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MikeEnRegalia
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| DREAM THEATER Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Review (Permanent link) by hammill @ 9:01:06 AM EST, 6/12/2005
![2 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/2stars.gif) — ok the album that made me to curse DT. like every fan i always expect the best from my fave bands. they reached their highest levels of creativeness with SFAM and i was wondering how able they were to offer us another masterpiece. unfortunately my expectations were killed by this album. not that the album doesn't have its good moments, but it is not DT!!!! they tried to sound heaver....why????? in order to approach new fans??? where are the DT melodies of the previous albums?? where is the beautiful voice of labrie?? where is the emotional playing of petrucci? where is....EVERYTHING??? it was a fast-made album, maybe it needed more time to be made, i don't know if the company pushed them to this direction in order to gain more fans, something that they achieved according to the huge sales of the album. one thing is for sure... that they lost all their fans who had been supporting them since 1992 (and me ofcourse). sorry guys fates did it better with PSOG.
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I guess you probably can't do anything about such reviews? Some of the things he says are clearly wrong, it appears as though he never got to disc 2. It is an appropriate review of disc 1, though.
| DREAM THEATER Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Review (Permanent link) by The Ryan @ 8:02:00 PM EST, 6/17/2005
![1 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/1stars.gif) — Now that we have Octavarium, Images and Words, Awake, and Scenes From A Memory we no longer need Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance. This album compared to the four listed above, makes it obsolete. Six Degrees was an experiment, as were Train of Thought and Falling Into Infinity. Attempts to be noticed by mainstreamers and rule the world as the Beatles once did. Though they aren't necessarily bad albums, they don't sound like Dream Theater albums so much as Metallica or some other heavy metal groups (that aren't as talented as Dream Theater, see Octavarium.) "Six Degrees..." in this day in age is a waste of time, other than to complete your collection or to see how Dream Theater went wrong.
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Now this is just plainly awful.
| DREAM THEATER Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Review (Permanent link) by Rich @ 4:33:54 AM EST, 7/3/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — I'm not a Dream Theater 'fanboy' by any stretch,but this is impressive stuff.Prog of this quality and stretched over 2 CD's is very rare.Sound and performance wise this is gripping from start to finish.All the players go for it and there is barely a boring moment.The music has enough twists and turns and technical brilliance to keep most prog fans entralled I reckon.Its not comparable to classic seventies bands though,but that is not a bad thing.Its modern state of the art prog that ploughs its own furrow.But you can always go back to blowing the dust off those old Genesis albums.Or maybe have an open mind and enjoy both..shock horror!
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This is probably no abuse, but just poorly written ... it doesn't give you any information how this album relates to the other DT albums. Also, he doesn't mention the differences between the two discs, which is one of the things that make this double disc set interesting.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: July 03 2005 at 18:40 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
This is crazy ... I don't even mind the bad english so much. And I love all those bands ... but the ratings seem a little over the top. I do admit that those reviews are actually fun to read ... can't we have a forum category where we post funny reviews? With all respect for the authors of course.![](smileys/smiley36.gif) ![](smileys/smiley2.gif) |
SYMPHONY X - Twilight in Olympus (1998) Review (Permanent link) by Symphonic Age @ 3:04:53 PM EST, 7/3/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — "Twilight In Olympus" is one of the better Prog Metal Cd in my possession! Sincerely I do not know how much myself emotions still today when the listening (the I possess from 1999) and I believe that will do it still for a lot of time! the guitaristics parts of the galactic Michael Romeo give back this Prog Metal a lot of Symphonic and in some passage besides the Genesis I succeed to perceive shadows of VDGG (I do not dare to say Rick Wakeman in order not to to be taken for crazy!). That CD is a small pearl for all of the Progsters that respect themeselves! |
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Posted: July 04 2005 at 15:10 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
This is crazy ... I don't even mind the bad english so much. And I love all those bands ... but the ratings seem a little over the top. I do admit that those reviews are actually fun to read ... can't we have a forum category where we post funny reviews? With all respect for the authors of course.![](smileys/smiley36.gif) ![](smileys/smiley2.gif) |
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Mike, there is already a thread of the type you describe.
