at 14:42 |
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Point(s) taken!
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Say Warthur:
Got anything to say about the music itself? Rather than how they wanted to space the album for vinyl? I'd rather see a review about the music rather than who had the best "comeback" album (whatever that means, especially since Echolyn were not on break).
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=790079 Edited by Epignosis - July 18 2012 at 11:43 |
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Snow Dog
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^Yes, and having a go at SB in the same review turns me right off.
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Hmmm.... It would not take much to improve that above review. Just a paragraph on some of the tracks specifically and perhaps leave out the dig at SB as has been mentioned - not that hard to do really.
I like Warthurs reviews usually as he is so succint and it gives me a quick indication of what to expect on albums. Cheers
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ExittheLemming
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Yep, something of a digression I fear as Warthur's reviews are usually pithy, succinct and informative. I've sent him a PM stressing the requirement to justify an opinion with some sort of description of why the music just don't stack up for this listener. |
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Warthur
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"Flabby, cheesy, Spock's Beardy filler" is pretty much the sum total of the impression the music made on me to be honest. It's just very, very bland.
Plus I would submit that the way the music is packaged is decidedly relevant here, because splitting the material between two CDs is an unusual choice when it could easily fit on one and a buyer who hadn't carefully checked the running times might be thinking they were getting more music than is actually on offer. Ultimately it's something potential buyers are going to want to consider when you're looking at obtaining the album and mulling over the "do I want to pay the price for the 2CD version" question so I think it merits being mentioned in a review.
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Snow Dog
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oh the irony of a Marillion fan calling Spock's Beard cheesy.
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Warthur
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I see two Paul McCartney albums plus Abacab in your top albums list there so don't judge. ;)
Anyway, I've expanded the review somewhat to make my impressions of the actual music clearer. Edited by Warthur - July 20 2012 at 12:08 |
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One shouldnt retaliate to 5 star reviews with 1 star unless one is serious that the album is really just a 1 star piece of trash. 1 star albums in my reviews are all trashy, you can always find an added star if there is something redeemable on it making it one for collectors only. I cant believe that MotW would warrant 1 star as nothing they do is trash and therefore does not deserve such treatment. Ok i am preparing myself for the old adage - one mans trash is another mans treasure - but when it comes to music I think its important to judge the music on its own merits - if hundreds love the album, that should be enough indication that the album does not warrant the 1 star rating (I learnt this the hard way, but I am glad i did as there is so much out there yet to experience if one simply gives it a go, such as Bjork, who I am beginning to enjoy lately when at first I hated her).
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frippism wrote:
Ooh, I don't know guys. For some reason echolyn's reunion album leaves me rather cold. For
starters, the division of the physical product into two CDs when the running time could easily fit
onto one seems an odd decision to me. Cynics might accuse the band of wanting to sell the
album for the price of a 2CD set but only providing 1CD of music, but given that you can listen
to the whole thing on Bandcamp for free if you're frugally minded I think that they deserve the
benefit of the doubt on that front. I suspect it's more that they want the CD experience to be, on
a tactile level, comparable to the LP experience, and to create a definite break midway through
the album.