by DzM Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:43 pm
I wonder if we can create a simple template for our own reviews?<blockquote>$BAND_NAME's latest offering, $ALBUM_NAME, is an excellent salute to their first album, $OLD_ALBUM_NAME. It evokes their youthful energy and enthusiasm yet showcases their developed skills as musicians. I'd go so far as to say that $ALBUM_NAME will, a hundred years from now, but thought of as the iconic release that defined a generation.
Of course when listening to $ALBUM_NAME one can't help but to draw parallels with more well known acts like $1BIG_BAND, $2BIG_BAND, and even to $REALLY_BIG_BAND when listening to the track $HIGHLIGHT_TRACK. It boggles the mind how these lesser bands - these lesser musicians - these lesser <i>humans</i> - enjoy greater commercial success than $BAND_NAME. Their works are, in retrospect, derivative and banal. These bands lack the creative honesty that would have caused them to erase their master tapes and lock the studio doors.
I will no longer listen to music other than $ALBUM_NAME. As I write these words I am waiting for the charcoal in my grill to heat up. Once they are hot enough I will be depositing my collection of now obsolete music on the coals and I will never look back.
In conclusion, I give $ALBUM_NAME a solid three stars out of five, and look forward to $BAND_NAME sacking their drummer before their next recording session.</blockquote>Hmm. I'm sure there's room for a little cleaning up here, but it seems to hit the basic points well enough.
I wonder if we can create a simple template for our own reviews?<blockquote>$BAND_NAME's latest offering, $ALBUM_NAME, is an excellent salute to their first album, $OLD_ALBUM_NAME. It evokes their youthful energy and enthusiasm yet showcases their developed skills as musicians. I'd go so far as to say that $ALBUM_NAME will, a hundred years from now, but thought of as the iconic release that defined a generation.
Of course when listening to $ALBUM_NAME one can't help but to draw parallels with more well known acts like $1BIG_BAND, $2BIG_BAND, and even to $REALLY_BIG_BAND when listening to the track $HIGHLIGHT_TRACK. It boggles the mind how these lesser bands - these lesser musicians - these lesser <i>humans</i> - enjoy greater commercial success than $BAND_NAME. Their works are, in retrospect, derivative and banal. These bands lack the creative honesty that would have caused them to erase their master tapes and lock the studio doors.
I will no longer listen to music other than $ALBUM_NAME. As I write these words I am waiting for the charcoal in my grill to heat up. Once they are hot enough I will be depositing my collection of now obsolete music on the coals and I will never look back.
In conclusion, I give $ALBUM_NAME a solid three stars out of five, and look forward to $BAND_NAME sacking their drummer before their next recording session.</blockquote>Hmm. I'm sure there's room for a little cleaning up here, but it seems to hit the basic points well enough.
