Britney Spears or Basement Jaxx (How To Write A Good Music Review)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	How To Write A Good Music Review
Date:	04/11/08 (292 review reads)
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Advantages: Hard to do well

Disadvantages: Track lists

At least with a music review you do not have to worry about revealing the ending like you do with a book or film rview however with music reviews some people fall into the trap of thinking that they have to review wvery single track on the album in excrutiating detail.

For me what I want to read in an album review is what are the highlights and lowlights of the whole album, what are the stand out tracks that really make you want to listen to the album again and again and whether there are any weak tracks or fillers. Then again if the album is rubbish some idea of why, after all I tend to assume that if you are reviewing it then you own the album and hence have purchased it because you like the artist or at least have heard one track you like.

If the album is by an established artist or band then drawing some comparisons with earlier work is always useful and of course some description of the style of music and range of influences is always helpful especially if it is an artist or band many people might not have heard about.

Finaly I like to read about whether the album has a long play value in that whether you think you will still want to listen to it 12 months down the line or will it be gathering dust on the shelf.

Summary: Get a feel for the music.