AltPunkMetal101
08.13.12 | Dammit didn't complete. I'll finish them here:
1. incredibly well known.
5. is much more efficient than RYM's.
6. over 3.2, and the highly-weighted reviews are mostly 0.5's with elitist snobbery. SputnikMusic actually knows that some of these albums are good for what they are, and they aren't supposed to be fucking OK Computer.
7. but SputnikMusic has the quality. They have a better community and better reviews. RYM's great too, but Sputnik's the true winner. |
STAR96
08.13.12 | OK Computer is the shit though, but true, Sputnik beats RYM. |
AltPunkMetal101
08.13.12 | OK Computer's my favorite album ever. I was saying that people shouldn't expect pop albums to be amazing, genius groundbreaking works like that. |
ThroneOfAgony
08.13.12 | 3 is kinda untrue now, at least for me.
Other than that I like this site more, it's a lot easier to navigate around. |
insomniac15
08.13.12 | I got used with Sputnikmusic after 5 years here. I rarely go to RYM for anything. |
taylormemer
08.13.12 | Yes, lets compare and contrast apples with oranges. |
MO
08.13.12 | happens allll the time on here jake |
ApplicationToHeaven
08.13.12 | maybe because there isn't a single pop punk album that deserves more than a 3.2 |
AltPunkMetal101
08.13.12 | They are both sites that are centered around rating and reviewing music and creating lists. How is this not a fair comparison? |
Calc
08.13.12 | apples and oranges? more like granny smith and fuji apples... |
bloc
08.13.12 | I can sort of believe the album ratings on RYM a bit more than on Sputnik...
I also like how customizable the charts are on RYM. Very useful stuff. |
ZedO
08.13.12 | both win |
Recspecs
08.13.12 | "maybe because there isn't a single pop punk album that deserves more than a 3.2"
Ughhh fuck off. |
Trebor.
08.13.12 | rateyourmusic doesn't have enough scramz fans |
ApplicationToHeaven
08.13.12 | srry not a big all time low fan |
KILL11
08.13.12 | rym charts rule yea |
Trebor.
08.13.12 | Have you even heard The Lawrence Arms
Not all pop punk is all time low fag shit jesus like duh |
Spec
08.13.12 | Well UltimatePunk has more people an if people are important go there. |
ApplicationToHeaven
08.13.12 | yeah i'd give them 3.2 out of 5 |
Recspecs
08.13.12 | "srry not a big all time low fan"
You are a waste of oxygen. |
AltPunkMetal101
08.13.12 | @Bloc: I should have probably streched it out to 5 each so I could include the charts for RYM. The customization is awesome. |
Voivod
08.13.12 | 1. irrelevant. For most album that I have come across and listen to, even 5-10 votes give a pretty concise overview of the album's quality.
2. irrelevant. There is already imdb for films.
3. irrelevant. Due to server migration earlier this year the site is smokin'
4. yes.
5. yes.
6. yes. Sputnik has pretty much of everything.
7. RYM's site layout cannot be placed even in the same sentence with Sputnik.
7. overall: Sputnikmusic - RateYourMusic 7-0
|
treeqt.
08.13.12 | never heard of RYM so we have a clear winner here |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | -RYM users actually add shit to the database
-RYM users don't make circlejerk lists
-RYM users make more helpful, on topic lists
-Sputnik has a more vocal community for the most part
-Sputnik is less elitist
-Sputnik users know how to take a joke
-RYM has better charts
-RYM has people who mess up ratings by misusing the the system, applying their own shitty ratings to them like people who only use 1, 3 and 5 ratings or ridiculous shit like 0=- 1=Good 2=Good++ 2.5=+/- etc
-RYM has people like Anti-Warhol and other accounts who just rate random, obscure shit for the sake of it
-Sputnik is more "fun"
They're not comparable. |
SeaAnemone
08.13.12 | showdown of the century omg |
Spec
08.13.12 | lol riff |
Hyperion1001
08.13.12 | regardless of which you prefer rym has a much more complete database |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | -RYM has people who mess up ratings by misusing the the system, applying their own shitty ratings to them like people who only use 1, 3 and 5 ratings or ridiculous shit like 0=- 1=Good 2=Good++ 2.5=+/- etc |
porch
08.13.12 | ratings on rym are far more reliable, that shouldn't even be a matter of debate. still lots of turds
in the community there tho |
ffs
08.13.12 | they both suck |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | So what it fucks up overalls because people give 1s to releases that should be rated a 3 or up. |
Voivod
08.13.12 | u mean those 5-10 votes given out by the sputnikers with no standards? lol
If this is all you got from my comment above, I really rest my case.