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1397
Reviews such as those posted by Symphonic age, and before him Andreas Salvador have been written in a language other than English. They have then been run through an online translator to convert them to English. This gives rise to the literal, and often amusing results.
Some of us had a good laugh at the results in the thread I've linked to, but I would emphaise we were laughing at the on line translators efforts, not the reviewers. I'm sure in their native tongue, such reviews are eloquent and well written. At least the reviewers have made the effort to comply with the site's guidelines and post in English.![Clap](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley32.gif)
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NIGHTWISH - Once (2004) Review (Permanent link) by pantof @ 11:13:00 AM EST, 7/5/2005
![1 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/1stars.gif) — ok people, this is not prog, i repeat:this is not prog, it is just trivial power metal. The voice is ok, the instrumental is ok too, but the band is just a collectin of greedy people (they dont want prog, they want just money). they do comercial work. My last review was dedicated to this album, but now i can't see it here, so i decided to write another one. no more words..because i don't speak english
Definitely inaprpriate.
1 star only because he thinks they wanted to earn money from selling the album? ![](smileys/smiley36.gif) And yet he claims the music to be good? ![](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley11.gif)
Delete please.
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Posted: July 05 2005 at 14:27 |
And another... poor Nightwish - they seem to have a deathwish...
NIGHTWISH - Once (2004) Review (Permanent link) by majkthewizard @ 12:49:40 PM EST, 7/5/2005
![1 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/1stars.gif) — Come on! It's not a progressive masterpiece, it's not even a prog! I agree with "pantof". It is a good power metal album whereas this site is about proggresive rock. The power metal is getting more and more popular lately, so I reckon that you should listen "Once"to have some opinion about whole genre. However I feel that this album shouldn't be reviewed here.
And pantof seems upset that his "review" was deleted...
NIGHTWISH - Once (2004) Review (Permanent link) by pantof @ 11:13:00 AM EST, 7/5/2005
![1 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/1stars.gif) — ok people, this is not prog, i repeat:this is not prog, it is just trivial power metal. The voice is ok, the instrumental is ok too, but the band is just a collectin of greedy people (they dont want prog, they want just money). they do comercial work. My last review was dedicated to this album, but now i can't see it here, so i decided to write another one. no more words..because i don't speak english
Finally another Octavarium "review"
DREAM THEATER - Octavarium (2005) Review (Permanent link) by Trev @ 8:27:22 AM EST, 7/5/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — Reviews stating the why and what not of the album are simply superfluous to its enjoyment. It either moves you or it doesn't and 'Octavarium' has certainly done the former. I don't care if certain tracks sound like 'U2' or what tempo they are in. I won't compare this album to DT's previous ones because each one stands alone.I am moved, period.
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PORCUPINE TREE - Deadwing (2005) Review (Permanent link) by Drew @ 2:23:39 PM EST, 7/6/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — Porcupine Tree IS progressive Rock- and you know what? This album also deserves 5 stars- I'm so tired of people saying that this band and that band are not prog rock- ITS A GREAT ALBUM_ LETS LEAVE IT AT THAT! Pop music? Your ridicolous! (previous revirewer of Lightbulb Sun) I rate the albums that I love just like everyone else does- this album and Lightbulb sun are amazing- by far the best from Porcupine Tree- and 5 stars all over!
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Posted: July 06 2005 at 20:07 |
Cygnus X-2 wrote:
PORCUPINE TREE - Deadwing (2005) Review (Permanent link) by Drew @ 2:23:39 PM EST, 7/6/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — Porcupine Tree IS progressive Rock- and you know what? This album also deserves 5 stars- I'm so tired of people saying that this band and that band are not prog rock- ITS A GREAT ALBUM_ LETS LEAVE IT AT THAT! Pop music? Your ridicolous! (previous revirewer of Lightbulb Sun) I rate the albums that I love just like everyone else does- this album and Lightbulb sun are amazing- by far the best from Porcupine Tree- and 5 stars all over!
