HardPressed: Writing My First Review

HardPressed 04.21.21	And yeah, it's gonna be the album on the list. Wanted my first review to be something I liked, but still recognized the flaws with. Didn't wanna review something I just endlessly praised or endlessly shat on for a whole review. This way I can see where my strengths are in critiquing things as well as praising.
parksungjoon 04.21.21	Get it out there and learn from feedback. "first" is arbitrary, save the perfectionism for when it counts
budgie 04.21.21	that album rules!!!!!!!!
fogza 04.22.21	I think that generally if it's a positive review, people will go easier on you. So if you didn't like the album, rewrite it your review as if you did.
Gnocchi 04.22.21	Some good general pointers here. As far as format goes give bb code a look. Sput generally saves italics [i] for album titles. Take a read of some of the reviews on the site, particularly the contributing and staff reviews. You're not going to know you're own writing voice until you practice it. Good luck and welcome!
Dewinged 04.22.21	Wasp rules, looking forward to that write up
SIMBOLIC 04.22.21	neg
SIMBOLIC 04.22.21	lol jks outside of a track by track, idk dont take it too seriously and reference meshuggah and you'll be staff in no time!
DadKungFu 04.22.21	say "W.A.S.P. was basically the Meshuggah of the 80s" and you'll be golden I'd say just be sure you can justify your opinions. Don't just say something's good or bad, but say why, drawing on whatever you know of the genre, the band's previous output and whatever else you find aesthetically pleasing/displeasing about it. Have fun writing, it's not a school assignment, even the best reviews might get a neg or two but it's just fake points on a dying music review site so no big.
porcupinetheater 04.22.21	Also for the future, when you're choosing albums to review, usually better to pick a record that doesn't already have a review with the exact same rating you're about to give