The only "flaw" of sputnik is that it doesn't have a lot of bands from the old days and a great deal of the pages are incomplete with respect to the listing of releases.
But these shortcomings can be easily mended. All someone has to do is to add bands. |
Voivod
08.13.12 | ...and albums that are missing |
fsharptrit0ne
08.13.12 | rym is the mother of all music sites. sputnik is a good time though |
Voivod
08.13.12 | "if thats the only flaw u see on this site then i really feel sorry for u"
well write some more flaws while you are at, i couldn't care less about you feeling sorry for me.
"Drei was popular on RYM far before it was on Sputnik, lucky for us you used RYM to find it and added it here so these close-minded sputnikers could hear it too."
hahahahahahahaha stop it you are killing me.
Sputnik is the first and only community site I've ever used, believe it or not.
And for your information, I learned about Drei from a footage about electronic music in the Hellenic Metal Hammer several years ago.
You know, there used to be a time where internet existed only in our imagination and some of us used to read hard copy magazines to learn their music. |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | Go to bed Grandpa. |
KILL11
08.13.12 | kill yourself kid |
Hyperion1001
08.13.12 | seriously voivod im not trying to provoke you but rym is the better database bar none, its really not even a contest.
sputnik only gets new albums added when someone feels like reviewing it or rating it, which leaves a gigantic hole of missing albums. i dont think ive ever not found an album at least added to rym
i dont give a flying fuck about the communities, rym is simply a more complete database |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | burn |
Rikardur
08.13.12 | I started using this site back in like '09 or '10 or whenever but ended up using RYM primarily because too many shitty albums were rated too high here. RYM, to me, is more reliable in terms of ratings primarily because there are more people there BUT also there are the losers who like to downrate or who just 5 every god damn album, fuck them. So I don't know any more which site is more reliable in terms of ratings now. The losers at RYM or the circle jerkers (collective consciousness) at Sputnik? Whatever, this place is more active in terms of community so I use it more often now. |
Turtlestlker
08.13.12 | Rate Your Music's layout and color is fucking terrible. |
Rikardur
08.13.12 | I also had to add Kubrick's Cube to RYM. Sputnik won that round. |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | "Rate Your Music's layout and color is fucking terrible."
Have you seen the site you're on at the moment? |
MO
08.13.12 | "seriously voivod im not trying to provoke you but rym is the better database bar none, its really not even a contest.
sputnik only gets new albums added when someone feels like reviewing it or rating it, which leaves a gigantic hole of missing albums. i dont think ive ever not found an album at least added to rym"
this so hard |
Adabelle
08.13.12 | "rateyourmusic doesn't have enough scramz fans"
Wrong.
I use both. People on rym have generally heard more and there are a lot of 'experts' and people who have heard a ridiculous number of things within a single genre/multiple genres. The rym wishlist is useful and you can put more than 100 things in a list. Having said that, creating a list of albums on rym is a bitch. |
KILL11
08.13.12 | rym ratings are fact sputnik ones are rong agrred |
ITsHxCTOASTER
08.13.12 | This is a simple debate here. RYM is a better resource and Sputnik has a better/more fun community |
omnipanzer
08.13.12 | Sputnik has a better userbase IMO. RYM has better ratings. |
Graveyard
08.13.12 | "RYM is transforming all its userbase to elitism"
Unintentionally, I am in the process of becoming one of those users RIP |
Hyperion1001
08.13.12 | sputnik is good because youre able to connect with other users who have similar taste and use them as a resource for finding new music
rym is much less about the networking and more about the quality of the database, and as a result the ratings and criticism are much more reliable |
ITsHxCTOASTER
08.13.12 | Okay yeah Baseline I would agree |
Voivod
08.13.12 | "seriously voivod im not trying to provoke you but rym is the better database bar none, its really not even a contest.
rym is simply a more complete database"
I know you are not trying to provoke me, rym is more complete probably because it is older site than Sputnik.
