Inappropriate reviews

I don't think it's the same guy, but here's another obnoxious caps lock reviewer.

RHAPSODY - Legendary Tales
Review by Miles Eadie @ 5:33:26 PM EST, 2/20/2005

It's about time he started reviewing some Bruford albums. Many more to come, I'm sure...

BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORKS - Random Acts of Happiness
Review by Dale Corona @ 3:29:28 PM EST, 2/16/2005

  —   ATTENTION- I HAVE 3 HEROS,,,EVEL KNIEVEL, TONY BANKS AND BILL BRUFORD .THIS ALBUM IS GREAT BUT WHATS MORE IMPORTANT, IS I THINK THAT BILL SHOULD BE WORKING IN OTHER QUARTERS WITH TONY BANKS DRUMMING WITHIN A ORCHESTRAL- PROJECT OR EVEN PLAYING WITH GENESIS AGAIN IF AND WHEN THEY MAKE A COMEBACK.......THINK ABOUT IT IN A SUPERTECHNICAL CONTEXT. IT CAN BE A PLUS.

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M@X wrote: Gopher's reviews deleted

Don't forget to remove the little bugger's latest under Tony Banks' album Seven.

Thanks, Max. 

BANKS, TONY - The Fugitive Review by Alex Corona @ 1:49:57 PM EST, 2/11/2005   —   ATTENTION- I HAVE 3 HEROS - EVEL KNIEVEL , BILL BRUFORD , AND TONY BANKS . I AM A DAREDEVIL BUT I DO MOST OF MY JUMPS ON A BICYCLE, SIMPLY BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A MOTORCYCLE . I ALSO LIKE ''FISH,N,CHIPS'', GERMAN BEER, AND MUSIC . THIS ALBUM IS NO-1 . GIVEN THE CHANCE AND CIRCUMSTANCES I REALLY THINK THAT BILL BRUFORD COULD HAVE SURELY ADDED GREAT DRUMMING TO THIS ALBUM. SUPER-TECHNICAL HEROS AND STRONG RELIABLE EQUIPMENT= 2 ELEMENTS .

This is the best one yet

Persistent little gopher

Some more of CAPS-LOCK GUY's witticisms, in addition to the two Easy Livin mentioned above. Not all of these are in all caps, but the Bill Bruford references, all-or-nothing ratings (1 or 5 stars only), and odd spaces before commas and periods are giveaways. It's bizarre that he hasn't posted any reviews of Bill Bruford's albums...  Of course he's entitled to his opinions, but these reviews don't contribute much to the quality of this website. 

It's amazing how few inappropriate reviews there are, considering how easy it is to post - I'd vote for not requiring registration as long as there aren't more problems like this.


  GENESIS Archive - Volume 2: 1976-1992
Review by Louis Pantera @ 2:48:33 PM EST, 1/16/2005

 —  ATTENTION- THEY REALLY SHOULD HAVE FEATURED BILL BRUFORD ON THIS RELEASE AND LOTS OF IT. SERIOUSLY , MORE PEOPLE WOULD RATHER SEE AND HEAR BILL MORE THAN ANY OTHER DRUMMER. HE DOESN'T NEED EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT TO HELP HIM SOUND GOOD. HE'S EXTREMLY CREATIVE. TECHNICALY, PRODUCES A BETTER DRUMSOUND. THEY SHOULD RE-FORM AND TOUR AMERICA WITH BILL BRUFORD.

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GENESIS Archive - Volume 2: 1976-1992
Review by JAHN LA PRAIRE @ 1:13:44 PM EST, 1/26/2005

 —  FINE PROG BANDS LIKE GENESIS AND E.L.P. ALWAYS PUT OUT QUALITY MUSIC, BUT WE NEVER SEE THEM FOR YEARS. MUSICIANS LIKE TONY BANKS AND MIKE RUTHERFORD CAN PROBABLY PUT ROLAND-GUITAR SYNTHESIZERS TO GOOD USE AS WELL. AND THEN ADD BILL BRUFORD ON DRUMS AND THE RESULT IS EXPLOSIVE. CREATIVE POWER.

GENESIS Turn It On Again - The Hits
Review by kim arbuckle @ 3:20:30 PM EST, 1/23/2005

 —  Personally ,in my opinion they should have never wasted their time with this. BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE. ATTENTION - THEY SHOULD RELEASE A NEW ALBUM FEATURING BILL BRUFORD ON DRUMS FROM TOUR-76. Surely there must some vintage recordings from this tour. In fact they should re-form and tour america with BILL BRUFORD .

GENESIS Calling All Stations
Review by DAR COTTAN @ 3:39:05 PM EST, 1/9/2005

 —  MR. AND MRS. AMERICA, PLEASE READ MY REVIEW- I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF TONY BANKS AND KIETH EMERSON. THIS ALBUM IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS. FROM A MUSICAL POINT OF VIEW RAY WILSON SINGS JUST AS GOOD AS PETER.G. OR PHIL.C. , IN FACT HE IS EVEN BETTER. AND NOW ,THE ONLY THING THIS BAND NEEDS TO DO IS MAKE A COME-BACK AND TOUR WITH BILL BRUFORD. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WASTE AWAY A BEAUTIFULL THING.

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GENESIS Calling All Stations
Review by Dale Norton @ 2:14:52 PM EST, 1/10/2005

 —  ATTENTION - We don't miss Chester Thompson at all . In fact he seems to think he owns the band.....Well, he doesn't. Basically if he feels they should add a disco-beat,commercial rap, and more media then perhaps he should take a hike and go elsewhere. If I were leader of a prog-band I certainly wouldn't take him in, simply because he's a crap, boring drummer. It's nothing personal. We want quality music not downers. Once again , it's nothing personal.

GENESIS Calling All Stations
Review by Frank McDonald @ 3:04:05 PM EST, 1/18/2005

 —  TREVOR HORN . THEY SHOULD HAVE HIRED TREVOR HORN TO DO VOCALS ON THIS ALBUM AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MARVELLOUS. TREVOR CAN SING ANY GENESIS BETTER THAN ANYONE. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT FOR THE JOB. PERIOD .

GENESIS We Can't Dance
Review by danny decarlo @ 5:21:44 PM EST, 1/14/2005

 —  OBVIOUSLY this album really sucks. I DON'T LIKE IT. In fact it is the worst phil collins album ever. It doesn't sound like a genesis album. So therefore many fans would like to see a comeback with a change.......back to the past. They should hire BILL BRUFORD and tour north-america. Think about it. It can be a plus.

Going back to Wilson's original post, here's 2 more by what is clearly the same person using differnt names again.

GENESIS - Second Out
Review by John DeAndres @ 3:47:57 PM EST, 2/7/2005

Edited by Easy Livin

Joren wrote: that would suck i think we should allow everybody to discover prog music. And allow everybody to share their opinion with us. Inappropriate ones should just be deleted.

I disagree with compulsory registration in order to post a review. I believe one of the reasons why ProgArchives is so popular is its open nature, unlike some of the other Prog Web sites that have a cliquey feel and a limited number of reviews and reviewers. I have read many good reviews by people who are clearly not members of these forums and who presumably are not interested in participating other than to record their love – or dislike – of one or more albums. And actually, I enjoy reading some of the more quirky reviews – they are quite entertaining even if I don’t agree with all of them (and I do agree with some, too).

 

As to the argument that compulsory registration would put a complete stop to crass reviews or sarcastic reviews, I have my doubts. Look at how easy it has been for ‘multiple personality disorder’ in these forums (i.e. the same person registering under multiple nicknames, even going as far as to converse with their alter ego).

 

Also, look at how much discussion – good and bad – the crass or sarcastic reviews have generated. If compulsory registration were to be instigated and were to succeed – and, as I said above, I have my doubts it would succeed completely – then there would be one less thing for people to discuss in these forums.

 

Lastly, some people may simply not want to be hassled with registration but just want to record their view on an album. Some of these people don’t even speak English but want to leave their views on a particular album or albums. Will compulsory registration put these people off completely? Why discourage people from contributing?

 

When I first discovered ProgArchives I thought the current model of allowing anyone to review an album easily was a breath of fresh air, and I still think that. As for the suggestion of making MP3s only available to those who register, I say something similar: the site is a breath of fresh air and let's keep it as easy as possible for people to discover progressive music. Joren sums it up nicely.