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Review
Page: Steve.Net
Reviewer: Robert Brooks
Date: August 08, 1999
Introduction
Some things in life are just plain hard to find. It could be a job, a friend, or, in some cases, a Nirvana site. After a little bit of searching, I came across this reviewable site.
Connectivity Test
Modem: US Robotics 56K Winmodem
Connected at 34.6k bps
"Welcome" pages is not part of the test.
On the main page of the site, there are a total of two images, consisting of 62,161 bytes.
@ 14.4 = 37.97 sec. / @ 28.8 = 18.98 sec. / @ 56K = 9.77 sec.
Image loading will take about:
seconds @ 14.4 seconds @ 28.8
seconds @ 56K Netscape Navigator downloaded the page completely in about 40 seconds, while Internet Explorer downloaded the page completely in about 42 seconds.
Explanation: There seems to be a lot of activity occurring in the page. The main reason why the page downloaded the way it did, of course, is because of the images. However when you actually look at the content on the main site, you'll begin to wonder why. It isn't necessarily the logo on the the top of the page that is bothering it, rather, it is the lower image of Kurt. Internet Explorer seemed to have some problems with it, although this could be just this version, Netscape downloaded the site well with no major problems.
Suggestions: Either get rid of the lower Kurt image or make it smaller, then the site should download in a flash.
Interface
When the browser stopped downloading the site, I was definitely amazed about it's simplicity and how well and original it put the site together. Even though it's fairly easy to figure out and do, it is sort of like those questions you don't understand, but after thinking about it, you roll your eyes, drop your jaw and slap your forehead. It also reminds me of the movie, The Blair Witch Project, the movie was done on a very low budget, but critics loved it and it is scary. I think that relates to this site as well: you don't need fancy Java scripts or what not to make an impressionable site.The interface on this site consists of an image on top and bottom. In the middle there are three columns that are in columns. When you move your cursor over a section, below is a list of the subsections.
My Suggestions: Nothing that I haven't mentioned before (see Connection suggestions). You may just want to spice up things a little, but it's not totally necessary.The Site's Content
It is a theory that the less variety of content a site has, the more original it actually is. Although that theory has not been proven yet, would this site help support that theory?Main Menu
Information on Nirvana - a brief synopsis on Nirvana's history.
Kurt Cobain Info. - a paragraph on the author's view of Kurt's history.
Chat
Guitar tabs - tabs for Nevermind only.
Lyrics archive - lyrics for Nevermind only.
Kurt Cobain: 1967-1994
Interview
Newsweek article on Kurt's influence and death.
Suicide information - Kurt's letter, information about the suicide, and Courtney's eulogy.
Banner archive - links back to the main site.
All Apologies Designs
Other - also known as the "webrings" section, with a few bannered links.
Multimedia
Audio archive - a few songs in Real Audio (streaming) format.
Video archive - a couple of videos, I am unaware if they are clips or full length.
Photo archive - about twenty-five (25) pictures in all.
Bootlegs archive - scans of bootleg covers and CDs, no information on trading.
Links archive - I'm not sure if this is a copied list or not, doesn't really matter. An extensive amount of links, plenty of choices.
Conclusion
There's a lot of things about this site that could improve. You already got got the blue prints, the land, now build the house. :) The site is good, but it is vital that it has more content throughout the sections. It's got a great interface, and it looks like it has some potential to be near the top if it works at it.
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