Do any of you read album reviews?

[MURAI]

If so do you take it seriously? I read the ones on www.metal-archives.com or www.ubl.com but just for fun. I like some albums that had poor reviews anyways.

 

[Kenneth R.]

i only take seriously a very few select reviewers who have similar taste as mine. all others i just read for reference

 

[no country for old wainds]

I tend to find Sacraphobic's reviews pretty accurate on M-A

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

Yeah, I read metal-archives reviews all the time for albums I'm thinking about getting. I listen to songs to make my decision though. But you can tell a lot when a reviewer doesn't know what they're talking about I guess.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I tend to find Sacraphobic's reviews pretty accurate on M-A

dear god: yr fuckin gay lol

Yes.

 

[Hammer of Might]

I tend to find Sacraphobic's reviews pretty accurate on M-A

Why? Oh, wait...

 

[Life Sucks]

I read reviews on MA to decide if I should dl or buy something or not. The description is more imporant to me that if the reviewer likes it or not.

 

[Nico]

I read the first few lines of net reviews to decide whether to continue or not. Usually not.

I prefer reading printed reviews. No strain on the eye, plus I payed for the ability to read them so might as well get my money's worth. That's why print > web.

 

[metu]

I not only read them, I quote and cite them.

 

[Nocturnal Silence]

Sometimes.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I do. The reviews on MA are basically only good for the more well known metal acts. Usually only people who really like an album bother to write a review, so a lot of bands have really one sided reviews. People reviewing outside of their favorite genre(s) tend to give poor reviews. I should write a few more soon.

 

[FluffyDonkey]

Only if i'm in the "holy shit i can afford to buy a new cd" mode, and even then i'ts not something i weigh my final decision on, find the cd i'm thinking about get them to play a bit before i buy or not, Has saved me some cash in the past, if they refuse to play it i leave and go to another store, in the end i can decide better than any critic or reviewer if i like it.

 

[Freanan]

I have fun reading reviews to shorten the time i have to wait until my orders arrive at my home.
I also get ideas for buying stuff from fora or from reviews.

 

[unknown]

I generally read the reviews on MA before downloading something I'm not familiar with (almost everything). I also look for recommendations and shit on MA

 

[circus_brimstone]

I'm somewhat of a review junkie I guess. I check these sites, for new content, on a regular basis:

UltimateMetal (sig)
The Metal Observer (sig)
Metal Review

And I check these sites occasionally, because they don't update as frequently:

Digital Metal
Metal Reviews
Satan Stole My Teddybear

I hardly ever read Metal-Archives's reviews. *shrug*

 

[Christie_fell]

I read the reviews, but it is rare that I find someone that I see eye-to-eye with.

I generally like to find out from someone I know the tastes of (the general tastes) for they are more reliable than an int4rr w3bb person.

 

[dill_the_devil]

I read Nin Chan and Drew Ailes' review on Metal Review, Jason Jordan and Nathan Pearce's review here at Ultimate Metal, and that's pretty much it.

 

[fulminatrix_XII]

I always find it interesting to hear other people's opinion on the music I'm listening to... Though I scarcely agree with them...

 

[KC]

I read Nin Chan and Drew Ailes' review on Metal Review, Jason Jordan and Nathan Pearce's review here at Ultimate Metal, and that's pretty much it.

Nin Chan has now quit Metal Review and has joined Diabolical Conquest.

 

[circus_brimstone]

I read Nin Chan and Drew Ailes' review on Metal Review, Jason Jordan and Nathan Pearce's review here at Ultimate Metal, and that's pretty much it.

I read yours too, man. Nate doesn't write too many anymore, but I like Patrick's a lot. As far as Metal Review is concerned, I usually read Erik Thomas's and Drew Ailes's reviews religiously.