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Poll Question: Is Free Hand a 1* album?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 04:10
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

^ What's so wise about the quote?


Well, it's from Hercules' one star review of Pawn Hearts...

LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 04:13
I've got a free hand right now and I'm putting it to good use.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 06:30
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

I've got a free hand right now and I'm putting it to good use.
I hope she's satisfied............
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 16:03
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

OK I will write my one-star review. And will try this exercise with other bands like Opeth or Porcupine Tree.  


As a collaborator you get 20x weighting, so unlike the case of Tubes here it actually is pretty irresponsible of you to purposely manipulate ratings.  "Only for completionists" is a pretty specific criterion.


you are really the most procedural guy I ever saw in my life !

I am free to give any rating I want when I review an album : this rating will mirror my overall appreciation of the music, and not follow curious rules (such as level of progressiveness).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 16:39
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

^ What's so wise about the quote?


Well, it's from Hercules' one star review of Pawn Hearts...

LOL
 
Yes, I wrote that review shortly after I lost my partner of 6 years to cancer. I was depressed and VDGG's dark music was not what I wanted to listen to. I don't like VDGG but 1* is clearly unfair.
 
I intend to change it when I find out how.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 16:40
Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:


Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

There is something so right about Freehand, they achieve something there the other albums don't quite have. It will always be my favorite.

Rarely do you hear a prog album, or any kind of album for that matter, that sounds so sure. A massive achievement and quite possibly my favourite album of all time. It's just kick-ass solid prog rock from start to finish. 
Also, thumbs up for being a fellow fan of The Missing Piece. Thumbs Up 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 16:55
I think Snow Dog pointed out that Hercules, who  started this thread because of a one star review he didn't like, did a one star review of VDGG's Pawn Hearts which of course many consider a true classic and many feel the same way about Free Hand by GG. Now that's irony.
Having said that I certainly think a one star rating of Free Hand is ridiculous but as many have already said each person is entitled to their opinion. I have always found both bands to be very challenging at times but certainly worthy of repeated listens and imho there is nothing that rates 1 star in either bands output.
 
Just an observation; but it seems to me some people who are clever often like to show that they are and write provocative reviews, articles, blogs , etc to perhaps get a reaction.
Just saying..........
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 17:04
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

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Just an observation; but it seems to me some people who are clever often like to show that they are and write provocative reviews, articles, blogs , etc to perhaps get a reaction.
Just saying..........
 


if you read the arguments of the author of the 1 star review, this is clearly a different case. He wrote what he feels about that album, nothing more. One shouldn't be influenced by other reviews when he/she writes his/her own review, otherwise the review is biased. The guy had the courage to go against the mainstream and we should salute him for that. I even wonder if it is not the only "objective" review of this album...


Edited by lucas - April 03 2013 at 17:04
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 17:34
^ I can't come up with anything to counter anything from what you've said ... so far.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 20:40
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

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Just an observation; but it seems to me some people who are clever often like to show that they are and write provocative reviews, articles, blogs , etc to perhaps get a reaction.
Just saying..........
 


if you read the arguments of the author of the 1 star review, this is clearly a different case. He wrote what he feels about that album, nothing more. One shouldn't be influenced by other reviews when he/she writes his/her own review, otherwise the review is biased. The guy had the courage to go against the mainstream and we should salute him for that. I even wonder if it is not the only "objective" review of this album...
 
Oh I  read it and perhaps we are reading a different review....imho it has an undertone of thinly veiled arrogance.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 21:43
@Manuel Listen man: Having a picture of yourself playing as your avatar doesn't entitle you to presume that I have no affinity for playing musical instruments and writing original music. I do for both, you could say, but I'm not formally trained. 
@dr wu23 Thank you for attributing cleverness to me! - But I'm not that smart. And about your accusation of, "thinly veiled arrogance": that's not intentional. Besides, I should remind you to let he who has not sinned cast the first stone. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 21:59
And you know what, folks? One fifth as many members as participated in the poll thus far agree that Gentle Giant's Free Hand IS a 1Star album! Not such a lunatic, now, am I?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 22:06
I'm listening to Free Hand right now.  Haven't listened to it for years.  Lovin' it!  LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 22:35
Originally posted by Tubes Tubes wrote:

@Manuel Listen man: Having a picture of yourself playing as your avatar doesn't entitle you to presume that I have no affinity for playing musical instruments and writing original music.* I do for both, you could say, but I'm not formally trained.
Originally posted by Tubes Tubes wrote:

 @Snow Dog, that's fine, but you'll not receive my respect in return for the 'favor'. By the way, you might feel more inclined to restrain your enthusiasm for certain albums, if you would take care of what I'll guess is an unfortunate cocaine problem, SNOW Dog. I can be funny when I want.  

Try to go easy on people - they are capable of making mistakes, big and small. You can highlight their mistakes in a very simple and orderly fashion instead of trumping them with an untactful choice of words like "listen, man" ... let alone the stuff you said to Ian. So Mani made a little mistake. So what? Over-reaction isn't how we play the game.

This is supposed to be a friendly community, and it's not just the job of admins and moderators to keep it that way. I highly encourage everyone else, be that a forum senior member or a newbie-boobie (Tongue) to do the same.

Anyway, back to the brass tax: ... I think what Mani was trying to say here is that you, Tubes, did not write the material for Free Hand. GG did. They of all people have an idea of how their music works; certain little things may not be as obvious to you. Maybe the writer had a polyrhythm in his head while listening to his song, thinking that the song sounds very clever, but he forgot to put that polyrhythm into the song. Or maybe he thought that putting it in would be too much. I don't know how to deliver it to you in a clearer and more concise manner. "It's all in the eye of the beholder" ... or what's that saying?


Edited by Dayvenkirq - April 03 2013 at 22:46
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 23:13
@DAyvenkirq Like you said yourself, "Over-reaction is how we play the game." And I think I'm winning. To ironically quote a Gentle Giant song: 

I'm the king in fighting competition
and the other pieces
are there for my art and my tactics now.
All my games are won before they're played for
I have planned that no opposition can stage a fight
I'll play the game and never ever lose.

To quote a GOOD song: 

YOUR MOVE


Edited by Tubes - April 03 2013 at 23:15
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 23:15
^ This is not about winning or losing. The bottom line is: go easy on everyone.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 23:18
^ Yeah.  Music isn't football.  LOL

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2013 at 23:29
^ [sigh] ... 15 posts and an attitude problem spells "newbie". And again, this isn't about winning or losing.
Originally posted by Larree Larree wrote:

^ Yeah.  Music isn't football.  LOL 
You said it, bud! 

Edited by Dayvenkirq - April 03 2013 at 23:31
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2013 at 05:04
Don't look now guys and gals.

But he's at it again.

Tubes has just given Octopus a 1 star rating and written a review almost as long as "War and Peace" to justify the rating.








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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2013 at 05:16
Originally posted by BarryGlibb BarryGlibb wrote:

Don't look now guys and gals.
That may be the best thing to do, actually.   At this point he seems to be just trying to  make a stir..  or worse; a point.

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