Reviews discussion

On Epignosis' album reviews.

I probably shouldn't answer for Tony, but I'll probably do lots of other things I shouldn't do today, so what the heck.

I think he is just saying that maybe friends or PA associates that get along would be less inclined to be critical because it is natural to be concerned about a friend's feelings and that although being polite is admirable, it may in the long run not be in your best interest as a developing artist who might need to hear something more critical in able to grow.

I'm through here, the rest is up to Tony.

P.S. I just thought I'd help out because I know how sensitive Tony can be.

P.S. P.S. Also, let's not assume all 5 star reviews were written out of 'politeness' (I'm cheating here, I just read Alex's post down below)

Edited by Easy Money - August 15 2009 at 12:31

^ that is a great album...   off topic... but who cares really hahha

Easy Money wrote: ^ We just ask that the review be long enough to give the album a good review. Some reviews are overly wordy or too detail oriented, but that may not keep them from being a PR. I know for myself, reading some reviews by Atavacron influenced me to use a little more concise style in my writing. He's good at saying a lot with fewer words.

Thanks for the reply!
Thats a skill I massively lack...

Just another quick (and probably stupid) question - Is 1990 words too many for a good review? Obviously the length could be quite intimidating, but is that bad?

Thanks again
-Joel

Logan wrote: The various ones for Epignosis' album.  See former discussion in the Reviews reporting thread

About the Epignosis album, it's actually really great and rejuvenating to see the community in action. Reviews sparking more conversation, and attracting more attention.

Perhaps there'll be more reviews of the album now, evening out the extremes, or plainly just praising the album and leaving me looking like a hatemonger who just doesn't comprehend the album :)

I've been more than positively surprised by the whole deal, I really didn't think the review of a first-timer could actually start any kind of conversation, I thought my review might be just shed off as utter nonsense :)

Even though I've been a stalker of the site for longer than I can remember, the whole community has been rather unbeknownst to me. Now I'm just annoyed why I didn't register all those years before.. I guess it's time to go and introduce meself in zee Welcome newbies-forums. After this goddamn hangover wears off, so perhaps tomorrow!

I have a general question to ask.

Does the length of the reviews I write influence whether or not I will get "prog reviewer" status?

Thanks

-Joel

^thanks for the link...will check it out.

^which review/s are you reffering to?

Okay, sorry, Guido.  Putting my response here: point well taken, Tony. 

harmonium.ro wrote: BTW I have a story about this. In my home country there was a dictatorship some time ago and western music was largely prohibited. But there was this wacko radio guy who managed to defy the regime and to the unthinkable. His name was Cornel Chiriac; his show was very well known especially between musicians, who were all listening his show because it was the only way to hear new music from the outside world. Coming back to the thread, the story says that a couple of weeks after Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, the DJ got a copy of it through a personal connection (borrowed from the son of a high official person) and played it on the radio. It was like... boom! The impact on the local music scene was devastating. It was like today everybody was playing stuff from Cliff Richards & The Shadows or The Kinks (in the case of the more daring beat bands), and tomorrow they were all doing Beatles stuff, introducing brass sections, trying to do suites and all that jazz. Now there's a case of an album being influential before it became popular! Needless to say that the DJ was kicked out of service and soon had to run over the border due to the high degree of "attention" he was getting from the secret services. Out there he kept airing radio shows for his countrymen, which a few years later got him killed in circumstances still unclear to this day.

that's extraordinary, talk about dedication and sacrifice