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Author: | Empyreal [ Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:32 pm ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/W ... lewhooves1 He doesn't even capitalize "I," fuck this review. |
Author: | MutantClannfear [ Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:45 pm ] |
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I laughed at "get ready, this will be a long one" followed by three relatively short paragraphs. Also, saying the album has no riffs is moronic, it's got plenty of tremolo sections that sound closer to Cryptopsy than anything else one could name. |
Author: | Subrick [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:37 am ] |
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"It's like a sludge metal album gone terribly fucking wrong." I get the feeling this guy's never listened to sludge metal before. |
Author: | OzzyApu [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:16 am ] |
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Subrick wrote: "It's like a sludge metal album gone terribly fucking wrong." I get the feeling this guy's never listened to sludge metal before. I clicked the link to see what review and it's the one the guys are talking about in the Review Discussion thread, too. Wow, it's bad. |
Author: | Dembo [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:51 am ] |
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Granted I have a much lower than average tolerance for vocalist fetishists who review metal, and granted that this review has remained here for ten years so people may have complained about it before, but I still thought it was an unusually poorly written one: http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/M ... ckingLucas The praise for the music pretty much consists of "Not the best, but nevertheless, better than I could do", as if that's gonna tell anyone anything. The rest is mostly spewing anger about the vocals with no real description of them other than "like Mike Patton rapping or some stupid shit like that". |
Author: | Lord_Brendan [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:05 pm ] |
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Dembo wrote: Granted I have a much lower than average tolerance for vocalist fetishists who review metal, and granted that this review has remained here for ten years so people may have complained about it before, but I still thought it was an unusually poorly written one: http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/M ... ckingLucas The praise for the music pretty much consists of "Not the best, but nevertheless, better than I could do", as if that's gonna tell anyone anything. The rest is mostly spewing anger about the vocals with no real description of them other than "like Mike Patton rapping or some stupid shit like that". Best review ever |
Author: | ~Guest 302292 [ Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:34 pm ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/N ... lli_Priest Doesn't really give an idea of the music at all, doesn't give even one specific example, and he goes into more detail about a DVD that came with it than the album itself. |
Author: | theunrelentingattack [ Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:04 am ] |
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Xenokrist wrote: http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Nevermore/Enemies_of_Reality/28945/Metalli_Priest Doesn't really give an idea of the music at all, doesn't give even one specific example, and he goes into more detail about a DVD that came with it than the album itself. Gone. |
Author: | TheMirroringShadow [ Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:12 am ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Construcdead/Violadead/32392/Plague This is one of those reviews MA can live without. While he does describe the music, it's in such a thin manner you can basically break through it with just your pinky. Also it's all written in one big paragraph. I checked his other reviews and they're all like this. I honestly feel that these types of Amazon-like reviews should be purged from the site. |
Author: | theunrelentingattack [ Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:22 am ] |
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TheMirroringShadow wrote: http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Construcdead/Violadead/32392/Plague This is one of those reviews MA can live without. While he does describe the music, it's in such a thin manner you can basically break through it with just your pinky. Also it's all written in one big paragraph. I checked his other reviews and they're all like this. I honestly feel that these types of Amazon-like reviews should be purged from the site. yeah, that wasn't good. I've gotten rid of it. |
Author: | oneyoudontknow [ Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:45 pm ] |
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he has written on his own release: http://www.metal-archives.com/users/Bla ... CultRecord http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/X ... 09/239750/ has been banned for something else at some point it seems. |
Author: | NoKnownName [ Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:35 pm ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/D ... 2501/Snxke Zero description, aside from simply saying it's techno. |
Author: | MonumentalBlackArt [ Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:02 pm ] |
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"Sacrifice on it's own..." |
Author: | Subrick [ Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:24 am ] |
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How the hell did that get approved? Better yet, who the hell approved it?!? |
Author: | hakarl [ Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:17 am ] |
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Subrick wrote: How the hell did that get approved? Better yet, who the hell approved it?!? It was in 2002!?!?! The standards were different then!?! |
