GenusHomo: How I Rate Albums

Restrikted 01.01.12	I rate albums by rating them
GenusHomo 01.01.12	Haha super rambling. Because I can see people commenting tl;dr here's the short version: Music has to be good for it to rise above a 1 rating for me, good 3 ratings are positive ratings, 5 ratings are something special. How do you guys rate albums?
Hyperion1001 01.01.12	"if its btbam then 5/5" Ftfy
dammets 01.01.12	It's mostly just a feeling.
FromDaHood 01.01.12	Is this the same ratings system that got all your shit wiped away? I think it might be flawed.
ffs 01.01.12	i click number
Sowing 01.01.12	I rate them exactly how the scale says to.
silentstar 01.01.12	I find it very hard to give albums low ratings, so most of my ratings are 3.5-4.
Imperial 01.01.12	I don't rate albums that I don't enjoy because it might not be for me ya know what i'm saying?
ZilbelPing 01.01.12	If it's enjoyable, it goes in the 3-4 range. If it's really good, it'll go in the 4.5. If I listen to an album for a very long time and still love it, it's a 5. I don't rate albums that aren't in my comfort zone. I only give albums a bad rating if I'm familiar with the genre and the album does nothing for me. But then again, I haven't rated most of my library and I usually look for albums I'll enjoy so I don't have many negative ratings.
lucazade22 01.01.12	yeah, the concept of 'average' is flawed because 2.5 would only ever truly be my average rating if I listened to albums at random. Instead, I listen to albums which I think I'll like so inevitably most ratings will be above 2.5.
ohfoxxxycole 01.01.12	i agree with zilbel
thumbcrusher 01.01.12	average at 2.5 is also flawed as the average of 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 is 3.
GenusHomo 01.01.12	"Is this the same ratings system that got all your shit wiped away? I think it might be flawed." I think that had more to do with me rating too many albums by shit artists honestly "I rate them exactly how the scale says to." This is what I try to do. Because ratings are all subjective I interpret awful to mean the music doesn't do anything interesting like zibel suggested. I reject out of hand the idea that I should not rate music I don't like. Call me severe, call me a dick, I understand that perspective I may sound like a troll. But if I wanted to know what a site full of people thought about some album I would prefer a plurality of different opinions than a digital circle jerk.
iambandersnatch 01.01.12	I GOTTA FEELIN'
FromDaHood 01.01.12	Honestly, when I listen to an album a number pops into my head after 3 songs or so and that's how I rate it more often than not. That number tends not to change over time.
Restrikted 01.01.12	^^^ Same for me, I tend to listen to like 4-5 tracks on the album to get a good feel for it, then I rate it
bakkermaarten007 01.03.12	In order for an album to get rated by me (very rarely on Sputnik) I need one excellent song by the band/ musician at least to draw me in. Then I listen to that song a few times a day for 5 days or so and maybe listen to another song of the band if it is that good. Next, I will listen through the album as a whole two times. If I like it, I buy it and listen 4-5 times a day for a few weeks, then I can give my final rating. This system is the main reason I almost never rate a band/musician lower than 3, except for ratings on justin bieber albums/rihanna,...
jefflebowski 01.03.12	1 - actively hate, despise 1.5 - has some kind of minute redeeming feature but otherwise 1 2 - the highest rating for an album i would go out of my way not to listen to 2.5 - forgettable, mediocre, 'meh' 3 - quite enjoyed listening to it, but didn't grab me and I wouldn't listen again out of choice 3.5 - for the most part very good, would consider buying 4 - enjoyable end-to-end, the lowest rating at which i usually buy albums 4.5 - extremely good, very consistent, and I can listen to again and again without tiring. the kind of album i would go out of my way just to listen to 5 - the very few albums I truly and unconditionally love, and are for all intents and purposes perfect
theacademy 01.03.12	wow i cant wait to read this list and all your responses too CANT WAIT
jefflebowski 01.03.12	hence i hardly have any 5's
theacademy 01.03.12	hence youre a fucking FAGGOT
Relinquished 01.03.12	lol got em
theacademy 01.03.12	yea hes gonna feel that one for a wile
jefflebowski 01.03.12	someone take me to the burn unit
theacademy 01.03.12	just think twice next time you type out a thoughtful response to something
TheMushuPork 01.03.12	1= Worse than sticking broken glass in your ear. 2.5=Air Traveling though your ear. 5= God whispering in your ear and nibbling on your earlobes.
Trebor. 01.03.12	worst list of 2012
whywontyoudie 01.03.12	i rate them by how much i like them, then if it changes over time and i remember to then i go change the rating. so complex.
jefflebowski 01.03.12	fuck you must be clever
iFghtffyrdmns 01.03.12	"5= God whispering in your ear and nibbling on your earlobes." wait. this god is in fact female, right?
TheMushuPork 01.03.12	No a she-male. A little something for everyone, ya know?
iFghtffyrdmns 01.03.12	idk man i've spent some weird nights with shemales. perhaps i'll stop 5'ing records now
bungy 01.03.12	rate things low so you seem elite and try not to enjoy anything you listen to
TheMushuPork 01.03.12	I don't like anything I listen to! I'm edgy as fuck!
theacademy 01.03.12	^^what bungy said if other users figure out you like listening to something, you're basically ruined + should make an alt immediately.
tkxxx7 01.03.12	I don't think you people that realize that there's a definition for 'average' that has nothing to do with averaging a set of numbers
thatoneguy726 01.03.12	5's are taken too seriously around here. i don't like that it's defined as "classic." i think "perfect" would be more accurate.
Trebor. 01.03.12	no such thing as a perfect album a 5 is a 5
tkxxx7 01.03.12	it's a 6, rob
thatoneguy726 01.03.12	eh, that's all part of the subjectivity/objectivity debate
bungy 01.03.12	I assume I know more about music than the musicians and am therefore very critical. Then I write a negative review after which I steal instruments from the band's van. Fagz
spillingmercury 01.03.12	I rate by how the rating system titles each number, and will judge it as a whole album. I don't care for singles unless it's pop music, which usually has to be judged on a "potential for single distribution" basis. If it's listenable but nothing special, it goes to a 2.5 If it's good to a degree that it has character, but not one that appeals to me especially, it's a 3. If it's more than that, it juggles between a 3.5 and a 4. 4.5 is the more immediate 5 for me. I don't like rating below a 2.5, and will try to pretend I've never listened to it if I want to score it that low. Otherwise I judge by how amusing the album title and the band name is. Sometimes the quality of the album art and how appealing the band members are also factored in.
TheMushuPork 01.03.12	I lift things up and put them down.
Metamorphosis 01.03.12	I'm pretty musically open, so I think an "average" album will sound good. I try to find only albums that are good usually unless I want to see where negative hype is coming from. I think most of my ratings are 3.5/4's because that's just how I roll. Very few 5's though.