RivalSkoomaDealer
10.07.14 | 4 is fucking dope. |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | Why wouldn't it be trustworthy. Just read the review if it has one and look at how many people have rated it |
Judio!
10.07.14 | the charts havent updated in like a month |
Xar
10.07.14 | Rym has better charts but they have even more (like a ton more) bias towards older music and big names in music industry, than here. |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Rival Lol yeah, it was pretty awesome
@Captain I was afraid of that
@Spooky So, none?
@Choccy "Why wouldn't it be trustworthy." Snide likes post-hardcore you know
@Judio They seem pretty recent, but I'll keep an eye on that
@Jacquibim Will do |
ArsMoriendi
10.07.14 | You can trust this place better than Pitchfork or Allmusic. Not really saying much, but hey. |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Captain That's my favorite quote by him |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | True, but having to sieve out good music by inevitably coming across bad music is unavoidable |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | Basically you can't trust sputnik averages because all it takes is some fuck to like a bad album and boom. You end up listening to it and it sucks. Sputnik isn't as geared towards a certain genre as some sites(Lol @ Altpress) but you get the occasional band that everybody hails as their god. |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | Basically you can't trust sputnik averages because all it takes is some fuck to like a bad album and boom. You end up listening to it and it sucks. Sputnik isn't as geared towards a certain genre as some sites(Lol @ Altpress) but you get the occasional band that everybody hails as their god. |
Xar
10.07.14 | Agreed, jac.
As to the TC, I would say no. Sput has a bad problem with liking a lot of really really shitty pxhc. |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | Basically you can't trust sputnik averages because all it takes is some fuck to like a bad album and boom. You end up listening to it and it sucks. Sputnik isn't as geared towards a certain genre as some sites(Lol @ Altpress) but you get the occasional band that everybody hails as their god. |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | One person rating a bad album highly won't necessarily make it show up on the charts...
Agreed with Jac |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | My comments keep fucking up it did the same thing on a review |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Choccy I've been looking at a lot of recent albums in the 2014 post hardcore charts with like 6 ratings so it could |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | which is why i said look at how many people have rated it. You can afford to be more sceptical if only 10 people rated the album, of course |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | True. Most of the ones I've listened too only have like 12 ratings. They're all really good so far but some really good albums don't get a lot of attention on this site |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | You'll be making Bert recs for sputnik in no time. |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Captain http://reactiongifs.com/?p=22461 |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Choccy I will have my time |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | And who are users you can trust for good recs in general? Who do you all go to? |
Xar
10.07.14 | It's less about how many people have rated it, more so who have rated it and what score they gave it. Not saying that just bc this person gave it a 4.5, it automatically means it's good/amazing, but when taking in consideration their track record, how similar your two's tastes are, you can definitely figure out if the damned thing is worth checking out.
If it turns out that the record was a 4.5 after all, then great! If not, then oh well. At least you gave it a shot rather than wasting your time on random trash records that are rated highly for some reason |
SharkTooth
10.07.14 | "And who are users you can trust for good recs in general? Who do you all go to?"
depends on the genre you're talking about |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | Usually if more people have rated it, it's garnered that attention one way or the other, usually because it's a good album, so if it has lots of good ratings, you can usually trust it. The hard part is trying to find good albums that aren't as popular. I've been trying to look for albums that aren't very popular on this site. It's hard to find individuality on sputnik since everybody's such a weirdo. But yeah, I completely get what you're saying. Everybody has pretty decent taste on this site, unless they're a new user, but they get straightened out pretty quickly, so you can usually trust the ratings I guess |
Xar
10.07.14 | It really depends on you an your taste. Figure out people who have music in common with you and go from there.
But spooky's recs are completely ace so good on him. |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | And Cap.
If you want more electronic stuff, best off asking Typhoner, TMobtron, Deviant, Phlegm and Oltna |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Futures You honor me with your presence my lord.
