How can I become a special reviewer?
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Topic: How can I become a special reviewer?
Posted By: elcaballodecaligula
Subject: How can I become a special reviewer?
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 18:26
| I would really like to participate as a special reviewer, specially on the classics of prog rock and reviewing with detail the new releases! If there's anything needed please let me know. |
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 18:51
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I'm not entirely sure on the requirements of being a Reviewer or a Genre Specialists/Team, but i know you will need to post many well written and lengthy reviews of artists from alot of genres and popularity. Also, upping your post count and making yourself more well known couldn't hurt! Glad we have someone who is interested in writing reviews though! Hopefully someone more qualified than me will answer here too.
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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:14
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There a few things you should consider if you want to become a reviewer. I'll list them here - but remember, there is no direct rule, so just do your best! 1. Review a number (usually 30+) albums from a variety of genres. So don't just review Yes or Pink Floyd albums, try and review some lesser known ones, or ones from other genres. 2. Make sure your reviews are written in English, and are comprehensible. It also helps to be polite, and not to slander without reason. 3. Try and give them some substance - don't just write 50 words about how you like only one track etc. Apart from those, there aren't to many other things to do. Just enjoy reviewing, and soon enough you'll be able to present a case for further honours. And by the way, it's by invitation only. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:36
| Sleeping with the admins usually helps. Ask Andy. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:42
Thanks  edit: oopsie
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Any Colour You Like wrote:Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:43
Wait, who? |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 20:45
| I dunno, Ben. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 21:07
Ditto. Thanks. Also here there are more guidelines related to the subject: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13080" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13080  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 21:41
Wow, that embarrassing. Glanced at the name, thought of colorofmoney91. My bad.
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 21:43
| Any ColourOfMoney You Like 91 |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:13
Alex isn't an admin, k q.m.  No but Ben got it down pat. Reviewing a bunch of Senmuth albums doesn't hurt (their all free with very few reviews- probably because he has nearly 100 albums  )------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:25
Lies. I slept with Alex and got nothing in return. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:29
| I was a 4-star special super Reviewer once - I can never go back. See, my problem is that I put dirty words in my reviews and that's a big no-no. I also utilize racism, ageism, and rage ironically - something not to be attributed to an esteemed member of this most illustrious of online writing teams. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:37
Learn from other people's mistakes ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:40
| I'd much rather dance about architecture. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 27 2011 at 22:42
heh the mysterious quote. http://www.paclink.com/~ascott/they/tamildaa.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.paclink.com/~ascott/they/tamildaa.htm ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 03:27
My wife's not a Prog Reviewer.
 Oh but my girlfriend is, so I guess you're right!
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 09:53
------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 10:37
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Informative thread -------------  
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Posted By: Windhawk
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 10:59
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Here's a tip off on where to start: UK act Big Block 454 is one of the bands giving away their music on Bandcamp. US artist Dw. Dunphy another one. Neither of them have too many reviews, to put it mildly. Have a go at those for starters. I'm sure others can point to artists with legally free music to get and write about as well. Of the kind that aren't extensively covered previously. It'll show your strengths on how to describe music that isn't already well known, which is always a good place to be in if you want to show how good you are at this task. ------------- Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/ |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 11:15
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Just start writing reviews. If they're good, they'll attract notice. And keep writing them over time. A lot of people get bored after 20 or so, you'll need to show you're going to continue. Frankly, most of the people who regularly review get promoted unless there's a problem, usually in the 50-100 review range.
