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YES YES YES GODDAMMIT!
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X-Ray Rod Skandino
Posts: 18274 From: Sweden |
In days like these... I miss ponderer.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you.
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BitterCOld The Ancient One
Posts: 15250 |
26.09.2012 - 23:02Rating: 8
Looking forward to getting this myself. too bad we don't get a copy on this side of the pond for another week and change... the review has me intrigued moreso than i might have been fearing a bit of a let down from AEO.
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tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal
Posts: 5245 From: USA |
26.09.2012 - 23:31Rating: 8
Looking forward to this one. I hope I like it as much as the reviewer; This band creates very entertaining and interesting music for my tastes...
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DelightfulJim
Posts: 108 From: Ireland |
27.09.2012 - 00:44Rating: 8
Want this album now.
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Grody2themax
Posts: 240 From: USA |
Written by Coconut Racecar on 26.09.2012 at 22:47
I've only recently discovered this band and as of right now I'm not in love with them. However as with any band that has talent, whether I enjoy them to their fullest or not I can appreciate talent and talent these guys have. I'll definitly be looking into this album, especially with a 9.0 rating O____o.
If someone wrote the most technically challenging and (music) theoretically complex piece, but it sounded like the audio equivalent of feces, would you appreciate it?
I wouldn't, but Enslaved is actually a great band to listen to. I'd give 'em some time if I were you. Axioma Ethica Odini or Isa are probably good ones to start out with, or if you like raw, old school black metal, their first few albums are about as good as it gets.
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M C Vice ex-polydactyl
Posts: 3349 From: Australia |
27.09.2012 - 06:02Rating: 8
M C Viceex-polydactylPosts: 3349 From: Australia
Written by X-Ray Rod on 26.09.2012 at 22:20
In days like these... I miss ponderer.
Yeah. Now who's gonna say this sounds just like Gorgoroth?
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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Unhealer Eclecticist
Posts: 2311 From: Argentina |
27.09.2012 - 06:30Rating: 7
UnhealerEclecticistPosts: 2311 From: Argentina
WARRRGH give it to meeeeeh.
Thank god this album will be pressed in my country.
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-DC-002- Mastercommander
Posts: 1703 From: USA |
-DC-002-MastercommanderPosts: 1703 From: USA
Damn I forgot this existed. I guess it made the wait that much easier though.
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Ace Frawley The Spaceman
Posts: 1458 From: Australia |
27.09.2012 - 11:34Rating: 9
I'm excited about getting this album. I'm quite new to Enslaved, having only been introduced to them recently when I got Axioma Ethica Odini and boy did that blow me away. Brilliant! Probably the best album I've heard in a few years. Very excited to hear you say in the review that this new album is "equally enthralling as the previous album with far more depth and detail" and "the band have created another majestic artwork of music".
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...Nope, still seeing Pearl Jam in the cover.
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Ace Frawley The Spaceman
Posts: 1458 From: Australia |
27.09.2012 - 15:03Rating: 9
Written by Guest on 27.09.2012 at 14:50
...Nope, still seeing Pearl Jam in the cover.
hehe, I don't like the cover either. I agree there is a resemblance to the cover of Ten by Pearl Jam.
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Dont read too much into the rating children...Baz hardly gives anything less than 9.
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Risto Wandering Midget
Posts: 1113 From: Finland |
27.09.2012 - 23:21Rating: 8
RistoWandering MidgetPosts: 1113 From: Finland
I was thinking of buying this tomorrow but they failed to impress me with the two tracks they've released so far, have to hear the entire album in advance. Axioma Ethica Odini is just that good to make me consider.
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Ace Frawley The Spaceman
Posts: 1458 From: Australia |
28.09.2012 - 00:57Rating: 9
Written by Guest on 27.09.2012 at 23:16
Dont read too much into the rating children...Baz hardly gives anything less than 9.
I thought this was an interesting comment, so I had a look at a list of the reviews that Baz has done and your comment just isn't true. You'd make a good politician.
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Written by Ace Frawley on 28.09.2012 at 00:57
I thought this was an interesting comment, so I had a look at a list of the reviews that Baz has done and your comment just isn't true. You'd make a good politician.
With respect to both parties involved, Baz is somewhat of an over-rater Just have a look at his personal scores
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Baz Anderson
Posts: 13237 From: UK |
My album ratings are nothing to do with my review ratings. These are the important ones.
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I'd still say you slightly over-inflate scores in reviews too. There just aren't as many 8 / 8.5 / 9 worthy albums as your reviews suggest, specifically of the kind of music you review
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Mattybu
Posts: 2589 From: Canada |
Sometimes he is really spot on with the higher ratings though. Baz don't give a fuck. He backs up what he has to say too, and it's all opinions and shit anyways so really reviews are just reviews.
