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Last Active 02-19-13 9:24 pm
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| How Do You Really Rank Your Albums?
Because when a 2.5 album ever "average"? | | 1 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park
5.0 = Classic. Unquestionably one of the best albums of the decade. The first amendment does not apply to people who disagree with my opinion of this album! | | 2 |  | The Flaming Lips
The Soft Bulletin
4.5 = almost a classic. So close. You want to 5 it but something is just missing, or getting in the way (in this album for instance, its those remixes). | | 3 | | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
4.0 = That awkward zone between good and great. OMG its a new GY!BE album! (Downloads and listens immediately). Well, kind of cool atmosphere here, not quite as climatic as the old releases, but that's okay because if they did attempt that it would just be contrived. I just need to listen to it a few more times to really get it. (3 listens later). Well time to go 5 it on sputnik. Inner conscience: "Now hold it, right there. This is not a 5 album and you know it. The words "Godspeed You! Black Emperor" does not immediately make something a classic. This is 3.5, a 4 at best. Really though, its a 3.5." Me: What? I can't rate a GY!BE album under 4! Sigh, I guess it is closer to a 3.5. Okay, 4 it is. | | 4 |  | The Shins
Port of Morrow
3.5 = pretty good. I enjoyed the album. After a few listens, I download something else and forget about it for the rest of the year until December when its on everyone's top 10 albums of the year list. | | 5 |  | Dropkick Murphys
Going Out In Style
3.0 = Meh. Not sure if the band is starting to go downhill or if my tastes are just changing. | | 6 |  | Dropkick Murphys
Signed And Sealed In Blood
2.5 = Poor. Yep, they're definately going downhill.
(Should probably note this is the last album I've actually listened to and rated on this list, there are some exceptions but you usually you know what you're getting into before hearing a 2.0 or lower album, so why put yourself through it unless you're being paid to? The rest of this list is to avoid doing calculus.) | | 7 | | Fallout Boy
From Under The Cork Tree
2.0 = Pretty shitty. I send Pete Wentz a message on myspace telling him how much I love him and how he has saved me from my own self destruction, then I create over 100 images on imgur of me and him together and what our life could be like, and he ignores me throughout the myspace era and eventually blocks me?? I'll show him, I'll give this a 0 on sputnik! No, thats too far, I'll give it a 2. I'm still mad at you Pete, but I'm not a psychopath or anything. | | 8 |  | One Direction
Take Me Home
1.5 = Very shitty. It's top 40 pop music for tweens though, of course its going to be shit. Why waste time and money making good music for the last discerning of audiences? If you were these guys at their age, and someone offered you fame and forturne to play shitty music for tweens, would you pass that up in the name of artistic integrity? Of course not. You would take the money, play your shitty songs, and fuck every girl on the Disney Channel before your 15 minutes of fame are up. I pretty much never rate anything this low because I like to listen to every album before I rank them, and I would never put myself through this type of album. It wasn't made for me anyways. | | 9 | | brokeNCYDE
I'm Not A Fan, But The Kids Like It!
1.0 = Bottom of the Barrel. I've met two people who like this band. One was an 18 year old chick with a 3 year old who asked me out on a date, just to cancel that night because she didn't feel well, and then posted all over facebook how amazing her date was with this scene-bro looking guy. If I ever met that guy, I would seriously owe him more than just one beer. I hope I don't though, because I'd rather not talk to scene kids. This is why you should always stay away from online dating sites folks, especially when you live in the butthole of Ohio. As for the other person I've met who liked this band, he was kind of like that girl except not as bright. Yeah... | | 10 |  | Blood On The Dance Floor
Evolution
0.0 = I want to find whoever made this and rip out their anus. Music just doesn't get any worse than__no, not gonna say it. I said that "music can't get any worse than this" when brokenCYDE came out and then these guys came out. Not falling for that trap again. | |
sinisterplague
02.26.13 | Oh, and about number 9, I WAS JUST A TEENAGER WHEN THAT HAPPENED DON'T JUDGE ME! | Killerhit
02.26.13 | awful list pretty unfunny
you need to get out more | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | This list isn't really supposed to be original. | foxblood
02.26.13 | if it is black metal or shoegaze i insta-4.5 and don't look back | Killerhit
02.26.13 | who said anything about being unoriginal | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | Misread first post. Who said anything about being funny? This is just being honest, except for number 7. You got me there. | Killerhit
02.26.13 | Still isn't very funny and you tried | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | Oh well | kris.
02.26.13 | learn how to fucking spell definitely
jesus christ it's not that hard | Killerhit
02.26.13 | its difiently not hard | TheNexus100
02.26.13 | 3.5 is better than pretty good for me | kris.
02.26.13 | i hate it when people spell it defiantly like are you fucking kidding me how are you out of high school | MMX
02.26.13 | Only ratings that matter to me are 3.5 and up
Anything 3 or below I don't really care | Poet
02.26.13 | Grammar is hard too Kris. | Killerhit
02.26.13 | in all your reviews you always talk about yourself no one really cares how drunk or high you are you always write about the dumbest fucking bands it figures you live in allston you try and take over everything you're involved in you started a new column because your camera got broken are you gonna start a new column when i punch your face in | MMX
02.26.13 | in all your reviews you always talk about yourself no one really cares how drunk or high you are you always write about the dumbest fucking bands it figures you live in allston you try and take over everything you're involved in you started a new column because your camera got broken are you gonna start a new column when i punch your face in | kris.
