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FloydWright 
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Joined: January 20 2005 Status: Offline Points: 369 |
 Posted: March 24 2005 at 13:12 |
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Crow, I tried in the thread with reviews to defend your review. I believed it was a legitimate one and there is no excuse for deleting it. I thought it was especially important considering how positively biased the reviews were--some of them seemed to be lacking in objectivity, so I felt it was very important to have the other side represented.
I hope you resubmit, but I can't blame you in the slightest if you don't, because what happened to your review was wrong. If you need anyone to keep your back, please let me know. |
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Hangedman
Prog Reviewer
Joined: November 03 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1261 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 14:09 |
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Id be willing to back him up also, his reviews were valid. |
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comicbookguy
Forum Groupie 
Joined: December 08 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 46 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 14:42 |
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I'm a Mars Volta fan and I suppose you could be right about the 'just for the fans' comment, sometimes it's hard to step back and take a subjective listen, so you could be right. What I am absolutely certain of, however, is that your reviews were 100% ok IMHO. certainly not insulting or ridiculous like some that I've seen on this site, yours were quite eloquent and insightful. I for one would like to think that the participants on this forum are generally intelligent and open-minded and the ones that are not are in an extreme minority. It really appears as though someone has slipped up somewhere by removing your reviews, I strongly urge you to re-submit those reviews and more in future. At least I'd be intrested in reading them. |
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Reed Lover
Forum Senior Member 
Joined: July 16 2004 Location: Sao Tome and Pr Status: Offline Points: 5187 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 14:53 |
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 KING CRIMSON - The Power To BelieveReview by crow011 @ 12:47:32 AM EST, 2005-03-20  — as a young, new fan to KING CRIMSON, i can only hope that this review is of use to youthful future fans of the band. i'll put it this way - as soon as i heard this album (and this was the first KC album i ever heard after being told that if i liked TOOL, i should know my roots) i immediately started an infatuation with this band that will last for as long as Uncle Bobby Fripp lives (and let that be forever). this album is the type of melting pot of synthesized sounds, harsh, industrial-esque beats, perfect guitar and great lyrics/vocals that recently established bands can only dream of hoping to achieve. the sheer scope of some of the songs is breathtaking, as the track "the power to believe, II" proves. i believe as a new fan of progressive music that this is essential to my collection, but realistically next to LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC and RED it simply isnt essential. hence my 4 stars. but, if youve ever listened to and loved TOOL, buy this album. Nothing particularly wrong with this review-it was just deleted by accident.
Wish as many people had come to my defence when I was slaughtered for my OK Computer review..
 RADIOHEAD Ok Computer
Review by reed lover @ 11:09:41 AM EST, 2005-01-16  — So the Radiohead fanatics got their way and an Alternative Rock Group gate-crashes the Prog Rock party. I have listened to this album 3 or 4 times in the last few days and I still do not get it! I do not hear any Prog Rock. Sure the playing is top notch and many of the "right instruments" are present but this is a typical Alternative Rock package.Political commentary, satire and black humour mixed with odd electronica interludes and self- conscious "anti-Guitar God" riffing. The whole album is absolutely dreary. Thom Yorke is the least happy vocalist I have ever had the misfortune to hear and each song just grinds on and on.Only the xylophone intro to "No Surprises" stops me from giving the album "one star"-I MUST BE GETTING SENTIMENTAL.Sorry folks this certainly doesn't do it for me and I dock one star because I do not think it is a Progressive Rock album.  |
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Garion81
Special Collaborator 
Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2004 Location: So Cal, USA Status: Offline Points: 4338 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 15:02 |
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Come to your defense?
