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The recap opens up in typical form with a solid reference to a great game show, Press Your Luck. But the excitement quickly waned and the opening lines were just muddled with missed metaphors and clichés that did not seem to work.
As we move to the second paragraph, the review is well underway. A reference to the new lighting setup was definitely a high point of the first half of the review. But unfortunately, while the content of this section was bold and daring, the punctuation was wayyyyy off. Misplaced and missing commas, i.e. "BOTT," and the overuse of words-separated-by-hyphens is all too common in these 3.0 reviews. Despite the overuse of misplaced punctuation, the review of the first set really does begin to pick up steam until the reviewer cuts it short to drop in a "SPACtacular" pun that brings the 1st half of the review to a screeching halt.
The second half of the review follows the standard template for show recaps found in "How to Write Negative Reviews for Dummies ":
(Insert Song) has the potential to take off until (Insert Band Member) pulls the plug and segues into (Insert Song), which had some great moments until it too fizzled out and lead us into (Insert Song) which was played perfectly except the second-note-of-the-third-verse was an off and Trey flubbed a lyric. Then the band (Insert song) which was good but not as good as (Insert Different Show Version). (Note: If at any point a fun moment occurs during the show, make little reference to it as possible and jump to the next song). (Insert Song) closes out the set and while it is a great song, this version just missed, just as (Insert 2 earlier songs from the night) missed.
For an Encore the review drops a Press Your Luck Reprise, which, like the first reference, misses the mark. But they do leave us with kind words to be safe and to promise that the rest of the tour will be ripe with great reviews. Can't wait!