About Music Review Sites

Read about music review sites and where you can go to find the best music. There has been a lot of controversy about downloading from the internet and how it affects the original author and distributors mainly due to profits.

Music review sites

There are a number of sites which review songs and provide the verdict on whether the songs are going to do well or not' but here are some of the better ones out there:

1. Music – Critic (music-critic.com)

This site is a really good one because it has reviews written by people like us' not the pundits or so called experts. So' you get a good idea of what the albums are like' because critics tend to focus on some really unnecessary negative points and leave out the good parts (though it isn't always true with all critics). They cover nearly all the genres and have reviews for the popular albums too.

2. Pitchfork (pitchforkmedia.com)

Pitchfork is one of a handful of sites which have up – to – date reviews on all the albums that are newly released. To give you an example' they've already put up a review of Guns N' Roses' new album “Chinese Democracy'' which is quite comprehensive and addresses all the important parts about the album that you'd like to know. They've even ranked their reviews according to the most read' so that you know which albums are the popular ones out there.

3. Slant Magazine (slantmagazine.com)

Ever since they put up their website in 2001' they've been increasing the amount of content they have and' with that' the number of people who visit their website regularly. They use a much appreciated ‘grassroots' approach and have got themselves a unique niche in the online film and music community. They are quite popular for their really edgy' intelligent and quite crazy pop culture criticism. In addition to having reviews for albums released by individual artists' they also put out the judgment for movie soundtracks as well.

4. ShotGun Reviews (shotgunreviews.com)

Shotgun reviews is quite an old review site' dating back to 1999. They have reviews and commentaries on songs' as well as other stuff such as comics. They're read all around the world' and have a reputation of conducting live music shows for charitable causes. Their interface is refreshing and very user – friendly and their staff' numbering nearly 60' provides content that compels readers to keep coming back. Their forum is really great as it allows people from all over the world to meet each other and lock horns on various issues on different types of songs' as well as get their viewpoints across' making it a must – visit site!

Article Summary- In this article we introduce you to four of the better music review sites on the web. They are appreciated for their user friendly interface' refreshing content and of course' balanced' non-technical reviews.