Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 13:35:44 GMT -6
Anyone who has read the Information thread will have seen a brief explanation of how I score albums in my reviews. It seems that some have misunderstood it though, and my scores have probably come off as somewhat higher than they should be considering the content of the review. Here's the explanation from the Information thread, in case you haven't seen it yet:
100 "A+" - A truly legendary album, be sure to give this a listen and buy it if you ever get the chance.
90-99 "A" - A fantastic album, one that you should absolutely give a shot, even if it's a genre that you don't typically enjoy.
80-89 "B" - A good album, probably something you should look into. You probably won't like it unless you typically like the genre though.
70-79 "C" - A decent album. It has some things going for it, but there are obvious flaws.
60-69 "D" - A bad album. There's a chance that some people may enjoy this, but I certainly don't. There might be a few good ideas, but it is overall too flawed to be enjoyed.
1-59 "F" - A terrible album, there is no reason for you to listen to this unless you think bad music is funny.
0 "..." - A truly horrendous album. Words cannot describe its awfulness.
I'll provide a little more explanation now. Imagine that I am a schoolteacher, and the assignment that I have given my class is to write an album. The albums that I review are the assignments turned in to me, and the score is a percentage grade. For example, I consider the Imperial Dusk album Northern Hordes (my most recent review) to be a bad album, but almost decent. And thus, I gave it a score of 68, a D. I doubt that many people in the American school system would be happy with receiving a D on a project that they turn in.
The reason why I chose this system is so that it would be relatable (at least to Americans, which seem to comprise the majority in this forum). I find that the scoring systems of other reviewers can be somewhat arbitrary. A score of 50 could mean "decent" for one review, while a 60 could also mean decent. It seems like individual points on a scale like that are completely inconsequential. In this system, a single point carries a lot more weight. Expect an album with a score of 88 to be noticeably better than an album with a score of 83. I find it better that way. I seriously doubt that I will ever give anything a score of 0. Right now, I can think of one album (that I might review soon) that I might give about a 30 to, but that's the lowest I can think of.
Hopefully this cleared some things up. I'll leave this thread unlocked so that you guys can ask questions if you need to.
100 "A+" - A truly legendary album, be sure to give this a listen and buy it if you ever get the chance.
90-99 "A" - A fantastic album, one that you should absolutely give a shot, even if it's a genre that you don't typically enjoy.
80-89 "B" - A good album, probably something you should look into. You probably won't like it unless you typically like the genre though.
70-79 "C" - A decent album. It has some things going for it, but there are obvious flaws.
60-69 "D" - A bad album. There's a chance that some people may enjoy this, but I certainly don't. There might be a few good ideas, but it is overall too flawed to be enjoyed.
1-59 "F" - A terrible album, there is no reason for you to listen to this unless you think bad music is funny.
0 "..." - A truly horrendous album. Words cannot describe its awfulness.
I'll provide a little more explanation now. Imagine that I am a schoolteacher, and the assignment that I have given my class is to write an album. The albums that I review are the assignments turned in to me, and the score is a percentage grade. For example, I consider the Imperial Dusk album Northern Hordes (my most recent review) to be a bad album, but almost decent. And thus, I gave it a score of 68, a D. I doubt that many people in the American school system would be happy with receiving a D on a project that they turn in.
The reason why I chose this system is so that it would be relatable (at least to Americans, which seem to comprise the majority in this forum). I find that the scoring systems of other reviewers can be somewhat arbitrary. A score of 50 could mean "decent" for one review, while a 60 could also mean decent. It seems like individual points on a scale like that are completely inconsequential. In this system, a single point carries a lot more weight. Expect an album with a score of 88 to be noticeably better than an album with a score of 83. I find it better that way. I seriously doubt that I will ever give anything a score of 0. Right now, I can think of one album (that I might review soon) that I might give about a 30 to, but that's the lowest I can think of.
Hopefully this cleared some things up. I'll leave this thread unlocked so that you guys can ask questions if you need to.