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Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Cool, I'll take that on board.

Seriously, this is close to a 4.5.

Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Just edited the link to Burn Your Name, its on their myspace.

Also, they're being idiots with the singles, they're choosing the ones that don't show their new sound.



lobby
November 8th 2009


1251 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

I swear it feels like I've read this review before...




Yep, exactly the same for me. I figured mine out: This morning's Herald Sun had a review of this album and it opened the same way by saying Dream Days was a let down but now they've risen again...

Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Wow, lol, what a coincidence.

AtavanHalen
November 8th 2009


17919 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Michael, this is probably the best review that you've written, man.



My only major problems arise in your formatting and paragraphs, along with a few grammar problems resulting in some awkward phrases.



That's just me, anyway. Good work, mate; keep trying.

Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Can you point them out?

I'd rather edit then leave them



Thanks though, I tried my hardest with it.

AtavanHalen
November 8th 2009


17919 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Sure.



Okay, the unwritten law for formatting is Italics for Album Titles and "Quotes for Song Titles". Underlining and bolding tend to look daggy.



Now, with the review.



It was by no means terrible, but it lacked that spark, that energy, that had driven their previous releases.




Choose either "spark" or "energy" here as it sounds like you're repeating yourself. I personally prefer spark, but whatever.



Now we come to November 2009, half of Powderfinger’s fans are holding on tight, begging for a good release, and the other half have given up almost completely.




Too many commas. Try a full stop after 2009.



What a shame too, as Golden Rule is a fine return to form. Showcasing a soaring string section on a number of tracks and the energy their last album was missing.




Try



What a shame too, as Golden Rule is a fine return to form. The album showcases a soaring string section on a number of tracks, and the energy their last album was missing has been returned/restored/anything like that.




Now...



Poison In Your Mind offers a soft, lone violin, thickly plucked banjo and gorgeous vocal harmonies, along with a guitar twiddle that sounds like Paul Dempsey wrote it, it may be less than 3 minutes in length, but it’s far from filler material.




"twiddle" is a strange word to use. Also, maybe add "Something For Kate's Paul Dempsey", so people know who you're talking about. Additionally, there needs to be a fullstop after "wrote it. To avoid having "it. It", you should change the second "it" to "the track" or "the song".



That's all on an initial reading, I'll probably try again later.

Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Editing now, lol, wow, normally I'm good with grammar.

Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Edited, thanks for that Dave.

Jim
November 8th 2009


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

good review, man. hopefully this sums up my thoughts on the album.



for those interested in the great album art, it was designed by storm thorgerson aka the guy who did dark side of the moon and many other iconic album covers.

Eclectic
November 8th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Cool

Douchebag
November 9th 2009


3626 Comments


"for those interested in the great album art, it was designed by storm thorgerson aka the guy who did dark side of the moon and many other iconic album covers."

Impressive!

maqwep
November 9th 2009


1046 Comments


thanks jim thats interesting.

i think if i can find it in a large enough size its gonna become my background

Eclectic
November 9th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Its pretty hard to get I know.



This is the largest I could find (thank you to Atavan for the link btw)



[IMG]http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv204/sputnikmusicgif/POWDERFINGER.jpg[/IMG]

Jim
November 9th 2009


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

sick as



best cover art since internationalist

Jim
November 9th 2009


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm preparing a review for this btw =)

Eclectic
November 9th 2009


3302 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

best cover art since internationalist


Definitely agree.

Awesome mate, just save it for next week when the official release comes around, then we might have a shot at a feature (or would they feature it anyway?)



Jim
November 12th 2009


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

nice feature, bro. i plan to have my review up tonight.

Oliver
November 12th 2009


118 Comments


Nice job on the feature. I haven't listened much to this band, but I definitely plan to in the future.

AtavanHalen
November 12th 2009


17919 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Congrats on the feature, Michael! I think you may be the youngest person to ever have a featured review, too - fantastic work.



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