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Hm, it's possible... just having seen more than a few of my own reviews all over the web without any permission asked (I'm not that bothered, really), I'd feel quite bad if such an excellent reviewer who actually has a dedicated site is being plagiarised on here. Either way, worth checking?
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^ as Tarkus1980 is called John I guess we can assume they are probably one and the same person.
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tarkus1980's review of Trisector

Is remarkably similar to

John McFerrin's review of Trisector

By which I mean that it's exactly the same.

His Can and Zappa reviews are similarly plagiarised.

Would be nice if we can delete them?
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He can add few lines about this album and leave here the rest :-)
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Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

^ Been reading your reviews. I notice you've posted a rating only of Islands. Will you be adding a review?
Done
 
Nice one, cheers!
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Well for a review slamming an artist it is funny and well written somewhat.  I'll give it two starts for making up "condamn" which I had never heard before. LOL
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Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

^ Been reading your reviews. I notice you've posted a rating only of Islands. Will you be adding a review?
Done
Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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^ but can be corrected by putting back the quotes on your Edit Reviews page
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^Same procedure here, not just a matter of losing reviews (if PA runs into an error I always get the review back by using the "Back" button in my browser (Mozilla)), but simply because I need a spelling checker and synonym lookup functionality if I'm not sure about the use of a certain word. Can be tricky in English...

The ony annoying things is that many characters like '...',  quotes and sometimes hyphens turn into quastion marks after submitting it in PA


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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Actually I compose all my reviews in MeSs Word and have no problems transferring over to window used to submit to this site.  The only thing oddball that I have to do is use the enter key to get the paragraphs to separate.
Sorry to drag more dead cats out..... but I noticed that - you have to press enter to start a paragraph often pasting from word that is. If you write them straight in to PA it is easier but you can lose the whole review and I lost many in the early days of reviewing and now i NEVER take that risk ,because the second time I review it i am so annoyed I do a shoddy job of it as i would suspect anyone would do. Whats wrong wth writing them in word document and pasting them? Seems sensible to me and way safer - as you will never lose them. Thoughts? 
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I've personally flooded the main page a time or two. Of course, that was writing the reviews one after another, posting in real time and not just throwing a bunch I'd written out there. It isn't some grand scheme of somebody's to take over the page. They may just be a fast writer, or a really slow one who doesn't always have good access to the internet.

 
I have to admit I never thought about that but its true you would flood the main page by posting reviews one after another \\\Guilty as charged
 
I would have done this over easter break as i was not working and wanted to write a ton of reviews. i ended up writing 21 reviews and posting them on one day, and then posted 3 the next day, and i think 2 the next day - i was only doing what i love doing and had the time to do it - But I was on the site non stop all day to get them done LOL ..............Must be obssessed or addicted. It will slow down now of course I am back to work.... (teaching English at College) i just hope I didn't get on anyone's nerves by doing so, as it was not my intention to flood the main page sincerely! 
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Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Should there be some kind of limit set on the percentage of 5-star reviews that an individual can assign? Just musing... 
No, I don't think there should be any limits - I chose to review only the albums I love - I have no desire or inclination to review average albums or albums I don't like. If percentage limits were applied I would be "forced" to go and review some 1, 2, & 3 star albums and I don't think that would be fair.
 
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That's a good point. When I read a member's series of 2-star reviews on a given artist, I do wonder why they are persisting with the artist. However I think it's important for the site that we don't simply get to read reviews of albums that people love. I respect your choice to do that though.  The PA guidelines suggest using 5- (and 1-) star ratings sparingly. I realise these are only guidelines however. 
Very understandable points made, but it is still great that some reviews are below the 3 star mark,
first of all reading a negative review is very often rewarding, because it serves as a kind of warning. And if its well made and honest, dosent actualy have to be very negative, just points out that this is not a great
album, seen from the reviewers point.
Secondly because if everyone only make 3-5 star reviews, 4 will become a medicore score.
 
 
 
 
In fact, I have posted some 2 stars reviews about Dream Theater promo CD's and stuff... it doesn't mean is bad... it means that is "only for fans"... I see that the rating process is quite good, and the bad reviews are always better to guide us through bands or albums that we haven't heard yet... many of the 5 stars reviews are some what of fanatical... I still read it too... but I always pick up better the 4 and 3 stars to guide me better... just my two cents...
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Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Should there be some kind of limit set on the percentage of 5-star reviews that an individual can assign? Just musing... 
No, I don't think there should be any limits - I chose to review only the albums I love - I have no desire or inclination to review average albums or albums I don't like. If percentage limits were applied I would be "forced" to go and review some 1, 2, & 3 star albums and I don't think that would be fair.
 
Dean,
 
That's a good point. When I read a member's series of 2-star reviews on a given artist, I do wonder why they are persisting with the artist. However I think it's important for the site that we don't simply get to read reviews of albums that people love. I respect your choice to do that though.  The PA guidelines suggest using 5- (and 1-) star ratings sparingly. I realise these are only guidelines however. 
Very understandable points made, but it is still great that some reviews are below the 3 star mark,
first of all reading a negative review is very often rewarding, because it serves as a kind of warning. And if its well made and honest, dosent actualy have to be very negative, just points out that this is not a great
album, seen from the reviewers point.
Secondly because if everyone only make 3-5 star reviews, 4 will become a medicore score.
 