Author: | Subrick [ Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:48 pm ] |
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That's horrible even for 2002 though. That review legit would have been horrible for any period of time you put it in. |
Author: | Obscurum [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:39 pm ] |
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Devoid of description: http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/M ... idPreacher |
Author: | iamntbatman [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:04 pm ] |
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Agreed. Gone. |
Author: | Obscurum [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:19 pm ] |
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Here, have another one. All we get out of it is that the album has a "somewhat heavier and bluesier feel than usual [...]". http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/D ... 319/Sinner |
Author: | PhilosophicalFrog [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:31 pm ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/L ... odIronBeer Don't know if it's really worth deleting, but I figured I'd bring it up. Doesn't really talk about anything other than "it lacks passion and shakes my belief in metal" - seems like a completely unfair 1% score to an otherwise liked album....but who knows. |
Author: | BastardHead [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:40 pm ] |
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I'd give it 3 points if he submit it today, but it's worth noting that BIB recently had a fit when he had a bunch of new reviews rejected. He didn't really adapt with the times and some of his old stuff is probably nukeworthy, but rummaging through an old respected reviewer's back catalog to just find old rejectable stuff really isn't even in our top 10 for site priorities. |
Author: | PhilosophicalFrog [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:10 pm ] |
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Fair enough, was just listening to said album today and thought to look it up. |
Author: | Obscurum [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:28 pm ] |
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Lacking enough description? http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/S ... hrasher666 |
Author: | cweed [ Thu May 01, 2014 9:47 am ] |
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OK, sorry if this has been brought up before, but this dude's review of Nachtmystium's "Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. 1". (http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/N ... 3/BassLord) I don't know if he's trolling/fucking around or what, but it seems like he COMPLETELY missed the incredibly obvious point of this album, which is that it's a nod/tribute to Pink Floyd and their heavy inspiration to the album. I don't know if anyone agrees with me or not, but it's a bit like giving a 50% to Children of Bodom's "Something Wild" album and saying something like: "yeah, this album's pretty good, but I'm surprised that everyone likes it since they clearly rip off Mozart on "Red Light in My Eyes, Pt. 2". Thievery has no place in metal. Nice try, guys." Anyway, that's why I feel like this review should at least be edited (and hopefully someone explain to this dude what's up) or nuked...I don't know how mods do things, but I feel like it compromises the integrity of this site with reviews like this. We're smarter than this!! |
Author: | Smoking_Gnu [ Thu May 01, 2014 9:51 am ] |
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There's missing the point of the album, then there's understanding the point and still not feeling it's done well. Specifically, I think this statement in his review shows he understands the difference between tribute and rip-off as it pertains to his argument. Quote: It's one thing to feel an artists influence, but it's quite another to play their songs, give them different titles, and release them as your own. I think the album in question has some decent songs, but there are parts where it's pretty obvious Nachtmystium just said "hey, let's crank up the resonance and rapidly open and close the cutoff on a Moog, that sure sounds 'psychadelic,'" so I totally get where he's coming from. Enslaved pulled off this stylistic blend quite a bit better. |
Author: | cweed [ Thu May 01, 2014 10:42 am ] |
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Hmmm OK maybe you're right...however, I still feel like that's why Nachtmystium called the album "Black Meddle" AND even paid blatant tribute with "One of These Nights", a pretty obvious black metal nod to Pink Floyd's "One of these Days" off of "Meddle". Even the lyrics almost mirror each other. Ah well, I see where you're coming from (and the reviewer too), I think if anything he could have been a bit more clear if he gets what I'm saying. Anyone else's input is obviously welcome too!! |
Author: | Acrobat [ Sat May 03, 2014 10:07 am ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/S ... t/2965/KRS - Fuckin' terrible review! |
Author: | Deathly_Gloom [ Tue May 06, 2014 11:16 pm ] |
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Hahahhahahahahaha, this dude reviewed his own DVD he played on XD. No wonder it is a pretty good score http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/X ... CultRecord |
Author: | AddWittyUsername [ Wed May 07, 2014 6:41 pm ] |
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The same fuckwit (who has been Dursted some time ago, it seems) as mentioned above by Deathly_Gloom also produced this "gem". http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/D ... nchor93166 Not necessarily the worst review ever, but still... If you're not in the mood for sarcastic comments, go read the review through the link above. The one in the spoilerbox has a lot of sarcastic comments by yours truly. Emphasis mine. Italics are my own comments, not part of the review.
