Gazpacho as an instant classic?!

It's now 209th with 51 votes. See, we said it would sort itself out.

I've just caught up with this thread.

I'm guilty/responsible for being the first prog reviewer to review GAZPACHO's 'Tick Tock'. I gave it 5 stars.

Can I make a few points about this, please?
• Giving an album 5 stars does not mean I endorse it as one of the ten best prog albums of all time. I was careful in my review to note that it is the very best of its genre, in my opinion. I tried to indicate why I thought this. It's not the strongest 5-star album I've heard - if we had 10 stars it would have received nine.
• The anger and suspicion generated by this thread has come about because people put too much faith in the rating and not enough in the review.
• I am not a GAZPACHO fanboy - I cordially dislike their first three albums. I have not been approached by the band or any of their representatives to write a positive review.
• Because I was aware that such sentiments might arise, I was careful with what I said in the review. I purchased the album from iTunes on the day of its release, and listened to the album about 12 times before posting the review a week later. I've posted many reviews of albums based on fewer listens. I'm an experienced and knowledgeable lover of music and former musician, and feel confident I've assessed the album the way I saw it.
• Those who know my reviewing style know I do give quite a few 5-star reviews.
• All that said, I have ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT that many prog listeners will find the album uninspiring, boring and without merit. If you take the time to read the reviews for 'Night', you'll see this trend apparent. Music like this is by no means everyone's cup of tea. It's never going to achieve universal acclaim.
• Finally, surely it's the nature of things for good, newly-released albums to gain an initial very positive ranking? Fans buy the album early, and are inspired to write reviews early. Surely the casual reader ought to factor this in when considering making a purchase?