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haha i don't use it at home either, i only have dial up and it won't even load the first page never mind anything else. god bless work and its lovely broadband access

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, seems like my modem times-out on this site. This is beyond ridiculous. I can't remember many sites timing out on me even here in NZ. This is the slowest site in years.
I guess all that extra content overloads their servers, so maybe i was just excluded automatically for having the wrong bandwidth or for having the wrong stuff in my cookie.

― george gosset (gegoss), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

perhaps his nedness can convey these constructive criticisms to those in power?

They could be conveyed, but I have no guarantee they'll be acted upon.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Did you see my ILM post about the new Stina Nordenstam album in October, Ned? It is going to be excellent from the songs I've heard....

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I can live with that!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The album cover is her most "goth" one yet

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus H. the only way that could be is if she's swathed in a black shroud in the middle of a cemetery.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

You aren't far off. Just don't forget the long black boots and clenched fists.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm getting used to it in the sense of finding specific info I need, but I've lost all urge to idly peruse the site anymore.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Just checked out the "Writers' Bloc" setion on AMG - good to know Stephen Thomas Erlewine still defending the mighty "Nuisance" by Menswe@r

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

He's not alone, dammit!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks to Chris for the "fix AMG extension" for Firefox...I can now access the site again. Beforehand, any of the dynamic content-type links were just plain busted in ANY of the browsers I was trying to use...IE, Netscape, Firefox, all a no-go. Now I can click em. Yay!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Ooops, wait, the search function still doesn't do anything. Oh well. Bah to this.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

You aren't far off.

JESUS H! And I was just randomly guessing!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh well. Bah to this.

You have the special 'anti-Canadian' AMG virus.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

jeez, anti-Canadian ? very nice that they have an NZ rock category (wow, like krautrock !), but i just wish i could view it !!

I still can't get the links to respond -- i click and, nothing (x10).. grr..

i changed my setting as per the instructions -- AMG is now my very first "trusted site" even , which seems like a somewhat mighty concession in itself, but still no "search" or "go" buttons seem to do anything -- my firewall blocks pop-ups, so is that the problem ? i hit a button and no bytes even get sent. It just really doesn't like me.

is there something really simple i should know ? is this in permanent revolution mode still ?
it feels like i have to do something like put in "a quarter" or some such thing to get the ball rolling .. am i just not on their demograph radar ? have my callous comments regarding the new site up-thread resulted in designers setting me up my very own "front door" ? essentially, wtf ??

― george gosset (gegoss), Saturday, 31 July 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I love how they have entries for allmusic writers now, complete w/'similar artists' and 'influences/followers'

― artdamages (artdamages), Saturday, 31 July 2004 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm just going to have to do some reviews for AMG -- y'know, records no-one has heard of or know exist deserving of 3-5 stars -- typically cut-outs of no commercial value to any "partners" involved with the AMG site that have been dumped in new zealand -- and then i could have a "3rd party content" link to subsequent ebay auctions

feasible ?
they'll have me if you put in a good word won't they Ned ?

― george gosset (gegoss), Saturday, 31 July 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

YAY! The site mostly doesn't use javascript extensions anymore! I can open links in new windows and be a music flaneur again!!!!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

So far, if I go to Google's Advanced Search and put allmusic in Domain Name, it takes me to what I'm seeking. But I can't travel via the links I see. Better to go Search allmusic via bn.com But am I getting all the Premium Content??

― Don, Tuesday, 24 August 2004 23:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I just got the AMG newsletter where they said things were fixed up now, and they ARE! It works again on my machine! Yay!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)

AMG newsletter? Nobody tells me anything and I'm all over the damned site.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 00:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Ned, where's your AMG bio?

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

my top beef with AMG remains the 'fudge it' ratings on items that clearly no reviewer's heard/rated yet - a default two, 2 & a half or three stars. why not just leave em unrated until? (zero/blank stars if there's no way to mark unrated in the stars space?)

also, when an album's got a glowing write-up (with a few song mentions) but is missing tracklisting...
maybe they've sorted that now though?

