/writingphilosophygaslightanthemFebruary 19th 20095209 Commentsya band is awfulbadtasteFebruary 20th 2009824 Comments^^ I find an overly formal tone does not bode well for things such as reviews, imo, as informality usually shows a glimpse of what kind of person the writer is and, therefore, gives a perspective of the subjective aspect as well as the standard objective aspects of a review.