I mean sputnik had 15000 review until 2008 and now in the middle of 2012 it has like 45000+
"sputnik only gets new albums added when someone feels like reviewing it or rating it, which leaves a gigantic hole of missing albums. i dont think ive ever not found an album at least added to rym"
That's why I like it, the DIY factor is important for me.
"Whatever, this place is more active in terms of community so I use it more often now."
this |
Adabelle
08.13.12 | Also i mean like only ex-staff, old contribs and rym users who have sput accounts like Erik Satie, tells you everything really |
AsoTamaki
08.13.12 | Sputnik has a better site layout and design. It also has a better system for useless socializing. RYM wins at everything else. |
Spec
08.13.12 | Then gtfo. |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | Yeah I don't think I've ever discovered a single album, band, composer, etc. from this site. |
breakingthefragile
08.13.12 | I tried RateYourMusic, was pissed that there was no indication that anyone was actually seeing my
review or giving me any feedback. With sputnik I feel as though I'm actually going somewhere with my
writing. |
Storm In A Teacup
08.13.12 | for Jesus Christ's sake shut the fuck up nerds |
LifeAsAChipmunk
08.13.12 | I actually think that RYM and Sputnik have that much different scores. If you see RYM as a 3.2, it would be about the same as it is on Sputnik as a 3.5 to 3.7. |
Voivod
08.13.12 | "sputnik only gets new albums added when someone feels like reviewing it or rating it"
this is so wrong, this isn't the case 100% for the popular bands and 80% for the obscure ones.
And if it's not there, add it yourself, it takes less than half a minute...
And if it is not rated, rate it, it takes less than a second
And if it is not reviewed, write one, even if it is shitty, it is something
DIY people. |
Storm In A Teacup
08.13.12 | YOLO |
Voivod
08.13.12 | "I actually think that RYM and Sputnik aren't that much different scores. If you see RYM as a 3.2, it would be about the same as it is on Sputnik as a 3.5 to 3.7."
thank you thank you thank you
And Sputnik achieves more or less the same rating average with less votes.
That tells something about the userbase too. |
LifeAsAChipmunk
08.13.12 | There are a lot of bands there that I've never heard of, and yet a lot of bands that I know that aren't there. |
Hyperion1001
08.13.12 | "ive favorited like 15 giant user lists that are of interest to me on rym, pretty sure i will get more good music from them than i would ever get from here"
my point is you are able to network socially easier through sputnik. there are probably 10 users here who i now have regular contact with outside of sputnik and exchange recs and stuff with on a regular basis |
Graveyard
08.13.12 | Also rym isn't full of borderline autistic 15 year olds that get pissed if disapprove of their favorite post-hardcore/metalcore/djent chug chug chuga pile of shit |
Voivod
08.13.12 | "too bad like 75% of the classic albums from the 80s are not even in sputnik's database (or maybe they have a rating or two) while on rym most of them have 1k ratings at least"
that's true, but all you have to do is to add them and the ratings will come and pile up year after year.
