Reviews discussion

Sure, but the fact that you can come to that conclusion about me is a good thing, not a bad thing. It means you can assess whether my tastes and yours are compatible enough to rely on me as a weathervane for those albums you haven't heard. In this case you've decided that we're just too far apart to see eye-to-eye on much; I'm sure there's other reviewers who make you sit up and take notice when they praise or pan and album you were thinking about getting because you know their taste is in line with yours and you trust their judgement. Equally, I'm sure there's people who find my tastes are compatible with theirs whereas yours just don't make sense to them.

The idea that every review should - or can - be equally useful for every reader is a myth; the usefulness or otherwise of a review is always going to hinge on how closely your tastes and the reviewers' align.

If I thought that an album had absolutely no redeeming characteristics, I might use that phrase seriously with no bewilderment at all involved.  When I write about music, I try to include both my reaction to the album (the subjective portion) and my evaluation of the merits of the album (the objective portion).  To me, they're related, but they're not the same thing.  I recognize that an album may be very good but that I may not get much out of it, and also that an album may be quite mediocre but I might still enjoy it.  I'm still working on my first review for this site, but that's my general principle for discussing music.  I understand, though, that others have other methods of reviewing, and I respect that.

Do you ever stop? You're a horrible troll. 

Thank you.

more evidence of the crime: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=757084

You might want to contact him if you're in need of advice on how to build a wall, especially those made of texts. 

Ok detail is fine, I am a great believer in it myself, but can someone show that guy had to add paragraphs - My glassballs are doing somersaults trying to read that wall.

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=804039