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scissorlocked
April 20th 2011


3538 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

pos to small reviews





MO
April 20th 2011


24016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Good review for an experimental one, but I gotta side with Dev, there isn't too much substance to the review besides saying you have this song, and this song, and then there's this song.

sifFlammable
April 20th 2011


2741 Comments


"What’s here is like a tormented wood nymph"

Not trying to be cynical but I'd be pleasantly surprised if you could visualise a tormented wood nymph while listening to this.

thumbcrusher
April 20th 2011


3790 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

nice review man

Passname
April 20th 2011


317 Comments


"What’s here is like a tormented wood nymph"

^That sounds extremely metal.

Proof that Opeth is emo tripe.

Itwasthatwas
April 20th 2011


3177 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

nice soundoff

BallsToTheWall
April 20th 2011


51216 Comments


The capacity of human intelligence seems to limit the capabilities to expand upon any possible creative aptitudes. Indeed, if one cannot even notice the facets that the ingenuities around him are comprised of, how can he be expected to fashion a beast of his own? This inveterate sense of constraint is a great blow to the veracity of mankind’s abilities. It restrains us and holds our minds to the ground below, averting any possibility of rising above ourselves to something greater; something not fathomed by the conventional mind. This concept of seeking to go beyond one’s self, known as “transcendence”, is essentially a gateway to unlocking pieces of ourselves that can lead to some of the most elaborate and significant creations of our world. For many, this quest to transcend and form creations that were once considered unthinkable and overwhelming consumes life. Certainly it is rare to find such people, but when they are found, creative barriers are destroyed.

MO
April 20th 2011


24016 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Shadows' review was awesome.

Ovrot
April 20th 2011


13304 Comments


Bleak is a good song

WashboardSuds
April 20th 2011


5101 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Why do you care where Irving is? Does he like this album or something?




Irving just always gives me super detailed critiques



a lack of detail was expected, I was trying to give my words a little more "focus" if you would. I was basically trying to put more meaning into fewer words, and maybe it didn't quite work out the way I had expected



plus Dev is right, I don't quite justify a 5

thebhoy
April 20th 2011


4460 Comments


You start and end with overwrought metaphors (and, for me, a little ridiculous and cliche), but in the middle it's just a regular, almost track-by-track (though not), review of the album's sound. Neither side of this review is fleshed out fully. It has perhaps the skeleton of a good review, or creative writing exercise (which I'm all for on this site btw, I've done a couple in my time), but I would scrap it all and start again.

This isn't to hate on you, or your efforts fyi. Keep at it, this just needs some work.




Sowing
Moderator
April 20th 2011


43943 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

bleak is my favorite song from this

BigHans
April 20th 2011


30959 Comments


Opeth reviews are fucking LOL. I made fun of them in my Still Life review under The Analyzer

Sowing
Moderator
April 20th 2011


43943 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

bring the analyzer back and do me.



when jenna fischer stares into your eyes and says "do me", you better do as she says

BigHans
April 20th 2011


30959 Comments


lol I might have to some day

sifFlammable
April 20th 2011


2741 Comments


"bleak is my favorite song from this"

well that is the general consensus

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
April 20th 2011


25765 Comments


bleak is the only listenable song from this

Fixed.

tkxxx7
April 20th 2011


6168 Comments


Add more sentences to flesh it out, break into two or three small paragraphs, overhaul (or scrap altogether) the metaphors, and you're good. You clearly have a good grasp of the language, but you could apply that knowledge to a review much better than this.

WashboardSuds
April 20th 2011


5101 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

bleak is my favorite song from this




I almost agree but this is one of those albums I have a hard time picking favorites.



and thanks again guys for the feedback, will work on this.

i don't think I was meant to review metal albums, the only 2 I wrote were terrible lol

TheSpirit
Emeritus
April 20th 2011


30304 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

at least this isn't another essay...pos.



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