It happened with almost every album i added in this site. |
alachlahol
08.13.12 | spec ive heard ultimateguitar.com is a great resource for music lovers you should check it out
what i got from voivods posts --> sputnik is the first and only site ive used, its the best |
KILL11
08.13.12 | "spec ive heard ultimateguitar.com is a great resource for music lovers you should check it out"
boom |
omnipanzer
08.13.12 | "too bad like 75% of the classic albums from the 80s are not even in sputnik's database (or maybe they have a rating or two) while on rym most of them have 1k ratings at least"
I've come across plenty of albums that have very few ratings. Maybe you just aren't as Elite as you like to think. |
Voivod
08.13.12 | "what i got from voivods posts --> sputnik is the first and only site ive used, its the best"
Yeah, Sputnik is the first and only site i use so extensively, not the first and only music site that I'm aware of.
Big difference mate... |
Hyperion1001
08.13.12 | but there are some portions of music that are virtually unknown and undiscussed on sputnik
take jazz for example, there are probably 3 albums that anyone knows/cares about here. but rym has an entire community of jazz listeners who have given criticism of a large portion of the genre.
bill evans explorations (an essential piece of jazz) has 12 ratings here and no reviews. on rym it has over 400 ratings and 18 reviews. sputnik is very geared towards only certain kinds of music and ignores others completely |
SpaceCunt
08.13.12 | RYM, because on Sputnik I can go around and neg everyone's reviews. |
Graveyard
08.13.12 | also the post-punk and slowcore/sadcore genres seem to be irrelevant here |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | "bill evans explorations (an essential piece of jazz) has 12 ratings here and no reviews."
Even worse, Sunday at the Village Vanguard has 7 ratings and no reviews on here. |
omnipanzer
08.13.12 | "I've come across 500 albums from the 80s that are well know EVERYWHERE except on Sputnik"
Not possible, you are a liar. |
jrm96
08.13.12 | yea we all know u can space |
MrElmo
08.13.12 | sputnik wins even if it still has a long way to go in terms of the recognition of some bands, there are far less twat raters,
wannabe elitist and mindless fanboys |
omnipanzer
08.13.12 | ^ banned |
MrElmo
08.13.12 | tum tum! |
MrElmo
08.13.12 | larger: yes, more diverse: hum..... , real world application:what ? |
porch
08.13.12 | i get why people prefer the more close-knit, smaller community aspect of sputnik but it's mostly a
drawback as far as its function as a music site is concerned. everything is community influenced and
that's reflected in people's opinions. albums that would draw varying reactions and actual debate
elsewhere are overhyped and have virtually unanimous acclaim on sputnik from little cliques that sit
around reinforcing each others opinions
|
Gowhenred
08.13.12 | The fact that Tom Waits is rated higher than Brand New's The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me on RYM pisses me off. If anything UltimateGuitar is better. They give some great reviews. |
porch
08.13.12 | lol |
ShadowRemains
08.13.12 | how about a bunch of you shut the fuck up
some of you people are so goddamn stupid
and yes rym is better for finding music |
ffs
08.13.12 | The fact that Tom Waits is rated higher than Brand New's The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me on RYM pisses me off
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
|
YankeeDudel
08.13.12 | "The fact that Tom Waits is rated higher than Brand New's The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me on RYM pisses me off."
Well that makes RYM better then.
Ive been using RYM much more lately. The fact that RYM doesnt like pop punk is one of the reasons I like it too OP. Sputnik cares too much about modern pop punk/post hardcore and all that bullshit that all sounds the same. RYM gives more unique albums their due. But I mainly use their site for their charts, which are just much more specific than Sputnik and have much more ratings on the albums to give more accuracy and what not.
And yes Ive noticed how criminally unknown most any music before 1995 that isnt on VH1 classics is on Sputnik. Baseline is right in that amazing older albums on RYM will have thousands of ratings but on here might not even be in the database. Yet the newest mediocre as fuck pop punk album will have 300. |
auberginedreams
08.13.12 | i like slowcore. |
auberginedreams
08.13.12 | pretty sure that was a joke. |
auberginedreams
08.13.12 | at least i hope. |
porch
08.13.12 | there's no catharsis on tom waits albums, what a jip |
ShadowRemains
08.13.12 | then you must have a hard time in society |
Blackbelt54
08.13.12 | I love RYM for cataloging, the wishlist, seeing average rating of just my friends ratings, bigger database overall, films, but I like sputnik cuz we have a few people that are really into punk and pop punk and you can actually "know" the users and the reviews are generally better |
alachlahol
08.13.12 | that was a good commment and im glad i read it |
alachlahol
08.13.12 | talkin about tom waits |
alachlahol
08.13.12 | ha guy above me pretty sure hes a blackbelt in questionable taste ha |
cvlts
08.13.12 | ^BA-DUM CHHH |
TheSpirit
08.13.12 | i get why people prefer the more close-knit, smaller community aspect of sputnik but it's mostly a drawback as far as its function as a music site is concerned. everything is community influenced and that's reflected in people's opinions. albums that would draw varying reactions and actual debate elsewhere are overhyped and have virtually unanimous acclaim on sputnik from little cliques that sit around reinforcing each others opinions
this this this |
JAXETA
08.13.12 | sputnik is pretty much one sided, and the other side that tries to come out is usually mocked |
TheSpirit
08.13.12 | coming out will get you mocked no matter where you are |
ViperAces
08.13.12 | Baseline why are you even here you seem to hate the site and every album you comment on. |
Hyperion1001
08.13.12 | baseline is the hero we deserve |
YankeeDudel
08.13.12 | Speaking of slowcore.... Low - I Could Live In Hope is the highest rated slowcore album on RYM with over 2000 ratings, yet here its only got 86. If you havent heard that album its amazing so listen to it now and lets get it over 100 ratings by the end of the day. |
LifeAsAChipmunk
08.13.12 | Yankee, not a lot of people actively listen to pop punk here, just that the ones that do are regulars like me.
I will agree that a lot of good bands that aren't here, are in RYM. Public Image has over 1000 ratings but less than 100 here. |
ApplicationToHeaven
08.13.12 | yeah |
auberginedreams
08.13.12 | low is alright but there is better slowcore imo. |
LifeAsAChipmunk
08.13.12 | Tom Waits is good so what's the problem? |
YankeeDudel
08.13.12 | Auber thats not the point even if you think that. The album should have more ratings regardless. It has almost the same amount of ratings as the new Yellowcard which is a fuckin joke. Thats just one example though since you guys brought up slowcore.
I get that we are always going to be biased towards our own generation's music, but there are definite classics that on this site are practically unknown. Im far from some elite expert or anything but its not hard to notice how this site is too big on the same boring modern metalcore, post hardcore, pop punk shit that does nothing new yet wont even listen to the older stuff from those same genres which is much better. |
alachlahol
08.13.12 | not elite??^ disregarding anything you say |
jdennis31
08.13.12 | "It has almost the same amount of ratings as the new Yellowcard which is a fuckin joke." how is this a joke? yellowcard was pretty big back in the day, i've never even heard of low. |
porch
08.13.12 | when sowing reviews something, people listen |
auberginedreams
08.13.12 | "yellowcard was pretty big back in the day, i've never even heard of low."
that's kind of the problem. |
YankeeDudel
08.13.12 | Being elite seems like no fun bro. Too much work. |
ApplicationToHeaven
08.13.12 | you guys are onto something.. maybe more people listen to popular music than lesser known bands??? |
jdennis31
08.13.12 | ^^yea what this dude said |
LifeAsAChipmunk
08.13.12 | It's more of a recent vs. older music problem rather than a popular vs. non-popular one. |
YankeeDudel
08.13.12 | "you guys are onto something.. maybe more people listen to popular music than lesser known bands???"
My point is on RYM Yellowcard's new album only has 16 ratings and Ocean Avenue has 676 (at only a 3 average). Compared to Low - I Could Live In Hope (2,096 ratings) that is much smaller. Which proves that RYM is superior and the whole fuckin point of this thread isnt it? |
ncguitar
08.13.12 | Less "community life" is sometimes better when searching for music. That way I end up listening more to what I actually like, rather than what userwith35000comments recommends. Its drawback is that it can get tougher to find 'that' album you need. |
ViperAces
08.13.12 | Baseline lol |
EyesWideShut
08.13.12 | RYM is a better reference site, but it doesnt have the band of hooligans that make up sputnik. for better or worse :/ |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | "Speaking of slowcore.... Low - I Could Live In Hope is the highest rated slowcore album on RYM with over 2000 ratings, yet here its only got 86. If you havent heard that album its amazing so listen to it now and lets get it over 100 ratings by the end of the day."
But that's not their best album. |
AGuyIsWatchingYou
08.13.12 | But if you all want to rate Red House Painters on the hand, go ahead. |
YankeeDudel
08.13.12 | ^ sums it up |
ShadowRemains
08.13.12 | "Maybe I enjoy being negative?"
or maybe you enjoy mocking all the pre-pubescent teenage boys on this site *cough* Lakes *cough* |
ZombieParty
08.13.12 | The only thing I like about RYM is the music map. |
TheFonz123
08.14.12 | the reviews on rym are very very pretentious, but I like that users there can rate films |
TheFonz123
08.14.12 | whenever I want to find albums I can use the rym charts, also rym is more genre specific. |
Deviant.
08.14.12 | RYM has some of the worst genre tagging I've ever seen. And I've spent time on Last FM |
TMobotron
08.14.12 | Rusko - Somebody To Love (Skream Remix)
MOOMBAHCORE |
TheFonz123
08.14.12 | I never said they were good, but it helps to know what something specifically is so I know what i'm about to listen to |
Deviant.
08.14.12 | "I don't fucking get you Deviant anymore. Are you trying to be ironic or something? yes RYM genre tagging is not accurate sometimes but it's AT LEAST 16 times more accurate than Sputnik."
lol, we're not a site that that heavily focuses on tagging because our predominant focus isn't on the database |
Puzzles
08.14.12 | Your shitty list reminded me of number 8. Sputnik is rbuggy as rfuck, do you rknow what I rmean? Also, the users are shitty
and I should be
an excellent example
of this
fact
. |
Deviant.
08.14.12 | "Then why are you complaining about tagging on other site? "
Because I can?
Did you remember to buy milk? |
Deviant.
08.14.12 | How is that a relevant question? ratings don't equate to how many people on here have heard it. Also, it's a single.... |
Deviant.
08.14.12 | Ugh you're such a nerf herder at times |
UnnamedOcean
08.14.12 | Gospel has more ratings than Lil Wayne, soooooo. Yeah. |
Graveyard
08.14.12 | "you probably jealous and limit yourself to a smaller community just so you can get some pussy?"
omg best comment ever |
taylormemer
08.14.12 | All he wants to fucking know is if you remembered to buy milk! How hard can it be! |
Deviant.
08.14.12 | "Yeah, totally gonna trust the response of a dude who doesn't (or can't) even read properly."
Actually I was emphasizing your redundant point
"you probably jealous and limit yourself to a smaller community just so you can get some pussy"
So you didn't buy milk? |
Recspecs
08.14.12 | Baseline bby every time I spit game you ignore me why? :( |
Recspecs
08.14.12 | Babe I was busy :((( |
Recspecs
08.14.12 | I haven't moved on and neither should you! |
Graveyard
08.14.12 | sum japanese darkwave too |
Recspecs
08.14.12 | "Recspecs - lieees."
That cuts. Cuts deep. Don't worry sugartits I'll prove my love tomorrow! |
ViperAces
08.14.12 | If you like asshole elitists then yea RYM has a better userbase. |
omnipanzer
08.14.12 | "I don't fucking get you Deviant anymore. Are you trying to be ironic or something? yes RYM genre tagging is not accurate sometimes but it's AT LEAST 16 times more accurate than Sputnik."
Your anger is clouding your grammar. |
ZedO
08.14.12 | i hope the two sites will be merged... |
SmokingTheClouds
08.14.12 | LMAO. Did someone actually Sputnik doesn't have an elitist userbase?
We, hands down have the MOST self-righteous, head-up-the-ass, ELITIST userbase I've seen anywhere. Not too mention the absurd amount of alts/trolls running around. |
YankeeDudel
08.14.12 | Nah it just seems that way because of the same vocal 10-15 dudes. Look at the popular albums at any given time and it
should be obvious the site isnt elitist. |
alachlahol
08.14.12 | baseline tried really hard to pick a fight mustve been sweating hard |
YankeeDudel
08.14.12 | Base Ive never seen you get more passionate than when you profess your love for RYM's genre tags. |
alachlahol
08.14.12 | wasnt talkin about omnipanzer |
alachlahol
08.14.12 | k |
WeepingBanana
08.14.12 | rym is where elitists are born
sputnik is where they come to boost their ego |
afoolonahill
08.14.12 | these music communities turn music enjoyment into competitive 'I've heard more albums than you' bollocks.
jheeeeeeze you all need some PURPLE HAZE ALL IN YOUR BRAINZZ |
afoolonahill
08.14.12 | fun read though |
TheNotrap
08.14.12 | Sputnik destroys RYM. |
SaneTBP
08.14.12 | nice argument notrap |
TheNotrap
08.14.12 | Riff jam some Decapitated and embrace awesomeness. |
jefflebowski
08.14.12 | brand new are overrated on both sites, but less so on RYM |
ViperAces
08.14.12 | Both suck so it dosent matter. |
omnipanzer
08.14.12 | "My grammar was always like this so my anger is not clouding anything you piece of."
Your grammar is usually terrific for a second language. I'm amused that this is the list you decide to be almost serious in. |
DoubtGin
08.14.12 | rym by far |
omnipanzer
08.14.12 | It's probably better that way, if we did you'd get bored and leave us. |
Lovegood
08.14.12 | thread is so fucking meta |
Lovegood
08.14.12 | so is this list |
Hyperion1001
08.14.12 | fuck you |
omnipanzer
08.15.12 | fucking meta....
*bangs head on keyboard
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ncguitar
01.23.13 | So what's the verdict? |
TMobotron
01.23.13 | Verdict is: both good sites that have their own pros and cons.
But RYM looks like someone wiped their ass with a 1997 geocities website so no one wants to go there. |
Masochist
01.23.13 | "But RYM looks like someone wiped their ass with a 1997 geocities website so no one wants to go there."
Not gonna lie--I LOL'd. One of the best descriptions I've ever seen for RYM. |
GnarlyShillelagh
01.23.13 | rym is awful so |
ShadowRemains
01.23.13 | verdict is a lot of people should have blown up their keyboards before they posted in this thread |
Ignimbrite
01.23.13 | one fine day at RYM...
A: new album comes out
B: it's a sweet album and a bunch of people rate it highly
C: faggots notice that it has a very high position on the charts
D: "FUCK THAT SHIT LOL ALBUM I LIKE MORE IS LOWER ON CHARTS THAN THIS"
E: cue hordes of troll 1s and 0.5s from people who have never heard the album
F: ends up with a subpar average
this is why albums released after ~2007 almost never get averages higher than 3.80 on RYM
fuck that website |
Ignimbrite
01.23.13 | examples: highest rated albums for each year on RYM over time
1980: 4.18
1985: 4.21
1990: 4.09
1995: 4.01
2000: 4.16
2006: 3.98
2007: 3.95
2008: 3.86
2009: 3.80
2010: 3.84
2011: 3.83
2012: 3.83 |
TMobotron
01.23.13 | Haha yeah, I don't like the fact that the overall opinion of the site feels disconnected from the users of it. Like on sputnik, people can get hyped up about certain albums even if they aren't instant classics, they're just fun albums, and people will spread the word to make them pretty popular around here. There's just an overall better understanding of the fact that albums don't have to be masterpieces to be just good, fun listens. |
Ignimbrite
01.23.13 | but the thing is that there have been plenty of musical masterpieces made since the turn of the century, but the scores on RYM do not reflect that
i know a score shouldn't matter (only my opinion of it should) but it still gets on my fucking nerves every time. for example, it's happening with the new Cult of Luna as we speak. |
TMobotron
01.23.13 | Yeah I'm not trying to say that my post illustrates my only beef with the site. I actually agree with your rating analysis 100%. I really don't like RYM, at all. I can kind of see why some people do. But sputnik just seems so much more personal and so much less elitist than RYM.
I actually really dislike RYM for a lot of reasons. But seriously I wouldn't care if it was the best site on the planet, until they fix that absolutely embarrassing appearance of their site I could never use it. |
Winrar
01.23.13 | both suck but i prefer sputnik because of the community. |
Conorman11
01.23.13 | "only promoted genres are screamo and metalcore"
UGH, yes.
I've friggin' noticed on this site since joining a little while ago. |
Winrar
01.23.13 | vocal minority =/= majority.
There's like 6 people on this site who actually enjoy metalcore. |
Storm In A Teacup
01.23.13 | The verdict is that some people spend more time on these sites than is healthy. |
intotheshit
01.23.13 | seriously, fuck whoever resurrected this God awful thread |
porch
01.23.13 | ignimbrite instead of posting/rating here you should head over to rym and take the fight to the trolls who don't 4.5 every post-metal album |
Gwyn.
01.23.13 | "A: new album comes out
B: it's a sweet album and a bunch of people rate it highly
C: faggots notice that it has a very high position on the charts
D: "FUCK THAT SHIT LOL ALBUM I LIKE MORE IS LOWER ON CHARTS THAN THIS"
E: cue hordes of troll 1s and 0.5s from people who have never heard the album
F: ends up with a subpar average"
That happens here all the time though |
Gwyn.
01.23.13 | Also
Sputnik destroys RYM [2] |
jefflebowski
01.23.13 | RYM users are generally incredibly pretentious though, especially their reviews |
anarchistfish
01.23.13 | albums on rym don't always have more ratings |
porch
01.23.13 | pearls of wisdom above me |
alachlahol
01.23.13 | trying to justify sputnik as the superior database for music is a joke |
Hyperion1001
01.23.13 | sputnik loses everywhere because the only this it has going for it is the community and the community sucks so |
demigod!
01.23.13 | rym is much better for finding music but the discussion side is pretty much non existant from what ive seen
its pretty much a series of soundoffs |
apert
01.23.13 | Sputnik>RYM, doesn't RYM have Ok Computer as best album of all time? If so enough said |
demigod!
01.23.13 | overrated computer u mean |
alachlahol
01.23.13 | hmmm well apert ill admit ok computer doesnt hold a candle to children of bodom and black dahlia murder the true classics you know like btbam n shit |
Emim
01.23.13 | OK Computer is the best Radiohead and it's still boring |
GnarlyShillelagh
01.23.13 | no motherfucker we are cultured we have miles davis or something |
jefflebowski
01.23.13 | a spot of the old ludwig van actually |
YankeeDudel
01.23.13 | Ok Computer isnt their highest rated. It just has the most votes so it has a little extra weight on the charts. If they didnt do that then an album with a 4.4 and 50 ratings would be rated higher than one with a 4.3 and 10,000. Thats what the esoteric option is for. |
70sPriestIsBetter
01.23.13 | RateYourSputnik |
YankeeDudel
01.23.13 | What community we all just call eachother queers all day |
anarchistfish
01.23.13 | "Ok Computer isnt their highest rated. It just has the most votes so it has a little extra weight on the charts. If they didnt do that then an album with a 4.4 and 50 ratings would be rated higher than one with a 4.3 and 10,000. Thats what the esoteric option is for."
I like this actually
That's the problem with the charts here |
anarchistfish
01.23.13 | I use rotten tomatoes for films anyway |
Storm In A Teacup
01.23.13 | Better than ass kiss ratings. |
70sPriestIsBetter
01.23.13 | 70s priest > either site |
GiaNXGX
01.23.13 | trying to justify sputnik as the superior database for music is a joke[2] |