@Spooky You're pretty trustworthy but I'll check them
@Jac Yeah you've provided me with some good jams
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Xar
10.07.14 | Rym has a nice feature where it does all that shit automatically for you, I go there for recs and then comment about them on here. :] |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Xar Yeah I trust spooks. And is pitchfork any good? Just want your opinion |
ChoccyPhilly
10.07.14 | Fantano > P4K |
RiffOClock
10.07.14 | yes absolutely, they introduced me to radiohead and la dispute |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | "http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/pvcth.gif"
@Captain http://reactiongifs.com/?p=4333 |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @RiffOClock I think that's more of a general sputnik recommendation, not a chart thing |
Xar
10.07.14 | Pitchfork is hit or miss. About as reliable as sput. They feature a lot of cool lesser known music, not necessarily making them good or bad tho. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.07.14 |
Post-Hardcore Sputnik Chart Theory:
I: if it has a good average and over a couple hundred ratings it probably sucks
II: if it has a good average and less than 10 ratings from users you've never heard it probably sucks III: if it has a good
average and only 1-2 ratings and one of the few respectable users of this site entered it into the database then its
probably pretty good |
PappyMason
10.07.14 | honestly the most important thing to remember is if the album isn't on Sputnik it doesn't exist - Thomas Jefferson
loooooool |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Pots I don't know about that first one. How did you like Brother, Sister, Holy Vacants, and Worship & Tribute?
That second one is pretty accurate most of the time, but there are some exceptions
Only 1 or 2 respected Sputnik users rating a post-hardcore albums and nobody else hearing about it seems unlikely. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.07.14 | my elitism joke soared over your head apparently lol |
Dancedrewdance
10.07.14 | Trust your ears |
Avagantamos
10.07.14 | listen to what you like, not what other people like |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | @Pots Lol I got it but I was scared to offend you. It seemed a little extreme I should have gotten it smh. I got the elitism part anyways, to be honest I didn't think you were joking. You strike me as an elitist from what I've seen from you. But most respectable sputnik users are |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.07.14 | "You strike me as an elitist from what I've seen from you. But most respectable sputnik users are"
lol i'm just being a fuck 90% of the time |
BertMacklinFBI
10.07.14 | XD Yeah I get that. So you like Human more than Symbolic? |
Funeralopolis
10.07.14 | (rateyourmusic's rating+0.5)+(pitchfork rating)+(needledrop rating)/3 = sputnik music average rating |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.07.14 | never listened to symbolic :o |
BertMacklinFBI
10.08.14 | Me neither ._. |
BertMacklinFBI
10.08.14 | Oh and I saw your hunger games list, any judgements or any thoughts I had about you being a stick up the ass elitist are eradicated. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.08.14 | :p |
BertMacklinFBI
10.08.14 | 'Team Trebor immediately realize the strawberry lube was a bad idea when the Avenged Sevenfold hounds are released. Fromtheinside pushes Snakedelilah into the dirt so that he can run away with the rest of the group. Snake is brutally mauled to death and has his innards eaten out of his gaping stomach hole while he screams for help to his fleeing 'teammates'. Fortunately FTI, Trebor, MetallicOpeth, Calc, Anarchist, Chortles, and Kirk escape to higher ground where the dogs cant reach. Trebor defends the group from the rabid dogs by throwing ridiculous generalizations at them. These terrible straw grabs take care of the rest of the dogs and the group celebrates by jamming out to Float On by Modest Mouse while still naked and covered in berry flavoured lube. Fucking weirdos.' |
Storm In A Teacup
10.08.14 | "scared to offend you"
fucking lol |
BertMacklinFBI
10.08.14 | He scared me |
rockandmetaljunkie
10.08.14 | no you can't |
Storm In A Teacup
10.08.14 | we're all just a computer or phone screen with text on it. |
wwf
10.08.14 | why do people use RYM thas site always came across as very not user friendly to me |
BertMacklinFBI
10.08.14 | Some of you are intimidating text. |
Dolving999
10.08.14 | DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE |
Funeralopolis
10.08.14 | "why do people use RYM thas site always came across as very not user friendly to me"
not good for chattin like sputnik is but it has superior charts and lots of cool lists to check |
sonictheplumber
10.08.14 | you can pretty much trust sput on metal. we've got experts like kyle and zack and KILL and me, even though KILL and me dont really listen to anything after like 1995
other genres, no. |
sonictheplumber
10.08.14 | rym is sweet but not a good community. good for findin music tho |
climactic
10.08.14 | but you dont even post anymore :{ |
dimsim3478
10.08.14 | holy shit it's sonic |
DrMaximus
10.08.14 | "why do people use RYM thas site always came across as very not user friendly to me"
Cause it has the best charts you'll ever see in your fucking existence |
sonictheplumber
10.08.14 | i post daily |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
10.08.14 | i never see u no more |
BertMacklinFBI
10.08.14 | My list is attracting good users. For once. |
TheSupernatural
10.09.14 | Joliette - Principia |
Lethean
10.09.14 | charts mean shit |
Tyler.
10.09.14 | Come to me with all recs seriously I'm omniscient |
Notaflower
10.11.14 | I think you can trust them as long as you remember what a high average means-it means that most people like it. That doesn't mean it is the best. |