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Old 03-15-2014, 06:12 PM   #703 (permalink)
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Yes but that's not constructive criticism though, that's a just casual slag off of the album What I meant was to actually stand back a bit from the album and examine why you don't like it and tackle it from that angle, I did it on my own journal with the Ozzy album and found it a lot more demanding than doing a positive review.
Well it seem to me stating how you feel whether the opinions are positive or negative to be the same. I believe the challenges come elsewhere, like how involved you would like to be in articulating your opinion. Also how much you put into it, like watching videos of interviews and reading articles on the band - I think of it as R&D for a review.

You opened you Ozzy album review by revealing how many people you know love the album. I guess writing pros/cons review you feel like you are letting them down or disappointing them. There's almost a psychological factor there. Maybe you felt an unconscious disapproval from all those who think highly of the album, and felt they might not like your review. And conversely a positive review can be just as challenging especially if you are writing to an audience who hates the album or band. I read your review and also listen to the album. Not being a big Ozzy fan I could see where you were coming from, and thought that it was a reasonable way for to look at it because what you express in the review wasn't too far from my sentiments. So I wouldn't think it that difficult, but maybe it was.
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