http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/23/article-18-writing-reviews/ The latest on the indie, alternative, and rock music scene including news, music, contest, interviews, and more. Best described as your favorite place to find new bands. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/23/article-18-writing-reviews/#comment-26079 Julie Watanabe Tue, 01 May 2007 17:47:11 +0000 http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/23/article-18-writing-reviews/#comment-26079 To be honest, I think commenting about how a good review should be written is lot more daunting than the actual review process. At the end of the day I don't consider my word to be golden and I don't think any reviewer at DFO does either. I still think of it as my opinion, bottom line. And an opinion is something everyone has, so really, anyone can review an album, but to do it well does take thought and time. It's unarguable that some people articulate their ideas better than others, but if you can clearly justify why you claim good or bad all the 10-cent words and band comparisons in the world don't matter. That said, people are still going to be critics and disagree with what you say...months down the line, you may even disagree with what you say, but in the end the music still speaks for itself. To be honest, I think commenting about how a good review should be written is lot more daunting than the actual review process. At the end of the day I don’t consider my word to be golden and I don’t think any reviewer at DFO does either. I still think of it as my opinion, bottom line. And an opinion is something everyone has, so really, anyone can review an album, but to do it well does take thought and time. It’s unarguable that some people articulate their ideas better than others, but if you can clearly justify why you claim good or bad all the 10-cent words and band comparisons in the world don’t matter. That said, people are still going to be critics and disagree with what you say…months down the line, you may even disagree with what you say, but in the end the music still speaks for itself.

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