theacademy
03.27.12 | i only listen to korn so no |
theacademy
03.27.12 | lol logic |
Parallels
03.27.12 | I don't blindly rate an album after hearing a few songs, if that's what you mean. |
Funeralopolis
03.27.12 | yea if i listen to something only once or only a partial album I usually won't bother rating it. |
Satellite
03.27.12 | yr deion is simply captivating |
Mike08
03.27.12 | IDK I guess. People just have 1000s of ratings. How do you sit through some of those 1s and 2s? Do you sit through the whole thing to figure out its entirely a shitty album? |
DoubtGin
03.27.12 | yea, why not |
Parallels
03.27.12 | Did you actually listen to all of Dream Theater's Train of Thought a couple times before rating it a 2? Or did you form an opinion after reading what other people said about it's wankery, and then listened to random parts of the album before confirming it? I'm merely asking because I used to hate it too, until I took the time to actually listen to it. |
Mike08
03.27.12 | Yeah Parallel I used to like DT. Train of Thought was my DT album. I've shifted alot if my music, and I just don't like DT as much. |
MO
03.27.12 | if I've listened to an album a bunch of times I'll rate it
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Graveyard
03.27.12 | If I feel comfortable rating an album then I'll do it |
Scoot
03.27.12 | nah lots of stuff i have that's unrated |
Emim
03.27.12 | i hardly rate anything i listen to because that takes a lot of time that could be spent playing mass effect 3 |
Parallels
03.27.12 | Emimwisdom |
KSK1
03.27.12 | I don't care about music that I don't like so no I don't even though I should. |
Mike08
03.27.12 | so on mass effect 3, is it good until the ending? If the whole gameplay is good - the ending Ill rent it. I am on a college budget. Thats why I got nothing new except Skyrim |
jdennis31
03.27.12 | yea, i had nothing but like 3.5's-5's cause i do the same, 3 or so songs and no good then no listen. went on a 1 spree for albums i was pretty positive i wouldn't like just to make my objectivity rating prettier for myself to look at |
chambered69
03.27.12 | no i do not |
Mike08
03.27.12 | KSK1- me too. Its just that if someone were to look at my rankings, they are skewed because I never really like albums that sound like a 1,2, or even a 3. Too little space on my Ipod, and I listen to ALL of my Ipod.
Also though, how can I know whats good though if everyone just rates stuff 4s and up? |
JamieTwort
03.27.12 | No.
Good list. |
Spare
03.27.12 | i find it hard to rate stuff without extensive listening, like >10 run-throughs. also i'm lazy. i have 2 ratings. |
ThroneOfAgony
03.27.12 | Don't mess with Parallels and DT. |
Activista anti-MTV
03.27.12 | "I give a band 5 songs, and if I don't like any of it I move on. No download, no rating, no future rec."
Indie artists usually save their best songs for last. |
MoosechriS
03.27.12 | No, i've rated a little over 800 albums but i've got about 1200 |
Spare
03.27.12 | i go out of my way to not be one of those guys that listens to something once and HOLYSHITFIVEOUTTAFIVE |
Motiv3
03.27.12 | I have a number of albums unrated so no. |
MuhNamesTyler
03.27.12 | nope |
Ending
03.27.12 | Only if I feel like I can rate it and feel good with my rating. As in, if somebody asked why, I could explain myself. So I've rated maybe 10% of what I've actually heard. |
Mike08
03.27.12 | Indie artists usually save their best songs for last.
Thats not been my experience... Artists better put some good material up on song 1,2,or 3; thats just common sense.
Also when I listen to an artist for the first time I set them up to like:
1. Youtube their name and then see what song pops up
2. Listen to their most popular song.
3. See if there is any song IN ITS ENTIRETY I LIKE... go from there
I know their most popular song might not be their best, but it can't be that bad of a place to start... |
Trebor.
03.27.12 | If I get 5 songs into an album and it's a 1, then it's a 1 |
Emim
03.27.12 | "so on mass effect 3, is it good until the ending? If the whole gameplay is good - the ending Ill rent it. I am on a college budget. Thats why I got nothing new except Skyrim"
the ending was disappointing just because it forces you to choose between several undesirable options. from a storytelling aspect it was great, but as a game it was a let down |
Emim
03.27.12 | and the rest of the game is damn near perfect |
omnipanzer
03.27.12 | I try to but the first time you get your ratings cleared it doesn't quite seem worth the effort anymore. |
Metalstyles
03.27.12 | I rate when I'm absolutely sure about the rating I'm going to give a certain album. And when I actually remember and care to rate. It's nice to rate things from time to time, but I definitely don't rush out ratings for the sole sake of having a numerical, possibly shortsighted opinion about something. I've definitely listened to much, much more music than I've rated, that's for sure. |
Funeralopolis
03.27.12 | everything is a 5 or a 1 |
iambandersnatch
03.27.12 | @ OP I'm pretty much the exact same as you. I don't keep listening to something if I don't start liking it/or am not at least somewhat intrigued by it, and since I haven't listened to it enough to make an informed rating, I don't rate it. |
OnlyAnchors
03.27.12 | I pretty much just take the laziest approach. I rate only 3.5-5 albums (that are already in the database) and i go on a 1 spree every once in a while to make my objectivity rating a little better. I really dont give much of a shit about rating, i just listen to music really. I only ever rate music just to keep track of all the main music i listen to in case my comp crashes or i lose my external hard drive or my ipod breaks. |
Mike08
03.27.12 | Anchors; I rate to remember what I really like too,good point. What causes ratings to be erased? I probably won't redo all my ratings again if that happens.
and no Funeral everything is not a 5 or 1. Though if its a shit genre I am more inclined to zone it out.