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
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tuxon
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 15:03 |
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Well Reed I think your review wasn't cohesive, you kind of slaugthered the album and then you took one star of it because you didn't considered it prog. 1 star or even 0 star would be more consistent with your review
Anyway I never considered it a bad review, I didn't feel the need to speak on your behalf, since your articulate enough. I do remember an addition to this, or was that another review? People are to eager to report badly written reviews, without looking at the intend of the reviewer. In the case of your review it was clear, you listened and didn't like the album. In the case of the Storm Crow it's equally strange, since it was a valid review, and a reminder for Tool fans that it might fit their taste. So Crow bring it back in please |
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frenchie
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2234 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 15:05 |
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yo mama
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The Worthless Recluse
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comicbookguy
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Joined: December 08 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 46 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 15:06 |
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Actually this review made me laugha bit, mainly because I'd done the same (with Butthole Surfers 'Hairway to Steven' LP) Would there be any complaints if Martin had said that it sounded like Zappas orchestral/prog/jazz stuff only slower if he'd listened to it at 'normal' speed? (which it kind of does) Edited by comicbookguy |
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Reed Lover
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Joined: July 16 2004 Location: Sao Tome and Pr Status: Offline Points: 5187 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 15:07 |
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err I did!!!!! |
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crow011
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Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3 |
Posted: March 24 2005 at 23:33 |
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thanks guys, maybe i jumped the gun a bit . . .
im happy to learn as much as i can about some wonderful tunes here as possible, as im always eager to "find" new music for myself . . . we all good? . . . hope i didnt offend anyone . . . |
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Reed Lover
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 16 2004 Location: Sao Tome and Pr Status: Offline Points: 5187 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 06:41 |
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Just be true to yourself,but dont try to over-impress with style over content. |
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Radioactive Toy
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 06 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 953 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 06:44 |
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Some forum members desirve to be shot too |
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Reed Lover
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 16 2004 Location: Sao Tome and Pr Status: Offline Points: 5187 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 06:47 |
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For their spelling????
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Radioactive Toy
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Joined: March 06 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 953 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 06:58 |
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deserve.. funny old chap.. Sorry I'm not English.. (tough I'm glad I don't have an English face |
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Reed's failed joke counter: ||||| R.I.P. You could have reached infinity.... |
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Reed Lover
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 16 2004 Location: Sao Tome and Pr Status: Offline Points: 5187 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 07:10 |
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It always amazes me how you guys write conversational English so well! I studied French and German to degree standard but couldnt get to anywhere near your standards! |
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Beau Heem
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Joined: January 12 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 227 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 07:22 |
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Obviously, the standard of your degrees must be lower than the standards of those you are referring to. I'm quite sure that your skills of conversastional German were a lot better if you spent your days (and/or nights) on a German prog rock forum... Vielleicht sollten wir uns auf Deutsch unterhalten, oder? Französisch kann ich aber leider nicht... das heißt ja gar nicht... Cheers -eau de Beau |
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Reed Lover
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 16 2004 Location: Sao Tome and Pr Status: Offline Points: 5187 |
Posted: March 25 2005 at 07:33 |
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Nein danke.Ich habe nur ein bischen Deutsch und vor es war einer langen zeit. The degree studies were in Literature.French,German and American,no wonder I'm brain-frazzled! |
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greenback
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 14 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3300 |
Posted: March 26 2005 at 14:30 |
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 your flag looks like a chicklets gum packageEdited by greenback |
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[HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!>
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terramystic
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 02 2005 Status: Offline Points: 781 |
Posted: March 30 2005 at 16:20 |
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A new candidate
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frenchie
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2234 |
Posted: March 30 2005 at 16:30 |
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ah sh*t, these guy needs to be destroyed... i bet he is gay
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FloydWright wrote:
This is Reed Lover of progarchives is it not? Suprised you didn't get hate mail just for posting it. 
PINK FLOYD - Atom Heart Mother
— I just got my hands on a nr mint original copy of Atom Heart Mother. I have never heard this album before but had heard that it was one of Floyds more ‘difficult’ albums to listen to. I put it on and was really only half listening as I was working on my computer at the same time. Parts of it reminded me of Zappas orchestral/prog/jazz stuff. After side on had finished I went to put side 2 on and then I realised I had been listening to the whole of side 1 at 45rpm!!!! This I have never managed to do before even after a few jars!! I shall give it another listen tomorrow - surely it will improve. Martin 
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Sometimes 'impulse' reviews can be just as interesting as extemely analitical ones.
YES - Close to the Edge
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No this album is [&*!#] everybody knowz thiz, i love slipknot and YES SUCKS!!!!!! save your
money because this album is crap and i love rugby prog rock stinks but i do like some but i
hate yes , a squeeky bloke, a gingerhead woman and a tall gay bass player whatever next
a sexy blonde on saxophone, please remove them