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Grody2themax
Posts: 240 From: USA |
Written by Guest on 28.09.2012 at 02:09
I'd still say you slightly over-inflate scores in reviews too. There just aren't as many 8 / 8.5 / 9 worthy albums as your reviews suggest, specifically of the kind of music you review
Terms such as performance, songwriting, production, originality, "overall rating", good, very good, excellent, and perfect can be deeply ambiguous to the listener and the genre.
Nothing wrong with over-inflating scores either. When I'm 40 I'll probably listen to albums and not get that excited over it. I doubt much would bring to me rate something an 8. I like the feeling of liking music, a lot, if you know what I mean.
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Ace Frawley The Spaceman
Posts: 1458 From: Australia |
28.09.2012 - 10:32Rating: 9
Written by Grody2themax on 28.09.2012 at 07:05
When I'm 40 I'll probably listen to albums and not get that excited over it. I doubt much would bring to me rate something an 8. I like the feeling of liking music, a lot, if you know what I mean.
I'm almost forty and still getting excited over music and I'm sometimes even giving ratings over 8. Hopefully you'll be the same when you get to this age.
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Daniell _爱情_
Posts: 6059 From: Poland |
28.09.2012 - 12:25Rating: 9
You people pay too much attention to other people's ratings.
What is a 10 to you and what is a 10 to me? Some people have given like five 10's to albums in their entire lives and treat those albums like untouchable shrines. And they seem to hint that they won't give another 10 again, or that it's nearly impossible.
On the other hand, I see a 10 as a sign that an album gave me lots of fun and pleasure. It's exceptionally memorable, it stands out among loads of albums in the genre/in a year/whatever. In other words, I feel that this is a perfect album for the time. I don't try to present a comprehensive outlook on metal in general and put a 10 in such a context, weighing the pros and cons and the ramifications of my decision. I'm not judging here, my point of view is as good as the next man's.
In other words, don't be so serious about ratings
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Nightfall
Posts: 103 From: Chile |
28.09.2012 - 13:48Rating: 9
Written by Daniell on 28.09.2012 at 12:25
You people pay too much attention to other people's ratings.
What is a 10 to you and what is a 10 to me? Some people have given like five 10's to albums in their entire lives and treat those albums like untouchable shrines. And they seem to hint that they won't give another 10 again, or that it's nearly impossible.
On the other hand, I see a 10 as a sign that an album gave me lots of fun and pleasure. It's exceptionally memorable, it stands out among loads of albums in the genre/in a year/whatever. In other words, I feel that this is a perfect album for the time. I don't try to present a comprehensive outlook on metal in general and put a 10 in such a context, weighing the pros and cons and the ramifications of my decision. I'm not judging here, my point of view is as good as the next man's.
In other words, don't be so serious about ratings
Agreed. A rating is only an opinion, and there's nothing written when it comes to opinion. The average rating might put things into perspective, but again, what matters is your personal view on it.
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Written by Nightfall on 28.09.2012 at 13:48
Agreed. A rating is only an opinion, and there's nothing written when it comes to opinion. The average rating might put things into perspective, but again, what matters is your personal view on it.
A review is an opinion, a rating is an arbitrary representation of that opinion Why I think staff reviews and reviews in general are better off without them.
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Nightfall
Posts: 103 From: Chile |
28.09.2012 - 14:48Rating: 9
Written by Guest on 28.09.2012 at 13:58
Written by Nightfall on 28.09.2012 at 13:48
Agreed. A rating is only an opinion, and there's nothing written when it comes to opinion. The average rating might put things into perspective, but again, what matters is your personal view on it.
(...) Why I think staff reviews and reviews in general are better off without them.
In that sense I agree with you as well. Everything would be better with less numbers and more words. In many cases I found myself ignoring a particular album because I deemed the rating too low and I thought it wouldn't be worth the listen (considering there are better works in the same sub-genre) but given the chance I ended liking it more than some praised stuff. I have been trying to not bias myself on average ratings, but since I'm relatively new to metal I found other's opinions a good starting point.
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Alex F Slick Dick Rick
Posts: 3502 From: USA |
28.09.2012 - 18:44Rating: 8
Alex FSlick Dick RickPosts: 3502 From: USA
If you actually read Baz's reviews you can see that he doesn't really over-rate things, except with the score. His reviews are pretty varied from good to bad, and who cares what is average album score is? Nice review and another great album from Enslaved
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Valentin B Iconoclast
Posts: 10084 From: Czech Republic |
Valentin BIconoclastPosts: 10084 From: Czech Republic
"Landscaping riffs" - Never listened to Enslaved, but this I gotta hear!
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PePe
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29.09.2012 - 02:02Rating: 10
Masterpiece!!
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neonxaos
Posts: 163 From: Denmark
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I have only heard two minutes of Thoughts Like Hammers, and I am already in love.
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IronAngel
Posts: 4872 From: Finland |
I like the clean vocals here better than on Axioma, I think. They sound more effortless and free, as opposed to the somewhat strained approach on the predecessor. First listen in, so I can't really say much more.
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