If a good rec comes along ill listen to it, but I am biased against certain genres, and especially new mainstream music. (I like some old popular music, and my distaste is not a FAD, or a rule). Just a general observation |
Mike08
03.27.12 | I guess I do take a lazy approach with rating only 3.5s and up. Shout out to people who take the time to listen "more objectively" and dole out 3s and down. |
someguest
03.27.12 | i've rated everything I've heard |
DurzoBlint
03.27.12 | I've rated only about half of what I've heard I think, probably less than that. I just rate on here to use as a reminder if I ever lose my music on what to download again ^_^
Most of my music is electronica tbh, and isn't even on the database on here and cba to add it. |
tiesthatbind
03.28.12 | For the most part, yeah, I've rated most of what I've heard. |
Satellite
03.28.12 | "so on mass effect 3, is it good until the ending?"
yes. biggest understatement ever. |
Blackbelt54
03.28.12 | no, I've probably rated about 85 or 90% of the music I have on my iTunes, I plan on rating the rest eventually though |
MMX
03.28.12 | No where close to having all my albums rated
I only have 926 of 1647 rated |
PistolPete
03.28.12 | There are some bands I feel I have no business rating. I absolutely hated Laura Stevenson and the Cans and St. Vincent's new albums, they bore me to tears. But I understand that for those who like that style and genre, it was pure bliss for them. So I'd feel dumb to just go up and rate each of those a 2 or lower. |
TheSpirit
03.28.12 | i don't rate everything I listen to mostly because half of it isn't in the database and I've become far too lazy to add it |
PistolPete
03.28.12 | It is important to give shit a try though before you write it off though, unless you couldn't bear to listen to it again like our tater friend lol i've had that happen a bunch of times |
Satellite
03.28.12 | i hardly ever add anything anymore. used to keep the db organized lika bastard. |
PistolPete
03.28.12 | write a review potato, you know your shit better than 99% of the userbase (provided, many are just alts of the same ppl) |
TheSpirit
03.28.12 | RYM is much better when it comes to rating things, that's probably the best place to stay organized when it comes to what you've listened to. |
Willie
03.28.12 | I rate every album I make it through. |
AsoTamaki
03.28.12 | I only rate an album if I've listened to it from start to finish at least twice. I also don't bother rating older releases that aren't well known (on sputnik), especially stuff that isn't in the database. |
spillingmercury
03.28.12 | I only rate albums that I can thoroughly say I've listened to and can comment as to why I like it or not. I'm not going to rate something that I found insufferable, but I'll usually try to tough it out from cover to cover to at least say that I've tried it. Basically I have to wait out a couple of weeks or months before I rate anything, regardless if it is good or not. But generally it should range from bearable/mediocre to superb. |
DeafMetal
03.28.12 | RAID albums not RATE |
Funeralopolis
03.28.12 | i rate everything because I excercise my right to vote and if you dont then you hate america |
DeafMetal
03.28.12 | no u |
drewcordova
03.28.12 | I have to digest a full album before I'm comfortable giving it a rating. There are still albums that I have, have listened to, but haven't given proper consideration before rating it. I used to listen to a lot of hip-hop, but don't anymore, so I don't rate those albums either. I like to think of my rating system as a running tally of the music I've listened to from the time that I started rating on Sputnik. |
Funeralopolis
03.28.12 | i only rate things sputnik will approve of me rating |
stabbler
03.28.12 | at least 10 listens before a rating...only exception is all of my 1's and a few 1.5's which i've been exposed to more times then i want to think about, against my will |
AliW1993
03.28.12 | Yes, but I always try to listen to an album at least 3 times so that i) I can form a solid opinion and ii) so that I don't mindlessly dismiss amazing records that aren't particularly immediate. |
Hyperion1001
03.28.12 | listening to an album to rate it is retarded |
insomniac15
03.28.12 | if I've listened to an album a bunch of times I'll rate it [2] |
drewcordova
03.28.12 | ^^haha |
stabbler
03.28.12 | who said they were listening to an album TO rate it |
Hyperion1001
03.28.12 | E V E R Y O N E |
stabbler
03.28.12 | but you have an opinion on everything |
stabbler
03.28.12 | at @Hyperion - your assertion is retarded.
i'm sure most people listen to new shit cause they wanna discover new shit. nothing to do with sputnik. |
Hyperion1001
03.28.12 | ya hehe |
AngelofDeath
03.28.12 | best not to rate good music then fags will start listening |