AllMusic: For better, for worse?

I was an occasional user of the Allmusic site, but I don't like the revamped one at all.

There are distinct problems now. It's very slow and awash with "temporary connection delays", which they apologise for.

Funny things - not funny really - are happening to the introduced top tabs (constantly disappearing).

Heck, there used to be a lot of info per page...but at least it was there, it was visible, it was easy to see what you wanted. Now I'm hunting around among the multifarious links, in a sea of "temporary connection delays", wondering what's been wiped out from what was a great database.

And what about that blue that's really become the badge of 'corporate'? The tan colour really wasn't that bad, guys. Where's the character gone? I really don't want every website on earth to be corporate blue!

And now they tell me that The Cranberries are 'similar artists' to Morrissey! Just don't tell Morrissey...

It all goes to show that just because you revamp your website doesn't mean it's going to be any better. It could end up a whole lot worse.

Well, I've just had FOUR consecutive "temporary connection delays", so time to bail out...
 
 
Postscript 18 July: City of Sound (Dan Hill) has also blogged the AllMusic redesign...
...as has Mike Kuniavsky at Orange Cone.