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Bonnek 
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 Posted: June 05 2012 at 03:56 |
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Sure, and two weeks from now this review will be totally burried and forgotton under piles of (hopefully) more informative points of views, so it's no big deal. |
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Dean
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Posted: June 05 2012 at 02:55 |
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Unless you have proof positive Karl we have no choice.
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Bonnek
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Posted: June 05 2012 at 02:54 |
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Quite the coincidence this review comes a few hours after the album has leaked, so I'm not inclined to believe the reviewer's claim. |
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Dean
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Posted: June 05 2012 at 02:50 |
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There are promo copies of Clockwork Angels and several reviews by "professional" reviewers have already been published elsewhere on the internet and in print.
We have to take the word of the reviewer when they say they have a promo copy.
Robbob's review follows the same format as his other reviews - they are not up to our standards which is why he is not a Prog Reviewer even with the huge number of reviews he has written.
If I was a record promoter I would not be sending him any promos based upon his reviews, but marketing is marketing and I doubt that any of these record labels bother to check the credentials of anyone who asks for promo copies for review. Edited by Dean - June 05 2012 at 02:50 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: June 05 2012 at 02:07 |
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Well he could be some kind of co or whatev, because when you take a look at his review history, there are heaps of 'promo' copies. I am not sure what to think, but then again, if we can't prove anything, and he isn't breaking any of our guidelines, then just leave him be.
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: June 04 2012 at 17:27 |
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Actually, I was talking amongst the collaborators over on MMA and it's highly possible that this guy didn't listen to the album at all. I mean, I've talked to people who actually professionally write reviews and Roadrunner is NOT giving out promotional copies. And if you read the guy's review, he says NOTHING. Not a single piece of information that couldn't be made up without having ever listened to the album. |
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darkshade
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Posted: June 04 2012 at 17:23 |
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Agreed. The guy clearly listened to it once, with low expectations to begin with. |
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Epignosis
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Posted: June 04 2012 at 17:18 |
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No offense to anyone, but I find it funny that people consider Storm Corrosion to be "innovative" or "inventive." There are several acts who have been making similar music for a long time (and doing it better, in my opinion).
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: June 04 2012 at 14:41 |
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Seriously, this makes me mad because I would've loved to have received a promo copy of this and if I had, I would've taken more time and put a lot more thought into my review:
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=763909 |
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Dean
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 13:50 |
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No, it's not cool, but what can you do? It's not against the rules or anything - both reviews would exceed 100 words without the superflous repeated paragraph, so it's not pointless waffle. |
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 13:39 |
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I don't know if this has been touched on before, but ...
Is it cool if a person repeats a paragraph in more than one review? Edited by Dayvenkirq - May 19 2012 at 13:41 |
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 07:01 |
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I never said it was just that one, hence my words "for example".
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Dean
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 07:00 |
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^^ you do need to insert Kayo Dot between Bath / Leaving Your Body Map and Part the Second, then it makes more sense. They are in Post Metal for the former albums, not the latest - we cannot split bands between two subgenres so they go in the one that is most representative of their key "era", which is Avant/Post metal.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 06:55 |
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Hey man no biggie - I was also pretty provocative. Peace
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 06:51 |
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It's not just that post either, I have seen in a number of other threads when I, or someone else, asked for recommendations, specifying that they liked things that clearly fall in the Progressive Metal category, MoTW always seems to get thrown in. Hey, I don't mind recommendations, but when you're dealing with a Prog Metal fan maybe you should preface your MoTW recommendation with a disclaimer that they're not really metal...unless you have a really good imagination?  |
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 06:49 |
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Ah, no, I'm sorry dude - when I wrote that review I was anticipating someone trashing me in the forums and when I saw the almost instant reaction I came in ready to fight for my honor. |
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Gerinski
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 06:24 |
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I think it does question genre placement but this is something we have learned to live with since genre is defined by band not by album. Genesis We Can't Dance is placed under Symphonic but by now I don't think anybody knowing how the site works will make a big fuss about it in a review.
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Dean
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 06:14 |
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^ agreed.
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Gerinski
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 06:10 |
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Although I'm not much into these styles I think that Part the Second should not be listed in any lists containing the word "metal" (Bath and Leaving Your Body Map certainly can as long as people stretch their understanding of "metal" to include Post Rock / Post Metal / Experimental / Avant Metal / MIO (aka Metal In Opposition) or whatever you want to call it).
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Dean
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Posted: May 19 2012 at 05:56 |
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 Andy's post there says all I need to say:
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