SowingSeason
05.09.10 | normally i just sit down at my desk, listening to the album as i type the review. i was trying to write one tonight but there's like 55 mph winds and its really distracting |
Dryden
05.09.10 | it would be cool if someone took a salvia hit and started writing so in the middle of writing they trip out and send whatever they wrote |
mmfarva
05.09.10 | I'm no expert, but I treat it as I would a paper. I do it all in one sitting so I get all my thoughts (and then go back to it later... or at least I should), with the music playing so I can skip, rewind, etc. Playing it while I write keeps it fresh in my mind, and keeping it at my fingertips means I can immediately double check or relisten to anything I need. |
Obfuscation24
05.09.10 | I listen to the album Im reviewing, seems to help for some reason |
coneren
05.09.10 | I should write a drunk review right now |
AnotherBrick
05.09.10 | i'm on it dryden |
tiesthatbind
05.09.10 | I listen to the album as I write, usually. I write down a bunch of various ideas/points I'm going to make about the album in no particular order and then expand upon them, and then figure out how I'm going to organize them into paragraphs. |
vanderb0b
05.09.10 | I always listen to what I'm reviewing. |
mutatedfreek
05.09.10 | To be honest, I don't. I just write in dribs and drabs and only when I have a decent amount (~500 words) can I concentrate on a review. |
mutatedfreek
05.09.10 | But yeah, listening to the album at the same time helps a lot. |
Skimaskcheck
05.09.10 | Listening to the album with/without bursts of silence/post-rock |
andcas
05.09.10 | turn off all noises around you. if you haven't listened to the album in a while do so first to refresh your feelings about it. then sit down by yourself and think of everything you want ot say then basically it'll all flow out and piece it together. once finished reread it and see if you want to add or omit anything.
I'd have more reviews on here if I could find stuff I'd like to that hasn't already been reviewed. i'm not a fan of reviewing stuff that's already been done. |
vanderb0b
05.09.10 | @andcas-by now, I found that it's pretty impossible to find something interesting that hasn't been reviewed yet. |
andcas
05.09.10 | eh, theres a few things. underground bands that aren't as popular or have broken up that i've found don't have reviews yet. it's some of those I'm not as passionate about to write about as the bigger ones. plus those don't get much attention. the three i've reviewed aren't really that big of bands but are 3 of my favs so not much recognition about them at the moment. |
