Misha wrote:
Eyesore wrote:
Also, someone like Mike reviewing a rock album, or me reviewing a hardcore album like Ramallah, is done because it is all-ecompassing of metal. Melodic metal like Masterplan is not far off from rock, what Dio is doing now is rock. Would you complain about a new Dio album being reviewed? Of course not. It's all relative and until reviewers start reviewing punk or folk or whatever, I don't think it's worth complaining. 99% of what is reviewed here is still metal.
I think that's the problem, I'll be reviewing everything I like, that means some metal, but also post-rock, and moreover, everything from classical to tango, to experimental jazz, to neo-folk, to world and chamber music. Anyone remember Kátai Tamás? That's a good example, and it wasn't so bad was it?
Misha, you're a great reviewer and forumite, but I don't think it would be appropriate to have drastically different genres reviewed here. I know it's not my call, but reviewing Tango and World is too much. Metal is the core of this site, and that focus is a huge strength.
However that being said, perhaps you should have your own reviewing section, kind of like "Misha's corner", where non-metal music can be reviewed with the purpose of broadening a metalhead's horizons so to speak. I know I would find it interesting to read what a former metal listener now finds enjoyable. I mean people who like power metal, may find a cd full of Gregorian chants worth looking into. If I’m not mistaken, I believe that’s the angle you’re going for.