NoSignal: Sputnik Writers;

NoSignal 12.20.10	Specifically looking for feedback from Sea, Inveigh, Maniac, and a few others.
deathofasalesman 12.20.10	Ask them in their shoutbox.
NoSignal 12.20.10	You're a shoutbox.
Bitchfork 12.20.10	Don't do anything involving geometric proofs
Observer 12.20.10	lol
NoSignal 12.20.10	I am being serious however, i would appreciate actual input
Nagrarok 12.21.10	Proper structure & grammar are your best friend.
Jethro42 12.21.10	^C'est faux
pizzamachine 12.21.10	Secret hint: don't write crappy reviews.
Electric City 12.21.10	lol use the phrase "but, I digress" a lot. it makes people think you are too smart to be bothered to focus on one topic, and if the stuff you digress into makes no sense, it makes people think youre a genius real talk
Electric City 12.21.10	but seriously, read a lot and practice a lot. thats the only way to get better
AtavanHalen 12.21.10	I don't get it.
Knott- 12.21.10	your ability to have your intended effect on your audience
FromDaHood 12.21.10	Don't go track by track
FromDaHood 12.21.10	Dammit, someone beat me to it
pizzamachine 12.21.10	Bonus hint: read review before posting.
TheStefan 12.21.10	Read "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr. it almost instantly revolutionizes your writing ability
Athom 12.21.10	Make sure you have strong opinions so your reader leaves with a definitive opinion on what you are writing about. If you can't get a point across in a clear manner don't say it at all.
Slum 12.21.10	Don't write super long reviews nobody wants to read that shit
ShadowRemains 12.21.10	"your ability to have your intended effect on your audience" this, also try not to use self-focused pronouns (ex. "I") too much, try to be objective in your writing (unless it is a personal album of sorts).
Winsomniac 12.21.10	Plagiarize from reputable and hip sites only.
Bitchfork 12.21.10	write a haiku
myhigherpie 12.21.10	you want to hit on complex themes to make your writing as pretentious as possible. NEVER actually describe the music, but what the music implies.
Athom 12.21.10	i love haiku but every one i write ends up sounding like an Envy song title
robertsona 12.21.10	read a lot
tkxxx7 12.21.10	Think of some absurd, obscure message that the music COULD be portraying, find examples in the music, and talk about it as if you completely understand it and there ya go. Even if it's not about music, it works. Whether a book or an album, you don't even have to experience it in it's entirety.
wyankeif1337 12.21.10	don't waste space defending yourself in the actual review if you feel your opinion might be deemed controversial.
Bitchfork 12.21.10	basically just think of why you like the album, then put those reasons into groups as appropriate and choose one of those groups to be your unifying theme and the other ones to support your unifying theme and then write as though you were talking.
FromDaHood 12.21.10	Don't compare songs on the album to songs on previous albums. Assume that your reader has no prior experience with the band
AggravatedYeti 12.21.10	never track by track or preface a review with band info. triple proof-read before you submit. read (anything, but preferably quality literature) and listen to music constantly. some interesting arguments/artistic analysis of the record in question doesn't hurt either.
Mordecai. 12.21.10	best advice you will get: stop writing reviews and go play pikmin 2 on your wii. it works for me.
spillingmercury 12.21.10	Morde you fag Twilight Princess is where it's at.
Mordecai. 12.21.10	or TP watever just don't write reviews they are lame
cvlts 12.21.10	Mordy's just pissed cause his one review got neg'd to shit.
Mordecai. 12.21.10	yes. my psychiatrist said that that internet negs don't mean anything, it's "real life" negs that i should be concerned with. but i stabbed him so who cares.
whywontyoudie 12.21.10	"Don't compare songs on the album to songs on previous albums. Assume that your reader has no prior experience with the band " that. i recently did compare an album to a previous album, which i'll probably go back and edit, but try not to do that.
Athom 12.21.10	if the audience you are writing your review for are familiar with a band's past works its ok.
wyankeif1337 12.21.10	what redsky said.
spillingmercury 12.21.10	Your psychiatrist deserved it. your internet rep is worth so much more than irl cred. dumbass don't know how srs bsns it is in here.
Athom 12.21.10	so Favre in the cold for one last time. shit feels like the close of a chapter. dude's been playing since i was 5
cvlts 12.21.10	on a serious note, please, oh please, whatever you do; make sure your paragraphs are longer than two sentences each. so goddamn annoying
wyankeif1337 12.21.10	also, don't make one huge paragraph. no one reads those.
cvlts 12.21.10	well have paragraphing, of course
ConsiderPhlebas 12.21.10	Put a voice into your writing and think about the flow of your sentences. Start with a punch, make your general points and back them up with a little concise detail, then bow out with a flourish.
LepreCon 12.21.10	Good writers don't wait five months between reviews, or so I gather...
Kiran 12.21.10	try not to write like you're explicitly describing the album to the deaf. i prefer reviews that keep actual description quite succinct but give a broader analysis of what it achieves. everyone can listen to the music; what i appreciate in a review is when its interesting. i don't think anyone appreciates those long-winded, 2000 word behemoths of 'the guitars on this track sound like cats! and onto the next one...'
FilthyBorgir 12.21.10	Don't be a fan boy in the review.
Electric City 12.21.10	kirgasm wins
FilthyBorgir 12.21.10	kirgasm wins [2]
MassiveAttack 12.21.10	kirgasm lost [1] :)