Mattybu
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Interesting review. Works better for someone who has heard the album already, as you didn't really go into describing the music at all, but a) there are already 2 other reviews and b) I've heard it aplenty so I get what you are saying. It is one of the true classics and for me, without a doubt the last truly great Iced Earth album.
Also, I can definitely agree with the sentiment that it is very nice when you can find either a very long or concept-y album that works for listening in short bursts or that you can sit down at home and really absorb completely in one sitting. I think Night of the Stormrider is a fairly no-nonsense album so that's why it works in that way.
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25.07.2014 - 19:38Rating: 8
I agree with your opinion.
While this review is not very informative, you're doing a good job at communicating your enthusiasm.
Half the total length dedicated to food, it feels like a lot though.
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Written by Mattybu on 25.07.2014 at 18:36
Interesting review. Works better for someone who has heard the album already, as you didn't really go into describing the music at all, but a) there are already 2 other reviews and b) I've heard it aplenty so I get what you are saying. It is one of the true classics and for me, without a doubt the last truly great Iced Earth album.
Also, I can definitely agree with the sentiment that it is very nice when you can find either a very long or concept-y album that works for listening in short bursts or that you can sit down at home and really absorb completely in one sitting. I think Night of the Stormrider is a fairly no-nonsense album so that's why it works in that way.
Written by quirin on 25.07.2014 at 19:38
I agree with your opinion.
While this review is not very informative, you're doing a good job at communicating your enthusiasm.
Half the total length dedicated to food, it feels like a lot though.
Since there already were two reviews I didn't want to go into detail and went for a more personal/tryingtobefunny approach. I just kind of came up with this while eating tacos and simply had to write it. And since the proofreader seemed to enjoy it I don't feel guilty about going extremely off-topic.
Thank you both for giving actual feedback though.
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Mattybu
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Yeah, it's fun to read reviews like this every now and again.
I often feel a burning temptation in my loins to add another review for albums that already have one but the only time I've ever succumbed is for the glorious Vektor album.
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Written by Mattybu on 26.07.2014 at 00:15
Yeah, it's fun to read reviews like this every now and again.
I often feel a burning temptation in my loins to add another review for albums that already have one but the only time I've ever succumbed is for the glorious Vektor album.
Yeah, it's tempting sometimes, though I generally don't write a lot of reviews. This is the one that was most fun to do though. If I get another idea for a review (maybe a bit more on-topic) I'll probably end up writing it.
I didn't read your Vektor review (maybe I'll read it some day soon,) but I did enjoy the one with the space slugs (partly because it introduced me to Slugdge, awesome band)
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Written by Zap on 26.07.2014 at 00:24
I did enjoy the one with the space slugs (partly because it introduced me to Slugdge, awesome band)
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Written by Zap on 26.07.2014 at 00:10
Since there already were two reviews I didn't want to go into detail and went for a more personal/tryingtobefunny approach. I just kind of came up with this while eating tacos and simply had to write it. And since the proofreader seemed to enjoy it I don't feel guilty about going extremely off-topic.
yap, that's why I proofed it like this. We already have two awesome reviews on the album and this one just brought home the point that .... well, you have to like tacos
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I have no comment on the band or album but I like these kinds of reviews. Metaphorical. Involving food. I think Doc Godin and/or BitterCOld wrote a review like this actually. One involved hamburgers, I know that much.
Or maybe that was me. Or maybe it was all of us. Who knows, or cares. The point is this review made me hungry and good on you for that.
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 26.07.2014 at 05:22
I like these kinds of reviews. Metaphorical. Involving food.
Especially the latter
Written by Troy Killjoy on 26.07.2014 at 05:22
The point is this review made me hungry and good on you for that.
Glad I could get someone's mouth watering!
Written by D.T. Metal on 26.07.2014 at 05:02
yap, that's why I proofed it like this. We already have two awesome reviews on the album and this one just brought home the point that .... well, you have to like tacos
That was exactly the point I was trying to get across; sure, this album's pretty cool, but TACOS!
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Written by deadone on 28.07.2014 at 02:48
Great album indeed.
Review was both interesting and a bit wierd. Maybe a little too much emphasis on tacos and not enough on Iced Earth. Still concept was cool enough.
Yeah, I expected some people to say that. I actually wanted to repeat the word "taco" as much as possible just to make everyone go 'heh?'
However, as mentioned above, the album already has two reviews, so might as well try something different. At least you said it was interesting, so thanks!
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Written by deadone on 28.07.2014 at 02:59
And please don't view "a bit wierd" as critical either. "Bit wierd" is fine in my books.
Alright, that's my general philosophy as well, but thanks for the clarification.
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TrollandDie
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28.07.2014 - 03:16Rating: 8
The weirdest/best review I've seen get published on the site.
Can we do a month dedicated to food/music hybrid reviews? I'm a bit drunk at the moment but sounds good in my head.
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Written by TrollandDie on 28.07.2014 at 03:16
The weirdest/best review I've seen get published on the site.
Can we do a month dedicated to food/music hybrid reviews? I'm a bit drunk at the moment but sounds good in my head.
Thanks!
And that sounds like a great idea. Maybe we should just do food reviews, fuck the music.
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Written by deadone on 28.07.2014 at 09:26
I'm fine with restuarant reviews too!
Hell yeah, Italian restaurants are way more metal than some Italian bands.
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Ugh... I started writing another review and before I knew it, the whole thing was another food metaphor.
Gonna rewrite it.
This is all very ironic if any of you knew how skinny I am
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Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck
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Written by deadone on 29.07.2014 at 01:44
Has anything good metal-wise ever come out of Italy though? Wait...scratch the smilie, I'm serious!
Not a lot. Really mind boggling that with the amount of metal bands hailing from Italy they are by far the worst metal country in Europe when it comes to quality.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 29.07.2014 at 12:42
Written by deadone on 29.07.2014 at 01:44
Has anything good metal-wise ever come out of Italy though? Wait...scratch the smilie, I'm serious!
Not a lot. Really mind boggling that with the amount of metal bands hailing from Italy they are by far the worst metal country in Europe when it comes to quality.
My biggest problem with Italian Metal bands in general is how painfully generic they usually are.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 29.07.2014 at 12:42
Not a lot. Really mind boggling that with the amount of metal bands hailing from Italy they are by far the worst metal country in Europe when it comes to quality.
Do you happen to know if Argentina has more than one good band? Or that you consider good. Because that's another country where I think there's a lot of bands where most sound pretty shit. I only ever encountered Arraigo, who I think are quite decent.
Written by deadone on 30.07.2014 at 01:42
I really think that some cultures are not conducive to metal. France is/was another one - until Gojira I'd heard more Colombian and Venezuelan metal bands than French (remember I don't touch that dirty syringe called Black Metal).
France has some sweet black metal though
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Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck
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Written by Zap on 03.08.2014 at 00:11
Do you happen to know if Argentina has more than one good band? Or that you consider good. Because that's another country where I think there's a lot of bands where most sound pretty shit. I only ever encountered Arraigo, who I think are quite decent.
I can only think of one and that is Fungoid Stream, a great and original funeral doom band.
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08.02.2016 - 22:22Rating: 10
Sounds like beavis n butthead bought an album , and nachos ... I like such intro parts in a reviews
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