Some of you just like to blow things out of proportion (or your lives are so uninteresting that this really did look like a "shitstorm").
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i had a shitstorm this morning
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Album Rating: 1.0
I'm lactose intolerant and eat cheese every day so my toilet experiences a shitstorm every day.
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i'm not sure why we're having this discussion about this album and not, like, animal collective or ANYTHING else
maybe it's because MPP wasn't as universally revered but generally the response to my negative (2/5) review of it was respectful and tempered. and i was pretty harsh with that album, i thought
like, for some reason people here treat this album differently. the level of outrage was unbelievable, with people saying that either i didn't know what good music was, i didn't "get this kind of music," or that i was an idiot for not liking it. understandably it was taken down a few times because of the offensive language, but even after that was removed there were repeated calls to have it taken down. seriously
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i think it has to do more with your Animal Collective review was actually a legitimate review and the ctts one was a "proof" designed more for shock value/to get a rise out of people than measured criticism
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Exactly. No shitstorm (unless I'm part of it, then I'll embrace it).
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good old ctts thread what would we do without you
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well yeah i wanted the format to be outrageous and the writing style to be bombastic and belligerent because of how ridiculous i found the protective algorithm to be. and the fact that all of the Staffers who had this rated a 5 came out in support of the algorithm enraged me further. like, i have Kid A rated a 5 but i think someone should be able to give it whatever rating he wants
still, it takes two to make for something to be offensive. especially something like a music review, which people really shouldn't be so sensitive about. sure, i can write in a polemical style, but you have to be easily butthurt or susceptible to overreact for something like what happened to happen
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does it "enrage" you that I find this thread pointless and annoying yet also would never listen to ctts? does it fit into
your narrow view of sputnik that there can be more than pro-MJ and anti-MJ?
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btw Bitchfork i think your concept for a review of this album is strong and hasn't been explored by the other negative reviews of ATRU. it would bring something new to the table that people who are fans of emo/screamo might be able to relate to, in a way that's still different from Emim's review (which i also thought was great)
and no it doesn't "enrage" me that you'd be indifferent to all this bullshit, Klap4Music. honestly it's even fine that you want to withhold from giving this a rating. the only times i've ever gotten pissed and gone out on the warpath is when i have been blocked from stating my real opinion of something or have had my reviews taken down
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the only times i've ever gotten pissed and gone out on the warpath is when i have been blocked from stating my real opinion of something or have had my reviews taken down
The problem is that you seem smart enough to realize why your reviews/comments occasionally get deleted and you're smart enough to realize why it is you get banned. But, you're also smart enough to know that if you ignore those facts and post inflammatory/accusatory remarks against the staff/mods that you can con the less intelligent users into following your "cause" and buying into your conspiracy (which is probably much more fun for you).
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i don't understand, however, why people on Sputnik constantly bitch about how they're "so sick of this CTTS bullshit." i mean, just don't click on the thread if you'd rather not read or talk about it. it's not that hard
and i know that most of the times i've been banned have been justified, because i'm violating the site's rules or saying some really heinous shit that's totally out of line. i'm not pissed about the bannings at all, just was furious about the deletions.
the few Staffers' (Iluvatar and ElectricCity) constant attempts to shut me down or write me off just provide a pretext for me to make fun of their writing/analytical abilities, which i can do with more or less detached amusement
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Album Rating: 2.5
This argument is really boring now but it was all worth it to see the hilarity of MJ breaking up the circle jerk surrounding this album and how the CTTS fanboys responded to his initial review
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the same reason people rubberneck and watch Saw, i suppose
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This argument is really boring now but it was all worth it to see the hilarity of MJ breaking up the circle jerk surrounding this album and how the CTTS fanboys responded to his initial review
thanks, yeah i agree. even i get annoyed at having to continuously repeat the same points that i cover and explain fully in my review. plus ConsiderPhlebas' review is one of the most hilarious and devastating critiques to appear on this site for any album. Emim's review is a really clear, measured, and circumspect negative appraisal of the album (unlike kattunlover's old 2/5 review for this, which i think everyone will agree was terrible)
honestly though Willie and klap4music, i'm curious: if you were to give this album a rating on a 1-5 scale, what would you rate it? like, bracketing whatever reservations you might have about the number of times you've listened to it or your own musical predilections
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Thank you, Vermeer, you know my stance on bullshit transitions and poor execution of shifting, as well as haphazard syncretism.
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i've never listened to this but given its genre and the few snippets i've heard, the max I could see is a 1.5
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honestly though Willie and klap4music, i'm curious: if you were to give this album a rating on a 1-5 scale, what would you rate it? like, bracketing whatever reservations you might have about the number of times you've listened to it or your own musical predilections I couldn't finish it (I made it through the first 5 tracks). It's my opinion that the album is pretty much unlistenable. I've been told that this album takes time to grow on you, but I don't think I could do it.
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sonictheplumber wrote:
guys this record is bad we can all agree on that
i know it seems like it should be common sense but surprisingly it's not. the fact that negative opinions toward this album are still an extreme minority still fucks with me and calls into doubt my faith in the human endeavor
are you still planning on dropping your rating of this album?
also, to Willie: i completely agree that it's unlistenable and frankly intolerable, but definitely respect your decision to refrain from rating it especially since you didn't get through the whole CD
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The album was really easy for me to get into. But when I bought it (last year) I was smitten with the emo genre, so indeed it was an obligatory 3.5 (although I never heralded it as progressive or an emo opus).
But it did really grow off me.
Can someone bring this sort of chat to Lift Yr Skinny Fists, please?
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