― Paul (scifisoul), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 01:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I like how when I click on Heather Phares it lists Stephen Thomas Erlewine and Rob Theakston as similar artists.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Ned, where's your AMG bio?

Am I even supposed to have one?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Obviously they didn't care enough to send you THAT memo either. They're just using you, man. USING YOU!!!

(Seriously, I was asked to send a bio when I first signed up; maybe that was something the started asking after you were already onboard?)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Hm, when did you start again?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

mid-99 I think

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Weird. I think I formally got things into gear around then too.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh oh. Time to sic your squirrels on 'em, Ned!

― Bimble (bimble), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Is anyone using Opera having problem searching now? I've been getting "Connection closed by remote server" errors every time I try to enter a search term.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Sunday, 3 October 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

and today :

http://www.allmusic.com

has it been hacked ?

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 5 November 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

four months pass...

So is anyone else getting this?

Through traffic monitoring of our websites we have identified your IP address accessing allmusic.com at a rate and speed inconsistent with the noncommercial and personal use permitted by our site's Terms of Service. As a result, further access to allmusic.com has been denied. Because IP addresses can be shared by numerous users, your access may be being denied based on the aggregate use of your IP address rather than your own individual use. To ensure that this is not the case, simply create your own individual user account by becoming a Registered Member of allmusic. [Click on the “Register” button in the upper right hand corner of the home page.] Once you’ve become a Registered Member and are logged in, you will once again have full access to allmusic, and will continue to have access, as long as your usage remains consistent with our Terms of Service. If you are already a Registered Member of allmusic, simply ensure that you are logged in when you use the site. Thank you.

Are they forcing me into becoming a registered member now?

― the todster (the todster), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

can't confirm, haven't been able to use it since the redesign (XP, FF, Dial-up).

Occasionally visit to see if things have improved (no) AMG may as well not exist for me anymore.

― i used to use AMG, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to use Allmusic all the time, but I avoid it like the plague since they did the reformat. It is so fucking slow and the interface so crap, that it is worthless. If I am curious about a record, it is faster just to go to Amazon or search the rest of the net.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I've gotten that message, too, but still haven't bothered to sign up.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah but I got the message every time I tried to do a search. Checked back just now though, and it seems to be working again. Oh well.

― the todster (the todster), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I tried signing up several times but nothing happens. Not that it matters too much...I'd rather not have the Department of Defense possessing even more information about me.

― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Registration is free and worth it. The whole thing works great for me. I'm just glad the javascript links work again. I can't see how it would be previously useful for someone and then not at all useful after their redesign.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Agreed, but it is definitely slower than it used to be, and the multiple clicks-thing compounds the molasses factor.

― Keith C (kcraw916), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

It is slower, but still absolutely functional. Maybe people are on dial-up or something?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

No, I'm on a T1 and it's laughably slow. It's totally on the server end.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

At worst I've noticed the occasional glitch. Also, I could be wrong but I think they finally ditched the damned annoying thing with the reviews where you had to click on the album entry once to read just an intro bit and then click further to read the rest.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It is totally fast for me. Sometimes it will take a few moments to connect, but then it did that before the redesign.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i use rateyourmusic instead of AMG these days, a far superior user experience
http://rateyourmusic.com/

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

That site is slow for me. I tried to type in Phoenix, but none of the matches seemed correct. Why is it better?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

is this the Phoenix you were after
http://rateyourmusic.com/view_albums?artist_id=6609

I prefer rateyourmusic:

superior information architecture / information design / usability
faster more uptodate content re forthcoming releases
added features such as: top rated albums by year
http://rateyourmusic.com/albums_by_year

ability to have your account on RYM and create your own content [such as lists, reviews]
e.g my list for:

2005 Albums
http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view/list_id_is_14969

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm on mac osx and i tried to use firefox but amg kept crashing my browser so i had to continue using safari (not that i mind)

― The JaXoN 5 (JasonD), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The problem with rateyourmusic.com is that hardly any reviewers write in a professional manner that would give a detailed amount of insight into what a particular record sounds like.

― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

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