Pomegranate Tiger
Boundless

Album Rating: 3.5

decent review for a first one. you use a lot of cliche music reviewer statements, like a lot, but this is indeed written well. I thought I wouldn't like this honestly but it's not as repetitive as I feared.

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yeah. agreed with Calc - but, you'll find your own voice. one tip might be simply reading it out loud to yourself and thinking, "how does that sound?" I found the review ok, but boring... kinda just checking off the usual boxes. keep it up though. at least you actually know how to write, so now just work on maybe being more concise and coming up with some ideas to spice things up and engage the reader

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks for the notes! One thing I definitely checked for when editing it was whether or not it was overly repetitive. I'll go over it in the morning and do some skimming.



@johnny what did you find to be boring? I was shooting for a review that covered all bases so that's how I rationalized to myself the fact that it reads a little long. I guess, in my head, I was trying to check those boxes to ensure that someone reading the review could get an in depth understanding of the album without listening to it. This being my first review, what improvements can I make to ensure that the message gets across without slogging on?

just the diction you use doesn't excite me, and it ties into what Calc said about "cliche music reviewer statements." honestly the best way to improve is to keep reading and keep writing. it wasn't meant to be a super scathing remark. my personal preference is that i really don't care if you "cover everything" when at the end of the day i just want to decide whether or not i want to listen to something based on your review. a lot of the stuff you point out is stuff I could probably figure out myself just by hearing it - where you come in is giving me something more than that.

I could break it down for you and list a bunch of things I thought hindered this..

Album Rating: 4.0

It's totally up to you. If you want to spend time giving me your feedback I'll take it, but I understand the basics of what you've said so far. Just trying to figure out the place of a music review if it's not there to buffer out people who don't know the music firsthand. I understand the basic listener's intelligence; I just assumed they would want something more filling than an artsy and abstract idea of an album. Thank you again for helping me with this. I really do appreciate it.

no prob.

so i guess the biggest question I would ask you is: what do you really get out of this album? what does it do for you? does it get your blood pumping? does it tie into something in your personal life? does it suit a specific time of day for you? you don't need to "try too hard" to think outside the box just a bit.

phrases like "the band puts their own spin on progressive metal" or "he sounds hungry" or "capable of being a modern metal titan" just aren't super intriguing to new listeners, I don't think.

and if you're having difficulty coming up with somewhat deep analysis, then don't worry. plenty of albums don't really call for that. so, one thing you could do is have fun with it. there's some albums i've tried to review - realized i didn't really have anything too meaningful to say - and just decided to try and write a more lighthearted review for. not to plug my own shit, but my review for Night Birds' newest album is an example of me rolling with that a bit.

Album Rating: 4.0

This sounds like darker version of Scale The Summit + something for me. I haven't listened to whole album already, but I got a good impression from these tracks.

I might re-visit Entities, because I gave up to listen (I forgot why).

Album Rating: 4.0

@Johnny that's an interesting way of looking at it. I've always had a mindset that a review should be informative and objective. I figured most people wouldn't really care what this record did for me but rather what it would do for them. I'll go back through this review today to scrape some of the fat and maybe add a little bit of my own twist.



@dbilidb was my review helpful or did you just check those tracks on your own?

"a review should be informative and objective."
- it's honestly a case of "you can't please everyone". but, all-in-all, it's still an opinion piece. all i want when i read a review is an idea of whether or not i'll enjoy what i hear. yeah, it doesn't hurt to be informative and tell me objectively "what I'm gonna hear", but i still want to be drawn to it in the first place.

"but rather what it would do for them."
- yup, but that's why it doesn't hurt to try and connect to a reader. if you describe an album's personal effect on you, a reader might think "hey, I could use some of that right now." try and relate to them. you don't need to write it like a diary entry, but still, nobody wants to feel like they're reading an essay.

this isn't stuff you need to try and scramble together for your next review, but it's not a bad idea to start considering new things to implement later on.

Album Rating: 4.0

I can't say anything about the difference between this album and Entities, but I think your review is written well. Also agree with some things that Ovation is kinda needless track / Martin is a good songwriter.

I already liked whole album, and all tracks are enjoyable to listen from intro to the end.

I wonder what names they passed on before settling on this one.

solid review. johnny covered most of it.
band reminds me of an endless sporadic.

i'm also pretty surprised that nolly produced this, seeing as how roughly 100% of his prior production is pretty abysmal.

--https://pomegranatetiger.bandcamp.com/track/the-black-page

holy god that is terrible.

I enjoyed this a lot. I've been looking to find more instrumental metal like this and a friend pointed me in the direction of Pomegranate Tiger's older works. She also introduced me to Animals as Leaders' music, which I also enjoyed.

Album Rating: 4.0

Solid review and fuck yeah new Pomegranate Tiger m/ I really loved Entities when I first heard it. Happy to see them continue to shred it up.

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks guys! I'm glad I was able to give you a good interpretation of this album.

roughly 100% of his prior production is pretty abysmal.

the production on animals as leaders album from last year is pristine bro

I understand that adding the "Deathcore" tag to sputnik might be a bit useless, i mean there's a point there to reject it. The thing is i come to this band's page and they're tagged as "Jam Rock". For the fuck of me i had to google what the hell that is and i'm now convinced it's probably the most worthless tag ever added to this website.

I'm sorry, just really had to say this. Gonna read the review for the sake of it

Album Rating: 4.0

"Jam Rock"... what next? Peanut Butter Rock?

haha. But seriously, "Jam Rock"? Bah

Great review btw dude. Pos'd. Been meaning to check these guys since their inception.

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks a lot man! It was a really nice surprise to have this featured! I'm honored.