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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

You would think a reviewer that is held in such high esteem here could express his displeasure and dislike of the album without peppering words like crap and idiot,etc. all through the review...........
 
 
Well...its just an angry rant isnt it!
 
Yep....nothing about the music AT ALL.
 
And the end is UNCALLED FOR!!!!!!!!!!
 
For bumbling idiots, geeks, pimply teenagers unable to get within 200 yards of the ugliest chicks in school unless he used this album’s “tricks” to get close to her. Max, can we reinstall that Zero Stars rating back. Just for the time for you to expel this junk from your site. If you own this crap, please surrender yourself to the closest mental institution, before you you will become beyond recuperation. An abject piece of crap.


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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

You would think a reviewer that is held in such high esteem here could express his displeasure and dislike of the album without peppering words like crap and idiot,etc. all through the review...........
 
 
Well...its just an angry rant isnt it!
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Review by Kid.A (Thomas)
Posted 7:25:59 PM EST, 4/13/2007

1%20stars Cheezy and with no feeling. 80s hair pop metal

I see this album getting the praise everywhere, and I decided some time ago to give it a good chance. The first that strikes me is that terrible vocal work from James LaBrie. I cant belive that DT havent sacked him from the band from the get go.

When I listen to DT I dont get the feeling im listening to people that love music, I feel im listening to people that love to show off their skills. Im sorry, but there just aint no soul in this crap. If feels like they first write the solos of every member, and then write the melody that gets to the solo.

Boring. Dont buy this album. Its just bad and corny
 
Where's the MUSICAL part of this review? Just senseless bashing (hey, even people that dislike DT won't say they play hair-metal).... And he says he feels DT don't love music... Well, maybe he feels that way, but there are better ways to say it. there are ways to give 1-star reviews with some respect for bands and people that like them.
 
EDIT: Sorry, didn't see that The Miracle already reported this...Embarrassed... But anyway, the review is... wait, is THERE A REVIEW ANYWHERE?


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DREAM THEATER — Images And Words
Review by Kid.A (Thomas)

1%20stars Cheezy and with no feeling. 80s hair pop metal

I see this album getting the praise everywhere, and I decided some time ago to give it a good chance. The first that strikes me is that terrible vocal work from James LaBrie. I cant belive that DT havent sacked him from the band from the get go.

When I listen to DT I dont get the feeling im listening to people that love music, I feel im listening to people that love to show off their skills. Im sorry, but there just aint no soul in this crap. If feels like they first write the solos of every member, and then write the melody that gets to the solo.

Boring. Dont buy this album. Its just bad and corny

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Bashing and with no use to anyone.

This review is just bad and corny.
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drumroll


we have our first Fear of a Blank Planet Review

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=118213

let the madness begin
back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums
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Not a problem.

I'm just reporting what I dislike about it. LOL
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It's Ok. I understand your points, Geck0.
 
However I (and probably Bob) still think how to deal with reviews done before 2005. Unless they are totally abusive (and in this case they must be deleted), they shall receive a kind of 'historical' treatment or something like that. Just thinking... Embarrassed
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I'm listening to the album a bit later, so I was curious about the reviews.

It says in the album information that Jenkins isn't on the album and another review says it was recorded live in Paris in 1972.

It's not the rating I'm concerned about, but it's the fact that the rating is based on untruths.  If he knew Elton Dean was on it, he may still rate it badly, but he may just have a problem with Jenkins' input on later albums.

I will give the album a listen later.  I don't believe it to be in mono, either (it was released on Cuneiform for starters).
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Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=22135

Not exactly much wrong with this, but a few things to note:

Karl Jenkins was not on this record, so therefore his rating is most likely incorrect, because he believes he is.  Also it is known when it was recorded, he should have done his research beforehand.

Plus the review is a bit short and doesn't say much.

Any ideas?
 
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Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=22135

Not exactly much wrong with this, but a few things to note:

Karl Jenkins was not on this record, so therefore his rating is most likely incorrect, because he believes he is.  Also it is known when it was recorded, he should have done his research beforehand.

Plus the review is a bit short and doesn't say much.

Any ideas?
 
i have never heard music from that band, and yet I found the review somewhat useful.... at least it says something about production and there's thousand reviews out therevthat need to go first
 
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Originally posted by kazansky kazansky wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=98126

NOT BAD AT ALL! Hey SB fans, I know this album has not been oficially released yet but I was able to hear it three times today from a friend that got a copy from sources he would not divulge. I have to say this is not a bad effort at all, I found that it was up there with Octane, maybe even higher, I think this is SBs best effort since Neal Morse left the band. Their sound is still very keyboard heavy but getting heavier and maybe even darker. This is definitely an album to get even if you just enjoy SB and you are not a big fan of them, the music is highly enjoyable and very progressive indeed. My only complaint is that the band has not yet reached a fine level of "feeling" in their songs, most of the songs just evoke the same feeling in me and it's that slightly-theatrical- maybe-even-a-little-hyperactive feeling most of their songs have had until up to date.

