Reviewer Standard Comparisons: Difference between revisions

One way to get around the problem is to compare or contrast the work in question to other artists or albums. In itself, this trope [[Tropes Are Not Bad|is not bad]] since it can provide an easy reference for a band's [[Signature Style]], kind of like how [[Power Pop]] = [[The Beatles]] [[X Meets Y|plus]] [[The Who]]. However, done excessively it can get annoying (like, say, featuring the exact same comparison in every single review of albums released by a particular band), and it can also backfire if it's [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: comparing something to an obscure Japanese noise band will fly over the heads of most mainstream listeners.

 

{{examples|Examples of comparisons to artists or albums and what they mean:}}

* [[The Beatles]]: Depending on what period of their career the reviewer is talking about, it can either mean that the band in question makes catchy pop-rock [[Silly Love Songs]] with lots of vocal harmonies, is a full-blown [[Psychedelic Rock]] band or is an eclectic but pretty straight-forward rock band.