 


Yes, and it can be rewarding even if you really like the low-rated album (can provide food for thought).  I can actually think of a review or two that changed my mind about an album -- I realised that what I thought was really good was in fact pretty mediocre.  Maybe I would have realised it in time anyway.

Although I don't read reviews that often, I'm happy to see well-written reviews with low ratings of albums I really like.  I recently added an act that I really like but enjoyed reading its first, and so far only, review which happened to be two stars.  The points were made well.  It's so good that I want to share it here, and, as a well-written review of an album you know might, its caused me to re-evaluate the work.  I'll never get into writing reviews, even though I love to write, cause I don't have this kind of ability.

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2 stars Ralf Nowy was a flute and saxophone player who died in 2007. Due to his classical education and proficiency he got jobs as a musical director and production manager already at an early age. And later he had a very successful carreer as a music producer for several popular acts. Obviously impressed and influenced by the creative spirit of the music scene in Germany around the transition from the 60s to the 70s he also began to produce music under his own moniker. 'Lucifer's Dream' was his first effort in 1973 where he gathered a bunch of musicans from the current Munich scene to realize his ideas. The result is an interesting jazz rock/pop/ethno mixture which is off the beaten path here and there.

If you are familiar with the short-lived band 'Vita Nova' you will immediately recognize Sylvester Levay's touch, his style playing piano on the opening Breadhead - this a a dynamic song with changing time signatures. Besides the dominant jazz rock behaviour we have a charming interlude here with acoustic guitar, flute and piano. Dramatic string arrangements are added. An extraordinary track! With respect I have to notice that Ralf Nowy doesn't push himself into the foreground with his instruments. The following title song has much more of a sophisticated jazz pop song. Relaxed - mellow flute and saxophone and some great guitar contributions.

Amon Düül 2 bassist Lothar Meid is surprisingly involved here. Guitarist Paul Vincent, who had some wild times when extensively touring with Missus Beastly around 1970, is responsible for some slight psychedelic moments. But you won't find weird or experimental impressions. This is strictly arranged and orchestrated music. Something's Happened On The Chicken Farm for example could be suitable as a theme song for a television series. This album is a professional production without a doubt, however I can't find anything exciting in the following songs. The oriental flavoured Shiwa's Dance with suitar, tabla and string arrangements is nothing spectacular and seems misplaced. Tschad has a nice drive forced by diverse percussion instruments and flute.

Produced with the new quadraphonic sound 'Lucifer's Dream' is a pleasant album made by prolific musicians, however provided with a minimal prog proportion. As for that it foreshadows Ralf Nowy's career as a pop producer and can only be recommended to universal collectors of the German music history.

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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me.
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That was my first rating, did that rating and the Sylvian/Fripp review years ago, should infact change both of them. Maby i will

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Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by seventhsojourn seventhsojourn wrote:

Should there be some kind of limit set on the percentage of 5-star reviews that an individual can assign? Just musing... 
No, I don't think there should be any limits - I chose to review only the albums I love - I have no desire or inclination to review average albums or albums I don't like. If percentage limits were applied I would be "forced" to go and review some 1, 2, & 3 star albums and I don't think that would be fair.
 
Dean,
 
That's a good point. When I read a member's series of 2-star reviews on a given artist, I do wonder why they are persisting with the artist. However I think it's important for the site that we don't simply get to read reviews of albums that people love. I respect your choice to do that though.  The PA guidelines suggest using 5- (and 1-) star ratings sparingly. I realise these are only guidelines however. 
Very understandable points made, but it is still great that some reviews are below the 3 star mark,
first of all reading a negative review is very often rewarding, because it serves as a kind of warning. And if its well made and honest, dosent actualy have to be very negative, just points out that this is not a great
album, seen from the reviewers point.
Secondly because if everyone only make 3-5 star reviews, 4 will become a medicore score.
 
 
 
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We all do remember this "thing". But you know they say, some things are so bad that they crossed the line of being bad and entered realm of being good from the other said. I think that Terry Pratchett used this (only with mind madness).

I enjoy very much these Duck Tales >:-) of course, I'm year 1989 and they were aired in Czech from around 1993, so...you know.
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Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by jampa17 jampa17 wrote:

but the album is still growing,


"Magic wand... make my album GROW!!!"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6MuGbKXDqVs/SXKIpczFeaI/AAAAAAAAACA/L6QtlEg9tiw/S1600-R/rita.jpg

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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by jampa17 jampa17 wrote:

but the album is still growing,


"Magic wand... make my album GROW!!!"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6MuGbKXDqVs/SXKIpczFeaI/AAAAAAAAACA/L6QtlEg9tiw/S1600-R/rita.jpg

LOL Is it good or bad that I remember that?
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Originally posted by jampa17 jampa17 wrote:

but the album is still growing,


"Magic wand... make my album GROW!!!"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6MuGbKXDqVs/SXKIpczFeaI/AAAAAAAAACA/L6QtlEg9tiw/S1600-R/rita.jpg
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