Note: The Music Review Page is now taken down due to a change of blog engine.
Ever since the beginning of 2007, as suggested by one of my buddies, I have tried to write a small music review on each of the music album purchased. Initially I did it for some selected music albums I have bought and in some occasions, from my friends’ feedback, I realise that I may have helped them in their decisions in some way or have uncovered some artists whom they were not aware of. And that was also the time when I was inspired to re-brand my website to “Where Good Things Are Meant To Be Shared” as I consolidated the meanings behind the sharing of the new movies I have watched, good restaurants I have visited, books that I read, and etc – all brought together under one cohesive theme. These days I try to write a review on all my album purchases religiously.
After written over 30 reviews on music alone, I realise that unlike movies whereby people have more overlapping genres they are interested in, music preference can be quite unique to some. I know friends who listen to mostly jazz. Some enjoy chill-out music. I know friends who particularly don’t enjoy listening to pop music. I can rarely find friends who like metal music. Even harder to find those who have a passion for Japanese music. But of course, when it comes to pop and rock, majority enjoy the instant gratification these artists offer.
In view of that, lately I have added a new sub-category for music genres. My thinking is, if someone enjoy reading my review on one particular genre, he or she may wish to see what other reviews I have written for that genre.
From time to time, I do listen to suggestions. A buddy of mine suggested that I shall add a scoring system for my reviews. So a 5-star would be a music album or a movie that should not be missed. I have considered for quite a while and decided against it. It is because I don’t think any reviewer or critic can tell anyone what to do without either generalising all people as having the same preference or thinking that his or her own preferences count for something that the public should follow. I am talking in the domain of art whereby an apple to apple comparison is almost impossible. So what I do is to highlight the highs and lows of each album or movie and let the reader decides if the lows can be overlooked or the highs are enough to tilt the balance of decision. My rating may not mean anything to you because I am not you.
In anticipation that readers are making the purchase ahead of my reviews, I always try to release the reviews for the “most-wanted” artists before others. But it is still not ideal. If you take a look at my “Music Review” page, there are still 11 albums outstanding under “Coming Soon”. I seldom buy albums that I immensely regret so in a way, if you see some albums that you wish to purchase and I have them, most likely they are worth your time to check them out (that is if your music taste is not totally opposite of mine). Better still, you can MSN me (info on banner of this site) and I am more than happy to give you my 5-cent.
It is because of all of the above (and you as the readers of my site) that I have created a “Music Reviews” page that houses most of my recent reviews. You are welcome to check this page out from time to time to see what are coming soon and to catch up on some reviews that you may have missed. Just a click of a link on the main menu to the left.
In case if you are not aware of, my site has the build-in search functionality for all the contents – articles, blogs, forum, and etc. Thank you for dropping by from time to time. Happy surfing. All suggestions are welcome.