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DREAM THEATER - Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II (1999) Review (Permanent link) by brian @ 9:08:24 AM EST, 7/7/2005
![1 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/1stars.gif) — This album has to be the cheesiest imature piece of music i have heard. Playing guitar at 300mph doesnt make a good guitarist or haveing a 10000 piece drum kit doesnt make you a great drummer. This album shows that you dont need these things to create great music. This album has no soul or emotion, this music is a platform for these musicians to show how 'great' they can play. That is not what music is about.
...and where is the review?
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: July 09 2005 at 22:38 |
YES - Fragile (1972) Review (Permanent link) by carlito´ tevez @ 10:32:55 PM EST, 7/9/2005
![4 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/4stars.gif) — Bue, q se puede decir? es un album espectacular este. Heart of the Sunrise es una obra maestra solo superada por Mood for a Day no le doy 5 estrellas porque no me gusto cans and brahms y we have heaven(es ese tipo de canciones q se te quedan en la cabeza y no las podes sacar) esos idiotas mas arriba q pusieron una o dos estrellas deben de estar escuchando pop o hip hop vale la pena comprarlo, no lo bajen de internet ratas, comprenlo
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BIGLIETTO PER L'INFERNO - Biglietto Per L'Inferno (1974)
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Erik Neuteboom
@ 5:14:47 PM EST, 7/9/2005
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
![3 stars](../Progressive_rock_discography_images/3stars.gif) —
ATTENTION: this is a review about the live CD Live 1974.
Biglietto Per L'Inferno is an interesting progrock band from the early Seventies featuring
members who play a wide range of instruments: flute, flugelhorn, Gemorgan, Minimoog,
Hammond organ, piano and acoustic – and electric guitars along drums and bass. As you
would expect the music from Biglietto Per L’Inferno (Italian for Ticket To Hell) is varied and
contains many shifting moods. The first song consists of a brass section, organ runs and
fiery electric guitar. The other five tracks has echoes from Jethro Tull including cheerful
rhythms, mellow organ and lots of flute play. The Italian vocals sound inspired. The
recording quality is like a good bootleg and the compositions has more the structure of a
jam. If you like Jehtro Tull and the early Italian progrock, this CD is recommended.
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I have just reported a special collaborator. ![](smileys/smiley9.gif) Why?
It should be evident after the first sentence. He is not reviewing the
album "Biglietto per L'inferno" but a live album that was released in
2004/2005 and called "Live 1974". This album has never been added to
the Archives but it is totally unacceptable to review it under some
other title.
Note: Normally his reviews are helpful but here he most certainly has no idea what he is doing.
Must be removed!!!!
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 14:06 |
YES - Close to the Edge (1972) Review (Permanent link) by Júlio Borja @ 5:20:27 AM EST, 7/10/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — Close to the Edge - like Fragile, Tales From Topographic Oceans and Relayer - is part of the cultural heritage of the 20th century humankind should be proud of. It´s ART at its highest. Listening to Close to the Edge for the past 30 years has made me a better person.
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MAGMA - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh (1973) Review (Permanent link) by Terje G. @ 11:58:48 AM EST, 7/12/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — This is one of my favourite albums. To you who gave one star; have you ever heard classical music that uses a choir before? That's the inspiration for the repetition. Anyway, I love the way everyone plays together like if the music flow through them. This is just great. Also love 1,001 degree centigrade
I don't know if this is actually a review.
