Post by M!TCH on Apr 16, 2007 16:45:51 GMT -5
There's a few points you must keep in mind when writing a review. Not too many, but they're important nevertheless, so please check that you have done the following before writing an album review:
Quick Rules:
Things To Include:
That's all! Thanks everyone and happy reviewing!
Quick Rules:
- To write an artist review you must have EVERY SONG by that artist in your collection, and have heard each one. "Just hearing" all the songs on the radio does not count - you must have each song in your collection so you can refer back to them while reviewing the album.
- Please write in a reasonably formal manner, and run your review through a spell-checker before you publish it. There's nothing worse than reading a review with heaps of spelling mistakes and grammar errors - that's not very trustworthy!
- Be polite, remember: the artist you are reviewing might actually read this. If you don't like a song on an album you need to be polite about it. Saying it 'sucked' (or something similar) won't do. A better thing would be to say it "simply wasn't as good as the other tracks" or "didn't live up to the standard of the other songs."
- In your artist review, you don't need to review every song they've done seperately. Instead, you just need to recommend their top tracks, and perhaps point out their not so good ones. Bonus tracks that appear on albums (such as remixes) and the remixes from singles are optional for review.
Things To Include:
- A title - what use is a review without a title to tell the reader what it's about.
- A discography - this doesn't need to be detailed, but shows the reader what albums and/or singles the artist has released.
- A photo of the artist - this is not necessary but is a nice addition.
- An overall rating out of 10 should be included at the end of the review.
That's all! Thanks everyone and happy reviewing!