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Author: | lord_ghengis [ Sat May 24, 2014 7:41 pm ] |
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Pls stop. |
Author: | Grave_Wyrm [ Thu May 29, 2014 12:56 pm ] |
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^ +1. ouch. That spoiler tag is not for the hungover. |
Author: | MutantClannfear [ Thu May 29, 2014 7:32 pm ] |
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Or those outside of the autism spectrum. |
Author: | Subrick [ Fri May 30, 2014 1:18 am ] |
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*person with Aspergers* Nope, not even we can handle that. |
Author: | DivineSpirit33 [ Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:41 pm ] |
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http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/L ... rn/7394/KK Track by track reviews are okay when done for EPs. Not for full-length albums! Especially when you don't even go into much description. Seriously, look at what he said for one of the songs: Quote: "No longer" is simply another great song on the disc. You can't just pass off one song as "great" and go into no description. Also, is it possible to swear more in a single review? Especially for a Christian album? Also, could he possibly make Christians look dumber? Seriously, I actually took some offense from this review as a Christian. Look at this: Quote: Project 86/Living Sacrifice/Stavesacre was the first concert I ever went to. It was this Christian metal concert out in Lancaster, PA, in some random church in the middle of a fucking field. Quote: Well this band kicked my ass like no other has ever done. All I remember is getting the shit knocked out of me a few rows back of my friend who was cleaning house left and right. The entire church erupted into one big melee. Quote: "Liar" closes the album with a fucking fury. You won't find any pussy outros or acoustic wankery on this one, just speed metal and lots of it. It makes you think, "Damn, maybe I should consider Christianity". And also, I've had several reviews rejected due to having too many short paragraphs or lone sentences. This review is loaded with them; more than I've ever used. And his somehow got accepted. I guess the standards were a lot lower ten years ago. |
Author: | BastardHead [ Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:53 pm ] |
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Yeah the standards have shifted a lot over the years. Nuked on grounds of being a shitty amazon style track by track, but I'd like to give a minor "lighten up" to DivineSpirit in regards to the review being written like an idiot that happens to share your beliefs. I'm a thrash fan, nobody looks dumber than a thrash fan, it's just part of life. |
Author: | DivineSpirit33 [ Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:00 pm ] |
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BastardHead wrote: Yeah the standards have shifted a lot over the years. Nuked on grounds of being a shitty amazon style track by track, but I'd like to give a minor "lighten up" to DivineSpirit in regards to the review being written like an idiot that happens to share your beliefs. I'm a thrash fan, nobody looks dumber than a thrash fan, it's just part of life. It's not that he's an idiot who shares my beliefs, he's an idiot who doesn't share my beliefs, and makes people who do so look like idiots. |
Author: | BastardHead [ Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:14 pm ] |
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Regardless, it's not a big deal and really not worth deleting over. Granted, I know you brought it up because it was a crappy track by track and that second part was just kinda tacked on, but the point remains, as long as there's no open bigotry/racism or something, that's something we're pretty much never going to touch. |
Author: | ~Guest 193166 [ Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:28 pm ] |
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I don't think the content of this review is appropriate to accommodate a full length album. http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/B ... arred_Soul |
Author: | Diamhea [ Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:36 pm ] |
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Nuked. That was horrendous. |
Author: | MonumentalBlackArt [ Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:44 pm ] |
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Came across this review today. Seems a little sparse for a review of a full-length. http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/O ... tsaakuolet |
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