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KING CRIMSON - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) Review (Permanent link) by Lautremont @ 11:56:42 PM EST, 7/12/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — For the last review (heidi)...WHAT???.....(quote) :"I actually feel the album should be not only re-recorded but completly re-performed,but not by Fripp but given too one of the new Scandinavian Death Metal acts to give it what it truly needs, that being (life),because all the songs are basically there and can be salvaged.The entire album should be re- worked in a fashion that brings the necessary weight and depth that all these songs should have recieved ,and given modern production". this is the most weird review of "in the court.." a scandinavian death metal band playing K.C.??...
What the hell is this? It certainly isn't a review.
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"DREAM THEATER Images And Words
Review (Permanent link) by Oscar Popedes @ 1:29:45 PM EST, 2/19/2004
— One of the greatest albums ever, even though talking any kind/style of music. a MASTERPIECE OF ALL TIME. Who´s this stupid guy called Chantraine? go to hell with your headless commentaries, please shut up and die "
Is this a review? ![](smileys/smiley25.gif) and with such an intolerable aggressive attitude... I suggest it be deleted!
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Posted: July 16 2005 at 20:08 |
While this may sound funny ![](smileys/smiley36.gif) the guy obviously posted his CV on the wrong place !
"STEEL MILL Green Eyed God
Review (Permanent link) by mazhar majeed @ 10:55:13 PM EST, 9/16/2004
— Respected sir, I am employee of Pakistan steel. And I have 25 years experience of laboratory tests analysis. I have experience and analysis in iron ore, sinter, BF sl*g, converter sl*g, lime, dolomite, silica sand, refectory material, fares and non fares materials. Water testing, gas testing and etc. I have also twelve years experience of as a shift incharge. I want to serve my abilities for your organization. Please give me opinions for to do job in your firm. I shell be thank full to you,
MAZHAR MAJEED Shift Incharge process Lab Pakistan steel Karachi. Pakistan. House no: p6/6 steel town Karachi Pakistan. Postal code: 75010"
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PINK FLOYD - The Wall (1979) Review (Permanent link) by Dwight @ 10:32:58 PM EST, 7/16/2005
![5 stars](https://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_images/5stars.gif) — Whoow! Trip and a half. The Wall is a great concept album, and I don't car if Waters wrote like everthing except for a few. Waters is the best member if he can write great material like this. The Wall is a great piece, and people everywhere should listen. mmm... 49 words FREAK OUT!
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Posted: July 17 2005 at 04:16 |
Seyo wrote:
While this may sound funny the guy obviously posted his CV on the wrong place !
"STEEL MILL Green Eyed God
Review (Permanent link) by mazhar majeed @ 10:55:13 PM EST, 9/16/2004
— Respected sir, I am employee of Pakistan steel. And I have 25
years experience of laboratory tests analysis. I have experience and
analysis in iron ore, sinter, BF sl*g, converter sl*g, lime, dolomite,
silica sand, refectory material, fares and non fares materials. Water
testing, gas testing and etc. I have also twelve years experience of as
a shift incharge. I want to serve my abilities for your organization.
Please give me opinions for to do job in your firm. I shell be thank
full to you,
MAZHAR MAJEED Shift Incharge process Lab Pakistan steel Karachi.
Pakistan. House no: p6/6 steel town Karachi Pakistan. Postal code:
75010"
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WiguJimbo wrote:
Seyo wrote:
While this may sound funny the guy obviously posted his CV on the wrong place !
"STEEL MILL Green Eyed God Review (Permanent link) by mazhar majeed @ 10:55:13 PM EST, 9/16/2004
— Respected sir, I am employee of Pakistan steel. And I have 25 years experience of laboratory tests analysis. I have experience and analysis in iron ore, sinter, BF sl*g, converter sl*g, lime, dolomite, silica sand, refectory material, fares and non fares materials. Water testing, gas testing and etc. I have also twelve years experience of as a shift incharge. I want to serve my abilities for your organization. Please give me opinions for to do job in your firm. I shell be thank full to you,
MAZHAR MAJEED Shift Incharge process Lab Pakistan steel Karachi. Pakistan. House no: p6/6 steel town Karachi Pakistan. Postal code: 75010"
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