Interpol The new George Lucas? Myspace user << james >> says "yes"

A good album review blurs the line between journalism and a sci-fi novel. A review shouldn't be a critical analysis of an album or song it instead be a piece of writing that has the very deep ideas"swarm around and around and throwing you ever deeper in to the aforementioned cosmos of depth and despair" when there was no aforementioned "cosmos of depth and despair". Instead of giving an informative and substantiated view on the album, turn on your itunes visualizer, describe what you see. Write it as if the band you are listening to is creating the images you see on screen. Is it swirling? Is it bending? Is it flashing? Synonyms of these words are the key to giving your review the illusion of diversity. it's essential for a reviewer to use "buzzwords" such as "perfect". Nothing makes a reader happier than you using the word perfect to describe an album. Use it frequently. Also try and confuse your readers by making claims that this album does things that music can't really do. << james >> boldly states "Not many bands have the ability to fashion a whole universe with their music, but Interpol carry it out perfectly, like their namesake, and keep it cool, calm and totally authentic". Saying that interpol have formed a universe in their album "turn on the bright lights" may sound like an exaggeration but many readers will be passed the point of taking anything you say literally by this stage if you have formed the body of your review right. If you take these pro-tips to heart you will no doubt have a cool aparment and a job at pitchforkmedia.org in no time.