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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Personally, I always look for a review by a bloke living in Cymru named Lazland. Intelligent, knowing, witty, pithy, yet also approachable, warm, and, above all, bloody sexy.
 
hahaha!!!!!! LOL But true, indeed he is damn sexy plus his reviews are very articulate and insightful!Approve
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I agree, kati, that Laz's reviews are top notch. As for the sexy part, I'm at a loss so I consulted my wife. She said she didn't know because she could not see how big his wallet is. LOL
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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

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Hey Angelo!

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barely!!! LOLLOL



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Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Personally, I always look for a review by a bloke living in Cymru named Lazland. Intelligent, knowing, witty, pithy, yet also approachable, warm, and, above all, bloody sexy.
 
hahaha!!!!!! LOL But true, indeed he is damn sexy plus his reviews are very articulate and insightful!Approve
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I agree, kati, that Laz's reviews are top notch. As for the sexy part, I'm at a loss so I consulted my wife. She said she didn't know because she could not see how big his wallet is. LOL
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

^I think it depends on the circumstance, micky. I'm not really interested in the 'progginess' of music per se. However, I reviewed an album once where I thought the band was making too much of an effort to sound progressive and the result was phoney sounding to me. That was the only time I think I used the word progressive in a review.


very appropriate in my mind. 

I  think much of that comes with the feeling one needs to defend some bands or attack them based on being added to the database here.

I was pleased to see that a series of reviews I did following a quite controversial addition of mine LOL were well received, yet I didn't do ONE damn thing to apologize or seek to explain the addition through the reviews. The albums speak for themselves, my job was one of a reviewer. Explain the good and the bad as I saw them, and offer any insights one might have into the music or group itself.
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^I think it depends on the circumstance, micky. I'm not really interested in the 'progginess' of music per se. However, I reviewed an album once where I thought the band was making too much of an effort to sound progressive and the result was phoney sounding to me. That was the only time I think I used the word progressive in a review.
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Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

The omitting of the word "eclectic."


the omission of the words proggy and progginess..  I can tell better than anyone what is prog and what is not.. just tell me what is good and not so good about an album.  I can make up my own mind as to any prog quotient people seem to attach such importance to.  Who cares, a good album is a good album, prog or not.
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The omitting of the word "eclectic."
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Personally, I always look for a review by a bloke living in Cymru named Lazland. Intelligent, knowing, witty, pithy, yet also approachable, warm, and, above all, bloody sexy.



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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Albums reviews are the raison d'etre for the existence of PA. What specifically are you looking or would like to see in album reviews? For me, I'm looking for some musical example based on other groups or the reviewed group's previous albums and their diversions as well as sound quality of the recorded material. Again, what do you want to see in album review. And if what you want is actually presented at times, please say so.
Good point Steve,
For the prospect buyer to know how a new band or album/track sounds like, the reference to other known songs and similar sounding bands is key, genre classification alone is not sufficient because the one reading the review cannot hear thus visually has understand how it might sound. Writing a review is a skill, the reviewer first and foremost has to be articulate and use his words to evoke one's senses. For me personally a blend description of songs is not enough to peak my interest in teerms to read further, the creative imagination of the reviewer enabling to take me into a magical musical journey is what grabs and impresses me most :) I hereby too can feel and experience what the reviewer might or is feeling at the time he wrote it while listening to the moozik Big smile
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Personally, I always look for a review by a bloke living in Cymru named Lazland. Intelligent, knowing, witty, pithy, yet also approachable, warm, and, above all, bloody sexy.
 
hahaha!!!!!! LOL But true, indeed he is damn sexy plus his reviews are very articulate and insightful!Approve
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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

I want the author to convince me to listen to the album myself, or on the flip to warn me away from a waste of time.  Style, verbosity and eloquence are all optional.
I appreciate your answer Clem, but what would the author need to write in order to convince you to listen to the album? Or not?
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I want the author to convince me to listen to the album myself, or on the flip to warn me away from a waste of time.  Style, verbosity and eloquence are all optional.
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Points: 1754 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2014 at 14:21
I find that the ones I like the most for albums I've never heard are those that break down the album track-by-track, and maybe rate each track specifically. Then I'll head over to Youtube, and check out one or two of the highest rated tracks. If I like the album, I'll purchase.
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I am not a big fan of very extended reviews. 
I like short reviews that 'lay the goods on the table', so to say.
The ones that can say in one or two paragraphs what is good and/or not good about an album. 
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^Well done, old chap. LOL
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