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Post by drunk on Apr 25, 2012 11:47:29 GMT -5
There are only two weeks left! New Garbage album will be released on 11th May in some part of the world and we have still no reviews ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) I know that our darklings are ''independent'' now, but I guess they had to send a few promotional copies to the journalists. Anyway, this topic is dedicated to every single review you'll see.
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 15:24:01 GMT -5
UK reviews have started - Mojo 3/5. Q - 3/5. Classic Rock - 8/10. Uncut - 5/10
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Post by drunk on Apr 25, 2012 15:39:05 GMT -5
Any scans? Any sources? Well, not promising reviews ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) Three biggest magazines (Mojo, Q and especially Uncut) didn't appreciate this record, I'm afraid ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 15:43:08 GMT -5
The only truly negative one was Uncut - 3 means good in the other ones - ill scan them in a mo
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Post by drunk on Apr 25, 2012 15:48:53 GMT -5
Thank you! I want to read something new about these songs ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Yeah, 3 out of 5 seems to be positive, but it's the last positive number in the pecking order of rates. It's almost like: ''Ok, but you don't need to listen to this record one more time''. Nowadays, when people (and journalists too) overuse words like ''superb'', ''brilliant'', ''magnificent'' and ''groundbraking'' and everything is classified as a very good (4/5) at least, Garbage's judgments.....well, doesn't look impressive. I checked ''Bleed Like Me'' stuff and there is some progress in case of Q and Uncut. They gave just 2 stars, Uncut also 2, and Mojo 3.
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Post by Tornado on Apr 25, 2012 16:08:44 GMT -5
3/5 seems "pretty good", not "excellent". It's just an ordinary rating.
Good ratings are 4/5, 4.5/5, 5/5.
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Post by drunk on Apr 25, 2012 16:17:21 GMT -5
I think that Garbage suffers from that poor reviews for the same reasons they were acclaimed in the mid/late 90's. Their eclectic pop/rock/electro style seems to be too old-fashioned. Today every band has its own league and must create new genre with every single record. You need to play as fresh as it's possible - and no one cares about melodies.
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 16:23:20 GMT -5
Mojo - 3/5 - 3 stands for Good in their rating system ![](http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/803/mojod.th.jpg)
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 16:24:11 GMT -5
Classic Rock - 8/10 ![](http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5572/classicrockweb.th.jpg)
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 16:25:55 GMT -5
Q - 3/5 - again means "good" by their system ![](http://imageshack.us/thumbnmail.png)
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Post by drunk on Apr 25, 2012 16:29:27 GMT -5
Well, somethins is wrong with Q.
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 16:29:37 GMT -5
Uncut - 5/10 - average ![](http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2271/uncut.th.jpg)
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Post by Garbage Addict on Apr 25, 2012 16:30:04 GMT -5
Well, somethins is wrong with Q. If you click on the box the link still works
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Post by drunk on Apr 25, 2012 16:41:14 GMT -5
Thank you very much for those scans!
Indeed, every review except Uncut is positive, so I don't understand that low rates.
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Post by pdn on Apr 25, 2012 17:35:04 GMT -5
Not putting too many eggs into that Uncut review, which claims BfP is a "diversion into reggae."
Yeah, mon.
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Post by Tornado on Apr 25, 2012 18:35:20 GMT -5
Not putting too many eggs into that Uncut review, which claims BfP is a "diversion into reggae." Yeah, mon. They don't know what reggae is... Uncut should listen to more Bob Marley. ;D
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Post by rewak on Apr 25, 2012 19:49:45 GMT -5
"Rendered rather futile by it not really being that clear what Garbage stand for in 2012"
Really? You can't read the title of the album and figure it out?
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Post by Subhumanoid on Apr 25, 2012 20:15:38 GMT -5
IMHO, the album overall appears to be brilliant, and it's the reviews that are garbage!
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Post by AlienSexFiend on Apr 25, 2012 23:50:50 GMT -5
IMHO, the album overall appears to be brilliant, and it's the reviews that are garbage! Amen!
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Post by Adz on Apr 26, 2012 2:04:15 GMT -5
How anyone can compared BFP and reggae is astounding. Obviously a 16 year old intern did the review that week.
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