From Lance C McGannon Sent Thu, Oct 8th 1998, 19:55
From Lance C McGannon Sent Thu, Oct 8th 1998, 19:55
At 02:50 PM 10/8/98 -0400, you wrote: >> i hope >>to get back on a regular recoreview >>posting schedule sometime next week. >>that is, unless my reviews are considered >>worthless and stupid as recent discussions >>on this list have let me to believe. > >Damn, your reviews are one of the best resources on this list. >Yes, they're short, since you do so many, but they're descriptive >without being schematic, they evoke some good imagery, and >they add a lot of info about good music that would otherwise not >be discussed on this list. Maybe I'd like a little more clarification >of your numbered ranking system, because you'll often pan >something but then give it a 6/10 or something. Do you not >review the really bad stuff you hear? Would you say 8 and up is >"very good", and 9-10 is essential? But please, keep posting >reviews... > Regarding my ranking system, you usually don't see me pan releases because i buy most of the stuff i review. i usually don't buy the bad stuff so you don't see those reviews. regarding the value of the numbering system, i may give something a 6/10 because it's not all that bad but i know the artist has done much better, etc; 7/10 is decent to good; 8/10 is very good; 9-10 is essential. anything 5 or below should be approaced with great caution or avoided alltogether. -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states