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DirEnRefused
May 18th 2013


3665 Comments


Fantastic review. I usually dislike tangents like your "Camp Donald" ending paragraph, but the idea's poignant and it's written exceptionally.

toxin.
May 18th 2013


13036 Comments


a lot of grammar errors

anyways not a fan of the review's content.

something that may seem mundane to you and me might be profound to someone else, when it's you who's embarrassed it might change your views in ways that seem ridiculous from a logical standpoint, yet stir enough emotion in you to drive you forward. how many people have been cut from something? let's say varsity basketball? well michael jordan sure was, and he let us know it even on his fucking HOF induction. you might think he's petty but that's not the point, the point is this slight drove MJ to be the greatest basketball player of all time. most of us would have whined to our friends and family and gotten over it.

that whole paragraph that he's successful so why does he talk about his issues is so self-absorbed (ironically so) because you assume that since you'd be happy if you were in his position, he should be happy too. maybe being successful career-wise doesn't make him feel like a good person, or fulfilled, or whatever.

so here's the thing: i've never heard this album. you might be right about what you're saying. but the big issue is this---i don't know if i can trust you. you say this:
"we do not actually know Donald and this tortured image he is presenting us had been designed to manipulate us into taking pity on him"
which is a huge claim to make. but where is the evidence? the big thing i'd say is you need to add in quotes to strengthen your claims. for now they sound like generalized, presumptuous statements with no real basis. (and saying "yo listen to this song" is not ample evidence, we need a sampler)

Cygnatti
May 18th 2013


36068 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Toxin., you also make me feel bad because my grammar is abhorrent. :'(

toxin.
May 18th 2013


13036 Comments


lol

Apollo
May 18th 2013


10691 Comments


Awesome review.

Couldn't give a shit about this anyways. He's not even that funny.

SonofSnow
May 18th 2013


1818 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

EP is better.

Aids
May 18th 2013


24518 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

12 out of 12 with the wrong "their" in the first line? ehhh

Trebor.
Emeritus
May 18th 2013


59903 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

lol

NeoSpaz
May 18th 2013


4533 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Outside is a bit annoying at the start, gets better near the end. Looking like a 3.

HolidayKirk
May 18th 2013


1722 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

@Toxin



You make done good points. I didnt reapize it but I was writing this review based on the assumption people had aleady heard the album, I'll dig for some quotes to prop up that claim since it is a serious one.

Tyrannic
May 18th 2013


3296 Comments


I hate that I posd

DirEnRefused
May 18th 2013


3665 Comments


12 out of 12 with the wrong "their" in the first line? ehhh

Grammatical slip-ups really aren't that big a deal, especially in context of content, writing style, execution etc.

HolidayKirk
May 18th 2013


1722 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

This needs work.

MisanthropicElf
May 18th 2013


98 Comments


This is such an awesome review. Probably doesn't mean much coming from a nobody, but seriously - I enjoyed reading this.

“a stone-cold classic”

Are the Alternative Press critics out of their minds?

HolidayKirk
May 18th 2013


1722 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Hey hey errybodies somebody thanks for the kind words.



And yes.

Yuli
Emeritus
May 18th 2013


10767 Comments


I dig some of the lyrics here, but the hooks/beats are so shoddy.

HolidayKirk
May 18th 2013


1722 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Omaha! It'd make my day if you gave my review a brief dressing down.

Yuli
Emeritus
May 18th 2013


10767 Comments


Will do, I'll be home soon

HolidayKirk
May 18th 2013


1722 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

*furiously combs review again to ensure high quality*

Aids
May 18th 2013


24518 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

"Grammatical slip-ups really aren't that big a deal, especially in context of content, writing style, execution etc."



are you serious? it's like writing 101: proofread. yeah, it's a pretty big deal when the person has a grade 4 mistake in the first line, it discredits the rest of the review. I assume the rest of the writing is just as sloppy and poor when there's a mistake that blatant that early on. It might not be, but that's what grammar/spelling errors do to how people read the review.



it's not a big deal to just proofread



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