Overall a very good release though, most fans will be pleased!


the bolded statement says all ?
 
Not only that, it doesn't say anything that demonstrates us he actually heard the record! Just a little imagination and you can write reviews for un-released albums without having even listened to them (as I proved with a DT review in this lounge a while ago).
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http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=22135

Not exactly much wrong with this, but a few things to note:

Karl Jenkins was not on this record, so therefore his rating is most likely incorrect, because he believes he is.  Also it is known when it was recorded, he should have done his research beforehand.

Plus the review is a bit short and doesn't say much.

Any ideas?


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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

This is so ridiculous.... I'm the DT fanboy here, and, with the exception of the "acne" bit, I'm the only one that hasn't said anything against the review!!ConfusedLOLLOLLOL
 
 
 
The point iis not the rating T, you can give 10 stars if this is allowed,  the problem is that it sounded contradictory, Knowing Micky has wrote it and despite my strong differemnces with him in some issues, I know he tried to make clear he doesn't like the album but he believes it deserves 5 stars.
 
It's his perspective and in his case I know he has listened the album, but wiythout that information it soubnded like a guy describing the album as an "F"and rating it with an "A+"
 
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

This is so ridiculous.... I'm the DT fanboy here, and, with the exception of the "acne" bit, I'm the only one that hasn't said anything against the review!!ConfusedLOLLOLLOL
 
 
Me too... just like I told my wife (poor girl!!!). TongueWink
 
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This is so ridiculous.... I'm the DT fanboy here, and, with the exception of the "acne" bit, I'm the only one that hasn't said anything against the review!!ConfusedLOLLOLLOL
 
What would you say if I had given Kayo Dot (sorry, it's my best possible example) 5 stars just because the Collaborators picked it as album of the year, but explained that to me it was worthy of one? Oh, my review would've gotten the axe treatment so swiftly, nobody would've even complained...LOLAngry
 
Yeah, right, this Clique thing is not good.... WinkAngryAngry
 
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I just noticed that the DT review was written by Micky.
 
Believe me, I never saw the name of the author, I KNOW HOW MICKY THINKS IN THS ASPECT, HE CAN HONESTLY RATE AN ALBUM HE DISLIKES.
 
Normally contradictory reviews are written by lurkers or fanboys, so I never check the name of a review reported.
 
I thought it was a guy trying to create confusion, I may have my differences with the hahahaha guy, but I know his reviews are honest.
 
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Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

I don't think it needs deleting Micky. I was jsut observing that you are in a minority not applying a rating which reflects your own opinion of the contents.
 
I can't think of anyone else who would give a 5 star review to an album he didn't like.
 
This is a possibility for me. Butit hasn't happened yet.
 
Imagine an album that you hate Dark Side Of The Moon or LTIA or Foxtrot, but you know it is a cornerstone of an album in prog, something that almost anyone and everyone will like, but for some odd reason you don't. I can recommend albums I don't like to someone if I happen to have an info that someone is obviously unaware of.
 
I gave some recommendations of album I didn't like to a technofan because he wanted to discover the very early roots of his fave style. Among which were some of the least liked by me back then (Faust Tapes)
 
 
 
Originally posted by Easy Livin Easy Livin wrote:

You told your wife about Micky, Guigo?Shocked
 
 
 
 
LOL
 
RAF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Shocked
 
 
Some competition in the runningLOL
 
 
 
Guigo wants to get rid of someone I believeLOL


Edited by Sean Trane - April 09 2007 at 07:54
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You told your wife about Micky, Guigo?Shocked
 
 
 
 
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I don't really have a problem with rating it by historical value, but copy-paste reviewing is slightly lame.
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The "problem" with Micky's rating is the BIG difference between his own personal experience of the music and his objective thoughts on the albums musical and not only musical qualities. He went from one star to five stars. IMO, the rating guidelines (rate both music quality and progressiveness and also express by your rating the degree in which prog collections need that album) allow Micky's take on rating an album; the one star-five stars difference may rise doubts on his honesty, I think many people will think "he just did that to look open-minded in the eyes of prog-metal fans". Maybe he should explain more in detail why he thinks the album is a masterpiece of progressive metal, and If so then I think everything would be OK with everybody.


as promised.. my final thoughts on this review...  you all I hope have better things to worry about...

Prog-metal fans are under NO such illusion as to my open-mindedness....
nor have I given them any reason to....

 As I stated in a PM to the reviews admin.... I was hard.. but fair...  to give it one star based on what I .. a confirmed prog-metal hater would not be fair. I just don't get what it is about.. that doesn't take away from the perceived 'greatness' of the album for fans of the genre

that should sum it up.... 

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