Stars of the Lid
And Their Refinement Of The Decline

Album Rating: 5.0

First positive review, please criticize.

Album Rating: 5.0

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this cd is amazing





reading review in a second

Album Rating: 5.0

Thank you mister.

The last paragraph could be broken up a bit and it mentions "And Their Refinement of the Decline" 6 times and somehow it just stood out and bothered me a bit.

Also, you don't really need to censor yourself.

Good review though, it flowed nicely otherwise.

Album Rating: 5.0

Will fix.... this was written in literall fifteen minutes, so I might just rewrite later. AAnd what does the whole censor thing mean?

Considering it was written so quickly you make a lot of great, detailed points. I agree that the last paragraph could do with splitting up a little, but I love this record and think you've captured the essence of it perfectly.

Album Rating: 5.0

the use of "progeny" comes off as blatant thesaurus-flaunting, even if that's not necessarily the case. it's pretty hard to agree with your little statistic in the first place. it's just facetious in nature; 'nine out of ten', really? (i know it's not supposed to be a statistic meant to be taken very literally but still). maybe say something like 'often you will find that [insert 'statistic']' or something.



"unlike the last children" does this mean 'youngest child'? it's hard to tell. switch 'last' to 'youngest' if so.



"Blame it on the parents paying more attention to their other children if you want (and feel free by the way, as you are probably correct in your assumption); however, this should not distract you from the phenomenas created via special attention and care."



this sentence just doesn't make sense very much at all. not trying to be a hater, but overall not really feelin' that first paragraph.



"and distortion aplenty" hmm, i'm not sure many people would associate 'distortion' with this record; a lot of it is very 'clean'. but maybe that's just me.



"The sound on this album is a rich mix of post-rock" oh dear, calling this 'post-rock' is quite the stretch in my opinion.



"and large gaps between them as if to slowly cradle the listener, as if it was trying to prepare him or her for the subtle climaxes ahead."



i don't like the use of the phrase 'as if' twice in a row; it's quite awkward. in fact, the whole sentence is sorta that way too. you also might want to expand on those 'subtle climaxes' you just touch upon in the sentence, because you say that the first part of the song is to 'prepare' you for them, but then you never expand on what -they- actually are, other than just calling them 'subtle climaxes'.

Album Rating: 5.0

"“December Hunting for Vegetarian ***face” is another epic track, reeling in sorrow." you might want to expand. -how- does it 'reel in sorrow'? what does that mean? also, the transition between that sentence and this:



"The irony is that listening to this album is a very uplifting experience as shown by the subdued climaxes on “Humectes La Mourture” and “Tippy's Demise”."



is pretty awkward. you should change it up a little. it also doesn't seem very 'ironic'; try expanding on the 'balance' between the sadness of tracks like december hunting and those other tracks. i understand what you're getting at, but some readers might not, especially if they have not heard the album.



"Whether it be the comforting “Don't Bother They're Here” or the involving “Meaningful Moment Through A Meaningless Process”,"



here's another problem; you kind of rattle off song names without explaining how they pertain to your review or the point you're trying to make. -why- are they relevant?





"And though they say if you love something, let it go, you will never want to let this album go."



i suggest putting that thing (if you love something let it go) in quotes because the sentence is kind of confusing as is. i think it also might be missing a comma. also, following that sentence with this:



"And no one should blame you, for And Their Refinement of the Decline touches upon many genres with melody and modernization intact."



is a little strange, it almost seems like the latter sentence explains something that makes the album enjoyable but not 'lovable', i think that latter sentence should have something more personal about the album, which would explain why the listener wouldn't want to 'let it go'.



"Though this underground release comes late in Stars of the Lid's career, it has been paid attention to like, if not more so, a first-born child."



sentence is pretty awkward. mostly 'paid attention to like'.



"Therefore, the results are clear: And Their Refinement of the Decline is one of the most artistically divine releases in recent history."



also, this is strange. it's as if you're saying the reason this album is so great is because people pay attention to it like a first-born child.





also, i've come to the conclusion, after reading it in full, that this review doesn't tie the two paragraphs together well enough. the first paragraph feels like a non-sequitur compared to the 'review' bulk of the second paragraph. the way you tie the two together is inadequate, in my opinion.

Album Rating: 5.0

hopefully the way i formatted it (really quickly) is easy enough to read/understand. probably not.

To elaborate on what I meant, "December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface" is censored.

But listen to robertsona overall.

Album Rating: 5.0

Thank you very much, will fix gradually.

Album Rating: 5.0

Powerban, if you type fuck or shit or what not in a review, it does that for you.

Album Rating: 5.0

even if you're never awake is my favorite from this album. it's one of my favorite songs ever. just saying.

Album Rating: 5.0

I basically rewrote it. There ya go. I have to agree with robertsona on his last post, although meaningless is just as good.

Album Rating: 5.0

skimmed it and it looks better but i wont fully read it until later bcuz im lazy

Album Rating: 5.0

that's fine because you gave his a five

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah this is a better review imo. pos'd

Album Rating: 3.0

I still don't understand what the fuss about this is. Purely minimalist to the bare bone and I can't fucking stand it.

Album Rating: 4.5

listen to it until you realize that stars of the lid is all that u even want and all that u ever need

Album Rating: 5.0

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