[Kiki]

So I was wondering if anyone has any tips on writing about music as lots of people do it often 😄

You see it would be desirable if people kept getting better at writing about music so if we had this thread to get new ideas it would be a good thing. Like how do you write comments on your chart and reviews for albums? How do you discuss music and what should never be wrote about?

I don't have much skill myself so I want to see what others can say before putting my own ideas?

So what skills do you have in writing about what you hear from music?

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[HoldenM]

I write about what I've heard, and how much that works for me. The more I've heard something, the more I can write about it.
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[meruizh]

I honestly have no idea if what I write is any good, makes sense or if people could find it appealing. When I write the notes in my chart I usually write stuff while listening to the album. Sometimes I say what feelings I have during each song, a personal experience, the lyrics I loved; I simply don't care much, whatever comes to my mind.

But it's always better when you read someone else's notes on an album you don't know, it gives you a whole different perspective.
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[dmercado]

Before I write about an album, I usually start by rating the individual songs, then the album as a whole. This helps me put everything into context. Then I may write about the effect the album had on me personally, a song-by-song analysis, draw a comparison a well-known album or artist, etc. Most importantly, though, I try to highlight what makes that album special, different, or important to the development of music. And if the album doesn't get a perfect score, I make sure to explain why.
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[Skinny]

The most important thing, for me anyway, is making sure that I'd want to read whatever I write. If you look at what you've written and think, "that's boring as fuck", sort it out. Besides that, I guess I prefer people, when writing about albums, to discuss the album as a whole, and not as a collection of songs. Sure, every record will have peaks and troughs, and I'm not warning against pointing out an album's highlights or dud moments, but track-by-track reviews just aren't my thing at all. You wouldn't review a novel by analysing it chapter-by-chapter, and I similarly struggle to accept that an album can be reviewed track-by-track - but I know (/assume, based on how many of them there are around) that some people like those sorts of reviews so I guess it's a case of 'whatever floats your boat'.
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[dmercado]

I agree, pointing out track highlights and duds is the better way to to go, but in a few cases track-by-track is not a bad option. First one to come to mind is John Coltrane's A Love Supreme - it's a 4 part journey and it makes sense to look at the twists and turns encountered in each of the 4 tracks.
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[NickVolos]

You can imagine how hard this task can be for someone whose English is not a native language. I usually write small reviews/comments, hoping to evoke the reader into listening (or not) a particular album....
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[Mercury]

I'm with skinny for the most part. Generally prefer writing about the record as a whole and what it sounds like to me. But I recently deleted all my chart notes because some of them sucked assss (not that there is anything wrong with that)! Some of the notes I liked and those were generally the ones that I spent more time with and I wrong while I was into the album or listening to it a lot.

Blah blah blah. Just write whatever.
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[Listmeister]

If you want some coaching, we can help you. Write a review of your favorite album. Make me want to listen to your favorite album.

We'll take a red pencil to your review, and tell you what's good and bad about your review. It's a painful process while you're enduring it, but it will make you a much better writer.