Since it looks like the List Of Australian/NZ Member Reviews has been gone for a few months now, I thought I might as well do it myself with those with over 500 reviews (Which is how far back Hit-Parade goes). If you don’t have 500 but want to be in the List then just mention it and I will put you in. Later I will try to find as many below 500’s as possible. I was going to put this in the Hit The 500 Review Mark Thread but I thought it would be easier to find by making a new Thread. So here they are.
Lol! In early to mid 2013 mine used to be only just above 3.3 mostly due to rating many things a star lower due to not having been used to the 6 star system as well as having a slightly more pessimistic view on things which I started to feel unhappy about so I'm glad it has improved by a lot.
I have so many reviews now that it rarely ever changes anymore though if it does it usually goes up. I don't review anywhere as much as I used to in 2013 and early 2014 as well which probably contributes to that lack of change too
I wish there was a higher standard or at least more legitimate passion on show. I have to almost completely avoid the section now as it just makes me upset and angry, which in itself is sad because there are some great reviewers who I really like reading from. Last edited:
I wasn't sure whether to post UPDATED or not but I decided that I will do it once a month so it's not too frequent. Not a lot changes in 1 week so I only need to update the table once a month. The whole legitimate passion thing is a debatable topic as it's hard to know exactly how passionate someone really is even if it doesn't look like it, we are not them. I gues everyone has their own way of doing reviewing things. But anyway just so everyone knows, until the sites official reviewers list gets fixed which doesn't look like will be anytime soon, this is what I will be doing from now on.
Well you can know for yourself by just asking if you're doing it because you genuinely have interest in what you're writing about, or if it's just another conquest. Music makes me so happy but when it's seemed to be a chore or a bother, that negativity rubs off on me
I personally just review to have another point of reference because I listen to a lot of music and it's easier to pull up a song file on this site than go through hundreds of pages and computer files.
Also whist i'm reviewing i'm normally adding stuff to the pages i.e artwork, discographies etc
On top of that i'm updating Last fm aswell so the review in itself is not relevant to me anymore.
If you want a higher standard of reviewing Hijinx buy yourself a Rolling Stones magazine to get rapped up in because I know some of you cunts have been taking the piss out of me for years because of it.
I use the reviews section more for the rating at this point than what I say. I've said it so many times that I'm sick of repeating it, but I'm not a professional reviewer. I couldn't be if I tried. I don't know enough of what I'm talking about to pontificate the way some people do. So why try? It'll look stupid. I'd rather just state whether I like it or don't and occasionally make some lame joke.
And when I get asked why I bother doing them, well I have to write something to get to put in the rating. I want to have that there so that at various times I can pull up my review list and sort it to find certain things - it's more exhaustive than my iTunes library or any other reference I have.
So even if it bizarrely bothers people that I don't go on and on and on about my opinion (why people would be meant to care I will never understand) I still intend to go on as I am. Just because people have different methods of doing something or different uses for that section of the site doesn't make one more correct than the other, nor does it make the people who do it one way better than the others. At this point I feel like certain people are going to look down on me regardless so it may as well be for something I actually do rather than something perceived.
Sorry I'm just left completely speechless by that unacceptable word that was put on display, that's the exact sort of negative energy that I'm taking issue with
G'day, the reviews are exactly that... people should be able to review songs / albums how ever they like... one or two word reviews or paragraphed reviews... it should not matter... nit picking on how people review something on a non-professional music web page is absurd!!!! Get real people!!!!
Sorry, my frustration probably stems from something bigger that I've today learnt that I'm still not yet ready to feel comfortable talking about. Brevity perhaps isn't the biggest issue but things associated with it may be. I'm not trying to cause any beef so perhaps just leave me to be upset in private.
I will take you off the list tomorrow Chris A since I'm currently on an IPad right now. I say review however you want as long as we're not at each other's throats. Also most unintentional shitstorm creator ever, I really wasn't expecting any extra comments.
I know that I don't review many songs on here because I feel like I'm being judged, so when I do one it tends to be a thoughtful (and hopefully helpful) review. I am known to do the occasional hasty review after a visceral reaction to a song or review though. I have rated almost 10000 songs on my site if anyone wants to know what I think of a song in general, particularly ones that have charted.
I was thinking, maybe at least a slight remedy could be that we shouldn't be writing reactionary reviews to other reviews. I too express discomfort when it happens which is part of why I'm happy to be the last to it (that and I like time to collect my thoughts). I've wanted to say it recently but haven't been able to work up the courage.
I review for 2 reasons, 1 to have my say on something and 2 to keep track of all the stuff I know so I can go back to them later and change them if necessary. It's one of if not the thing I most enjoy about this site.
Just want to apologise for any grief I (directly or indirectly) caused with my comments. I wasn't feeling my best and perhaps unfairly lashed out. I wish nothing against anyone here.
I feel that all 28 reviews of mine were a waste of my time & energy. I'm glad I stopped when I did. If only I could get the time back to spend on something less pointless that actually mattered. It's insane how many reviews some people have as I wouldn't think I've even heard that many songs. I guess that's the best part overall listening to a massive variety of music. I wouldn't think spending copious amounts of time on a review is worth it in comparison to what else one could be doing with their time.
After much consideration I have decided to stop updating this on the last Wednesday of every month. Even after a month things still aren't changing that much really plus it's not like anyone cares about this that much anyway. I may get around to it at some point in the future but I'm not making any promises. However if your reading this and wondering why this hasn't been updated yet then feel free to say something below and I will update this on either a Saturday or Sunday, depends when you ask. Last edited: