I was thinking, a lot of people on here myself included don't really get the time to do an in-depth album review for this club (lack of time and doing my own journal) and I think Trollheart's original 20 point questionnaire may well be a better idea and a lot quicker as well. Album reviews are great for those wanting to write them, but for myself I'll fill out Trollhearts questionnaire for each album. It's a good questionnaire and can easily be added to. I've copied it again here and edited a few parts to make it more general
It can easily be copied and pasted for each album.
1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
2. What did you think of the opening tracks?
3. What did you think of the later tracks?
4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it (first time)?
7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
8. Did you like the instrumental parts?
9. What did you think of the production?
10. How well do you already know the band/artist?
11. What sub-genre, if any, would you assign this music to?
12. On repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
14. And the one you liked least?
15. Did the fact that this album is a debut/sophomore/middle period or later period allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated?
16. Are you now looking forward to hearing other albums by the band/artist?
17. Did you get, thematically, the idea behind the album if there was one?
18. Did the album end well?
19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
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