tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post3355945378404505495..comments2023-10-29T01:38:30.173-07:00Comments on RAYSREALM: A Light In The Blackraysrealmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359663726586125655noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post-85131302831214278162009-03-15T12:49:00.000-07:002009-03-15T12:49:00.000-07:00I know what you mean, brother. I get tired of tha...I know what you mean, brother. I get tired of that too. I tend to focus as much of the time I have on bringing to light things that I like so other people can enjoy them as well. But, as ya know, when I get a bad one...well, I'll go ahead and lambast it. Kind of a purging, cleansing effect it has, if you know what I mean! :-)raysrealmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359663726586125655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post-8896200321146984642009-03-15T07:15:00.000-07:002009-03-15T07:15:00.000-07:00I hear ya, Ray. And when a text only review is do...I hear ya, Ray. And when a text only review is done well, it's just fine. There's just so much middle-of-the-road false praise on review sites, writers afraid to piss anyone off with honesty, and it has a distilling effect on reading reviews when everything is vague, everything is great, etc. Thats where I'm coming from. Looking for some conviction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988132396418297309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post-42967220845437763442009-03-10T21:07:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:07:00.000-07:00Well Mark, you're entitled to feel that way but my...Well Mark, you're entitled to feel that way but my opinion is that when I end up having to follow some kind of rules with this thing, it's time for me to stop. I can follow rules for my business, when I'm driving, etc. but when I do this, it's fun for me and I do whatever is fun for me. If I feel I've gotten across what I want to, I can sleep at night.raysrealmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359663726586125655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post-2990941732041973212009-03-09T18:41:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:41:00.000-07:00totally disagree with John. The rating is your Jo...totally disagree with John. The rating is your John Friggin Hancock at the bottom, and all the verbage in the world can't mask the importance of the number at the bottom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988132396418297309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post-52034415471500053932009-03-08T18:15:00.000-07:002009-03-08T18:15:00.000-07:00I do this every now and then for the fun of it. I...I do this every now and then for the fun of it. I like the numerical ratings and most readers do but every now & then, you get burnt out on it and need to do something that both cleanses the palette and still communicates what you want about the album. It seems to do that, people (like you!) like it and I also figure, just like the Outback Steakhouse commercial, "No rules, just right!"raysrealmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359663726586125655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307987429434381972.post-6217210462723258592009-03-08T05:20:00.000-07:002009-03-08T05:20:00.000-07:00Ray, I don't know if you've changed the format for...Ray, I don't know if you've changed the format for your reviews, but I really dig the "100 watt bulb" and "2000 pounds of talent" way of rating at the end of the last two reviews. It leaves more to the imagination for the reader...and it's cool.J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13593706746038191278noreply@blogger.com