Album Rating: 4.5

Both are great but yeah how do you not dig Petrucci's 100 nps (notes per second)

Album Rating: 4.5

Don't you mean his nips?? Heh

Tbh, I'm not a fan of Petrucci's lead playing at all. Not a popular opinion ofc, but idk, his playing just doesn't click with me.

Album Rating: 4.5

@Wadlez lol he's probably had more than that

you gotta give him some credit danny, how often do you get to see a bear shred on guitar?

I'm gonna bypass argument and just say that that was a cool move Lloyd.

Album Rating: 5.0

"I feel DeGarmo had more feeling in his leads than Petrucci, but obv that's not gonna be a popular opinion."



Yeah it's not going to be a popular opinion especially with regard to THIS album. Petrucci's guitar work here slays.

Album Rating: 4.5

"IMO this is a decent enough prog metal album with decent enough jams good enough for a couple listens now and again."



Yet you 4'd it, a 4 isn't "decent enough".

It is in my book. Can't 3.5 it because that says to me "this is quite flawed", and I can't 4.5 it because that'd say "this rules". So it stays a 4.

It's more or less the same reason why I have Nirvana's Nevermind and Yes's Close to the Edge 4'd. They're respectable albums, but nothing I'd go crazy for.

Album Rating: 2.0

I prefer DeGarmo to Petrucci as well. Theres just something about his playing I really love.

Album Rating: 4.5

@SitarHero agreed, this is definitely his most tasteful guitar playing. Heavy riffs, melodic leads, shredding...he does it all right here.

If I 4 an album it means I fucking love it.

Album Rating: 4.5

HARD

Nah, for me 4.5 & 5 means I fucking love the album.

A 4 just says: this is decent, or solid enough.

3.5 means it's quite flawed.

3 means it's barely good.

2.5 means it's more or less half-good.

2 and below means it sux.

To each their own ofc.

Album Rating: 2.0

A 4 rating on here translates to excellent which is hardly decent. Decent would be a 3.

Album Rating: 4.5

lol, get em Nero!

Nah man, I hardly take those words seriously. I just go by what makes sense to me.


5: masterpiece
4.5: near-masterpiece
4: fairly solid album
3.5: flawed album
3: barely good album
2.5: half good album
2: less than half is any good, or it sux but there are worse things
1.5: maybe has 1 good song, and that's it
1: unredeemable

That's my system ofc.

Album Rating: 4.5

'4: fairly solid album'



lol, oh danny!!!

Album Rating: 4.5

Aren't the ratings set in place for a reason? They have descriptions for each number. I thought that was the whole point of standardizing. May be wrong though.

To each their own bro. It's not like everyone will interpret paint, sounds or laws the same way.