The All Music Guide Thread

[Martha Washington]

www.allmusic.com

I'll bet most of us here use it.
I'll bet most of us here really like it.
I'll bet most of us that use it and like it also think they are OUT TO LUNCH every once in a while.

 

[Music Wench]

LOL You're spot on Martha. I subscribe to their weekly new releases newsletter. Sometimes I read the reviews and sometimes they are off their nut. I also find some mistakes in their data upon occasion as well. However, over all I like it and check in regularly.

 

[Martha Washington]

so, when you subscribe, you basically see their newest reviews before they are posted?

 

[Spike]

I don't use them for information on current releases, just back catalogue. But I find it of limited value. It's good for historical information, but the reviews don't seem too discerning to me. Too many puff pieces. How do they generate revenue? I've wondered if they depend on the recording industry for $$$.

Spike

 

[Martha Washington]

I wonder if they lease out their record album art to sites like musicmatch and the like.

 

[Martha Washington]

also, their reviews show up a lot on mainstream pages like AOL and stuff.
I really doubt they do it for free.

 

[Music Wench]

so, when you subscribe, you basically see their newest reviews before they are posted?

No idea about when they post reviews. I just get a list of things being released each week and the first three or four have reviews to go along with them. Generally I don't read the reviews at any other time. Like Spike, I find their reviews to be lacking.

But it's an interesting site none-the-less for me.

 

[Martin Q. Blank]

I just use them for informational purposes sometimes. But I've noticed they have occasional errors.

I think the majority of their reviews suck. Not to mention the star ratings often don't correspond with their reviews (i.e. good review, low rating).