02.26.13 | grammar doesn't even matter all i care about is spelling and proper word usage
grammar is for patient people | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | Did you seriously just point out a spelling error without even using capital letters or periods? | Killerhit
02.26.13 | you're petulant sinister.
in all your reviews you always talk about yourself no one really cares how drunk or high you are you always write about the dumbest fucking bands it figures you live in allston you try and take over everything you're involved in you started a new column because your camera got broken are you gonna start a new column when i punch your face in | kris.
02.26.13 | hey sinister reading isn't hard either!
"grammar doesn't even matter all i care about is spelling and proper word usage
grammar is for patient people"
quit being a dumb shit
also blackwater park is a 3.5 tops | Titan
02.26.13 | these posts are a direct result of boredom | Killerhit
02.26.13 | Because when a 2.5 album ever "average"?
I just need to listen to it a few more times to really get it. (3 listens later). Well time to go 5 it on sputnik. Inner conscience: "Now hold it, right there. This is not a 5 album and you know it. The words "Godspeed You! Black Emperor" does not immediately make something a classic. This is 3.5, a 4 at best. Really though, its a 3.5." Me: What? I can't rate a GY!BE album under 4! Sigh, I guess it is closer to a 3.5. Okay, 4 it is.
I send Pete Wentz a message on myspace telling him how much I love him and how he has saved me from my own self destruction, then I create over 100 images on imgur of me and him together and what our life could be like, and he ignores me throughout the myspace era and eventually blocks me??
You have some serious problems. | ITsHxCTOASTER
02.26.13 | You guys overrate your shit seriously
A 2.5 for me really is average and like a 3.5 is a really really awesome album | Killerhit
02.26.13 | this whole list is a result of mental problems | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | "you're petulant sinister.
in all your reviews you always talk about yourself no one really cares how drunk or high you are you always write about the dumbest fucking bands it figures you live in allston you try and take over everything you're involved in you started a new column because your camera got broken are you gonna start a new column when i punch your face in"
What the fuck are you talking about? I've never even written a review on here. | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | "You have some serious problems." If you actually took that seriously, I think you're the one with mental problems, but okay. | wabbit
02.26.13 | I just don't worry about rating things cause it's pointless and I'm past the point where I give a fuck what people think so having a list of ratings or obsessive last.fm (which you totally don't even listen to eric) is just a waste of my time. | Crymsonblaze
02.26.13 | I always rate 2.5 as average
3 is where i start to like things though | sinisterplague
02.26.13 | I think my skewed way of rating things comes from never seeing album on here rated below 2.5 that wasn't terrible. | foxblood
02.26.13 | 3 is really 'average' if you consider that it's the middle rating, since there is no 0.5 | Cygnatti
02.26.13 | on my old acc, 2.5 is always average, sometimes 2.5 is slightly above average, just that it's too boring or unremarkable that it can't be a 3
in this acc, 2.5 is either a 2 or 3, just depends. I give out 5's nowadays because who cares? as long as it's recorded, and if I like the album plenty and this ain't so serious of an acc, whatevs | KjSwantko
02.26.13 | Why would you want to "rip out their anus"? Is this some kind of weird sex fetish you have? Why not just rip out their heart or break their hands? Keep your fantasies to yourself. | necromechanical
02.26.13 | i way overrate all of my albums to be honest, but whateva | savagecabbage
02.26.13 | usually on a scale of 1-5 | YankeeDudel
02.26.13 | 3 is average. i only listen to above average music I like therefore i rate most things 3.5s and up. Pretty simple. | AtomicWaste
02.26.13 | 5 - Spectacular album. Either flawlessly executed or an inspiration for others to come. Very innovative.
4.5 - Extremely well-executed, sounds amazing, but might not be a beacon of hope for music or the face that launched a thousand bands with a new sound inspired by them.
4.0 - Really, really great. The number one album by a band at the top of its genre and something you won't turn off for a while after it's release. But there are some releases that are a cut above it, and you know it.
3.5 - Great. An album you really enjoy. This is a jam and you're going to play it for a while, but maybe it's a little less memorable or innovative than a 4.0.
3.0 - Good. It's pretty good. You'll listen to it without being forced to, but it's probably not going to be a regular in your rotation.
2.5 - Average. It's alright, but it's not memorable or innovative. It sits there in the pile with all of the other stuff that doesn't stand out. You might listen to it now and again, but it's forgettable. Generally, average albums at least show that a band COULD be good or better.
2.0 - Poor. Bad. You probably wouldn't listen to it, given the option, but it's not so bad that the band is beyond hope. Maybe a few saving graces here and there.
1.5 - Very poor. You don't want to listen to it. You'll turn it off if it starts playing. Band probably has no hope or they've made a grave error.
1.0 - Awful. Garbage. Listen to it once and toss it out the window. If you like this album, you've gone full retard. | MuhNamesTyler
02.26.13 | If I think it's average I give it a 2.5, if it's good I give it a 3, etc |
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