What do you look for in a review? What's helpful for you when you're deciding whether to spend your cash on music? Provide that in your reviews. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 11:22
| Should review some John Lewis. But only if 5*, mind you. |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 13:51
| Reviewing the mountain of free, still unreviewed albums in PA will most definate get you noted as an angel and a possible new promotion. Go for it ! |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:18
Is there any way to make the search to find unreviewed, free albums?  ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:21
Well there's the free mp3 thread, but there's also this: http://www.progarchives.com/UnreviewedAlbums.asp" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/UnreviewedAlbums.asp ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:23
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I wish we could !!!! I feel a recession coming on. My local supermarket has put up the prices on sliced edamer cheese with 300 % now. SCANDAL !!! I for once is all for free albums now. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:24
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You can begin by asking yourself, if there really is need for more Yes or Genesis reviews - and maybe start out with something a bit different. If you´ve only just started listening to "prog" and you haven´t got any further than the usual suspects, then stick to what you know, but make it sincere and personal. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:32
Here's a few freebies that I think you might like: ../artist.asp?id=6541" rel="nofollow - CHARTS AND MAPS / ../album.asp?id=34006" rel="nofollow - Dead Horse / http://chartsandmaps.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=6541" rel="nofollow - CHARTS AND MAPS / ../album.asp?id=34004" rel="nofollow - Enemies Of C. Frias EP / http://www.archive.org/details/LostChildren053" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=6541" rel="nofollow - CHARTS AND MAPS / ../album.asp?id=34005" rel="nofollow - Trouble At The Old Mill EP / http://www.wiseowlrecords.com/2010/02/catalog.html" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=3436" rel="nofollow - GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! / ../album.asp?id=17564" rel="nofollow - Superbass!!!! (Black Death Greatest Hits Vol. 1) / http://giraffesgiraffes.bandcamp.com/album/superbass-black-death-greatest-hits-vol-1" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=3436" rel="nofollow - GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES! / ../album.asp?id=33221" rel="nofollow - Live In Toronto / http://giraffesgiraffes.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-toronto" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=6497" rel="nofollow - KLEVER / ../album.asp?id=33734" rel="nofollow - In The Name Of Peace And Progress / http://www.last.fm/music/Klever/In%2BThe%2BName%2BOf%2BPeace%2BAnd%2BProgress" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=4743" rel="nofollow - TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING / ../album.asp?id=24643" rel="nofollow - Tiny Fragments EP / http://www.archive.org/details/LostChildren067" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=6017" rel="nofollow - TERRAFORMER / ../album.asp?id=33996" rel="nofollow - Terraformer EP / http://terraformer.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-ep" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=5589" rel="nofollow - TIME COLUMNS / ../album.asp?id=29120" rel="nofollow - Sunriseinthesea EP / http://timecolumns.bandcamp.com/album/sunriseinthesea-ep" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=5589" rel="nofollow - TIME COLUMNS / ../album.asp?id=32222" rel="nofollow - WXLV Radio Live Session / http://timecolumns.bandcamp.com/album/wxlv-radio-live-session" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=5219" rel="nofollow - NICE WINGS ICARUS! / ../album.asp?id=27194" rel="nofollow - Nice Wings Icarus! / http://www.nicewingsicarus.com.ua/music/" rel="nofollow - download ../artist.asp?id=3177" rel="nofollow - TUNA LAGUNA / ../album.asp?id=16487" rel="nofollow - It's A Fudge / http://tunalaguna.bandcamp.com/album/its-a-fudge" rel="nofollow - download Especially Charts And Maps. |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:48
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As things are now, and the living costs for everyone here triple (even for the millionaires here), we should maybe look into the possibilities to make a top 50 list of free albums. But back to topic: Reviewing unreviewed free albums is a sure way to get noticed here by the powers that is. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:49
That's actually a great idea ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 14:55
| If anyone here wants to compile and maintain a top 50 free albums list and by then keeping the interest for PA up for those of you, make that us, who has problems spending money on albums when all the bills is slowly making that luxury impossible, please get in touch with one of the collaborators and I am sure we can arrange something. |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 17:02
Tempting, if I wasn't writing and researching so much at the moment. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 17:23
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I mean there are some obvious ones, such as Part the Second, Fortunes Haze (by Look to Windward), and Cloudkicker's stuff. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: elcaballodecaligula
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 22:48
| Wow, all of this helps a lot! I'll start reviewing unreviewed albums and my favorites, hope that soon I can be a "candidate" |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 22:55
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*cough* Hey, maybe Anthony should be a Prog Reviewer! *cough* *cough* -------------  |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 23:21
Not with that attitude, sunshine.  |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 00:12
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 00:52
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I've done the unreviewed free album deal many times and what happens?
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Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 01:10
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Keep at it. But anway; what is this special thing about promotions anyway ? Your partner will just think you are a sad, sad loser and leave you for a 35 stones heavy coast-to-coast trucker. Let's keep the promotion aspirations to the army (which has several vacancies in Afghanistan..... sign up !) and our paid work careers. The grades in ProgArchives is just here to organise the substantial, very substantial workload here. Unless you are willing to put in at least 20 hours a week into ProgArchives (reviews and serious work. Not hanging out in the forums), don't even think about getting promoted. ProgArchives is a monster and it eats you alive. Don't fantasise about befriending a lion. Instead of having a dinner with it, you will become it's dinner.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 01:16
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Everyone's special on the inside. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 09:15
*cough* maybe you should review more than Yes and Frank Zappa *cough *cough*  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: July 29 2011 at 10:06
Thanks H.ro!!!!
Your choices look good. I've been wanting to check out Giraffes for awhile...and I actually already did the Tangled Thoughts (first one) and it's quite good.
I'm doing the Disconnect album today. This stuff will keep me busy for a little while. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 30 2011 at 22:44
You would have my vote if i had one.I actually thought you already were one,shows how much i know. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |