The Rating Thread

[len(songs)]

Miley Cyrus Bangerz

 

1. “Adore You” (0/10)

2. “We Can’t Stop” (0/15)

3. “SMS (BANGERZ)” (featuring Britney Spears) (0/e)

4. “4X4″ (featuring Nelly) (0/9)

5. “My Darlin'” (featuring Future/Freebandz) (0/10^3)

6. “Wrecking Ball” (0/infinity)

7. ❤ (featuring Big Sean) (0/7^5)

8. “Get It Right” (0/-8)

9. “Drive” (0/17^pi)

10. “FU” (featuring French Montana) (just plain zero)

11. “Do My Thang” (14000 * 0)/13217

12. “Maybe You’re Right” (0/(1/.9^12))

13. “Someone Else” (1/x as x goes to infinity)

Overall rating: e^πi+1

You forgot...

Overall rating...

 

http://www.boldsky.com/img/2013/11/28-cowdunk.jpg

Well, I can't see it... but judging by the image name it's spot on :ebert:

Shows up for me...hope everyone else can see it...

I see "posted image".

[Cyclonus X-1]

Miley Cyrus Bangerz

 

1. “Adore You” (0/10)

2. “We Can’t Stop” (0/15)

3. “SMS (BANGERZ)” (featuring Britney Spears) (0/e)

4. “4X4″ (featuring Nelly) (0/9)

5. “My Darlin'” (featuring Future/Freebandz) (0/10^3)

6. “Wrecking Ball” (0/infinity)

7. ❤ (featuring Big Sean) (0/7^5)

8. “Get It Right” (0/-8)

9. “Drive” (0/17^pi)

10. “FU” (featuring French Montana) (just plain zero)

11. “Do My Thang” (14000 * 0)/13217

12. “Maybe You’re Right” (0/(1/.9^12))

13. “Someone Else” (1/x as x goes to infinity)

Overall rating: e^πi+1

You forgot...

Overall rating...

 

http://www.boldsky.com/img/2013/11/28-cowdunk.jpg

Well, I can't see it... but judging by the image name it's spot on :ebert:

Shows up for me...hope everyone else can see it...

 

It shows up for me too.

[len(songs)]

Miley Cyrus Bangerz

 

1. “Adore You” (0/10)

2. “We Can’t Stop” (0/15)

3. “SMS (BANGERZ)” (featuring Britney Spears) (0/e)

4. “4X4″ (featuring Nelly) (0/9)

5. “My Darlin'” (featuring Future/Freebandz) (0/10^3)

6. “Wrecking Ball” (0/infinity)

7. ❤ (featuring Big Sean) (0/7^5)

8. “Get It Right” (0/-8)

9. “Drive” (0/17^pi)

10. “FU” (featuring French Montana) (just plain zero)

11. “Do My Thang” (14000 * 0)/13217

12. “Maybe You’re Right” (0/(1/.9^12))

13. “Someone Else” (1/x as x goes to infinity)

Overall rating: e^πi+1

You forgot...

Overall rating...

 

http://www.boldsky.com/img/2013/11/28-cowdunk.jpg

Well, I can't see it... but judging by the image name it's spot on :ebert:

Shows up for me...hope everyone else can see it...

 

It shows up for me too.

Odd... now it's showing up for me.

[len(songs)]

3 quick and easy partials:

 

*Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)*

*Close To The Edge*: 15/15

And You And I: 15/15

<Siberian Khatru>: 14/15

 

Overall Rating: 10 (Olympian)

 

 

Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans (1973)

*The Revealing Science Of God*: 14/15

The Remembering: 10/15

<The Ancient>: 9/15

Ritual: 12/15

 

Overall rating: B (Very Good)

 

 

Yes - Relayer (1974)

**The Gates Of Delirium**: 15/15

Sound Chaser: 13/15

<To Be Over>: 11/15

 

Overall rating: D (Great/Very Good)

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[PolarizeMe]

I get confused with your overall rankings LS. Are you just doing your overall ratings by random? Cause I see that Relayer got a "D" which means "great/very good" yet Tales From Topographic Oceans got a "B" yet it means almost the same as a "D" Then there's Close To The Edge which got like a f***ing "10" Edited December 25, 2014 by PolarizeMe

[len(songs)]

I get confused with your overall rankings LS. Are you just doing your overall ratings by random? Cause I see that Relayer got a "D" which means "great/very good" yet Tales From Topographic Oceans got a "B" yet it means almost the same as a "D" Then there's Close To The Edge which got like a f***ing "10"

The / means "bordering on". B is Very Good, C is Very Good/Great and D is Great/Very Good. Follow the link in the instructions (second post), the album ratings aren't my original scale

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[PolarizeMe]

I get confused with your overall rankings LS. Are you just doing your overall ratings by random? Cause I see that Relayer got a "D" which means "great/very good" yet Tales From Topographic Oceans got a "B" yet it means almost the same as a "D" Then there's Close To The Edge which got like a f***ing "10"

The / means "bordering on". B is Very Good, C is Very Good/Great and D is Great/Very Good. Follow the link in the instructions (second post), the album ratings aren't my original scale

Ok that explains it then. I admit to not reading the fine print.

[Mr. Not]

Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica (1999)

10/15 Blank File

14/15 *My Land*

07/15 8th Commandment

12/15 Replica

11/15 Kingdom for a Heart

11/15 Fullmoon

05/15 <Letter to Dana>

12/15 Unopened

08/15 Picturing the Past

10/15 Destruction Preventer

12/15 Mary-Lou

 

Median score: 11/15

 

My previous album rating

Edited December 25, 2014 by Mr. Not

[Mr. Not]

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

12/15 21st Century Schizoid Man

09/15 <I Talk to the Wind>

12/15 Epitaph

11/15 Moonchild

14/15 *The Court of the Crimson King*

 

Median score: 12/15

 

len(songs)'s rating

Edited December 25, 2014 by Mr. Not

[Mr. Not]

King Crimson - Red (1974)

13/15 Red

11/15 Fallen Angel

15/15 *One More Red Nightmare*

11/15 Providence

14/15 Starless

 

Median Score: 13/15

[len(songs)]

Red? Hmm...

 

*King Crimson - Red (1974)*

Red: 13/15

Fallen Angel: 14/15

One More Red Nightmare: 13/15

<Providence>: 10/15 (It's good but I'd still say it's by far the worst track on the album)

*Starless*: 15/15

 

Overall rating: E (Great)

 

...Do I even need to link to yours?

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[Mr. Not]

...Do I even need to link to yours?

 

Nah :) (though that's a rhetorical question, of course)

I'm only planning on linking if the ratings are on separate pages

Edited December 25, 2014 by Mr. Not

[len(songs)]

King Crimson: Larks Tongues in Aspic (1973)

**Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part 1**: 15/15

<Book Of Saturday>: 8/15

Exiles: 11/15

Easy Money: 12/15

Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part 2: 14/15

 

Overall rating: E (Great) (If you take the average you'll get 12/15, which would be a C at most, but the two best tracks are also the longest, and clearly featured, and bookend the album to make sure it starts and ends on high notes... a perfect example of how things like track listing can strongly affect the grade of an album)

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[len(songs)]

Rush - Grace Under Pressure (1984)

Distant Early Warning: 13/15

Afterimage: 12/15

Red Sector A: 12/15

The Enemy Within: 12/15

The Body Electric: 11/15

Kid Gloves: 13/15

<Red Lenses>: 10/15

*Between The Wheels*: 14/15

 

Overall rating: C (Very Good/Great)

This marks the end of a "transitional" period in Rush's sound, one to a more keyboard-dominated sound. As such, many fans hate this release; however, the chilly atmosphere and bleak lyrics place it among my top 5 Rush records. Highlights include the grinding, metallic Between The Wheels and the "poppier" Distant Early Warning.

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[len(songs)]

Rush - Presto (1989)

Show Don't Tell: 11/15

Chain Lightning: 11/15

The Pass: 12/15

War Paint: 6/15

Scars: 9/15

Presto: 9/15

Superconductor: 8/15

<Anagram (For Mongo)>: 5/15

Red Tide: 9/15

Hand Over Fist: 5/15

*Available Light*: 13/15

 

Overall rating: 7 (Mediocre/Good)

The end of the synth era, and the beginning of... mediocrity. There may only be 4 songs on here with a grade of "mediocre" or worse, but there are also only 4 songs with a grade of "very good" or better, and all of these can be found at the beginning or end, making the middle of the album very tedious listening. Still, there are 4 tracks on this album that I will regularly go back to, saving it from total condemnation. The piano-based ballad Available Light once (but no longer does) held a place in my top 5 Rush songs (no small feat) and The Pass remains a favorite of the band (and with good reason). However, an album where a 7 track stretch has no songs with a 10 or above is going to get a mediocre grade unless the rest of the songs are all-time greats, which is not the case with Presto, so a 7 it is.

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[len(songs)]

IMPORTANT: Read this before posting ratings (It should also help clear up any questions about others' ratings) (I'm talking to you, Segue!) Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[Segue Myles]

Miley Cyrus Bangerz

1. “Adore You” (0/10)

2. “We Can’t Stop” (0/15)

3. “SMS (BANGERZ)” (featuring Britney Spears) (0/e)

4. “4X4″ (featuring Nelly) (0/9)

5. “My Darlin'” (featuring Future/Freebandz) (0/10^3)

6. “Wrecking Ball” (0/infinity)

7. ❤ (featuring Big Sean) (0/7^5)

8. “Get It Right” (0/-8)

9. “Drive” (0/17^pi)

10. “FU” (featuring French Montana) (just plain zero)

11. “Do My Thang” (14000 * 0)/13217

12. “Maybe You’re Right” (0/(1/.9^12))

13. “Someone Else” (1/x as x goes to infinity)

 

I really love Adore You and We Can't Stop.

 

Sorry...

[len(songs)]

Hey Segue, I wonder if you could post some reviews in this thread? Your reviews in your Descent thread were great, I would like to see some in that style here.

[len(songs)]

King Crimson - Discipline (1981)

Elephant Talk: 12/15

Frame By Frame: 11/15

Matte Kudasai: 12/15

Indiscipline: 11/15

*Thela Hun Ginjeet*: 13/15

<The Sheltering Sky>: 10/15

Discipline: 12/15

 

Overall rating: C (Very Good/Great)

 

 

King Crimson - Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984)

*Three Of A Perfect Pair*: 12/15

Model Man: 10/15

Sleepless: 12/15

Man With An Open Heart: 10/15

Nuages (That which passes, passes like clouds): 11/15

Industry: 12/15

Dig Me: 11/15

<No Warning>: 7/15

Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part 3: 12/15

 

Overall rating: B (Very Good)

Edited December 25, 2014 by len(songs)

[len(songs)]

Rush - Hold Your Fire (1987)

Force 10: 11/15

Time Stand Still: 1015

Open Secrets: 10/15

Second Nature: 9/15

Prime Mover: 12/15

Lock & Key: 11/15

Mission: 12/15

*Turn The Page*: 13/15

<Tai'Shan>: 4/15

High Water: 5/15

 

Overall rating: 9 (Good)

[len(songs)]

<Rush - Roll The Bones (1991)>

*Dreamline*: 12/15

Bravado: 9/15

Roll The Bones: 11/15

Face Up: 3/15

Where's My Thing: 9/15

The Big Wheel: 5/15

Heresy: 7/15

Ghost Of A Chance: 9/15

<Neurotica>: 2/15

You Bet Your Life: 5/15

 

Overall rating: 5 (Mediocre/Bad)

[Mr. Not]

Sonata Arctica - Silence (2001)

10/15 ...of Silence

13/15 Weballergy

13/15 False News Travels Fast

12/15 The End of this Chapter

11/15 Black Sheep

10/15 Land of the Free

08/15 <Last Drop Falls>

13/15 San Sebastian

14/15 *Sing in Silence*

09/15 Revontulet

10/15 Tallulah

11/15 Wolf & Raven

10/15 Respect the Wilderness

12/15 The Power of One

 

Median score: 11/15

 

surprised to see this land the same score as Ecliptica, because I'd take this album over it in a heartbeat any day and when left to my intuition to rate the albums against each other (out of 5) I gave Ecliptica a 3 and Silence a 4. Silence's median score suffers because I included a bonus track (Respect the Wilderness) and the filler tracks weighed it down a bit (...of Silence, Revontulet). If we eradicate those three, we get a 12/15, which I like to see more :)

 

 

My previous rating

Edited December 25, 2014 by Mr. Not

[len(songs)]

Sonata Arctica - Silence (2001)

10/15 ...of Silence

13/15 Weballergy

13/15 False News Travels Fast

12/15 The End of this Chapter

11/15 Black Sheep

10/15 Land of the Free

08/15 <Last Drop Falls>

13/15 San Sebastian

14/15 *Sing in Silence*

09/15 Revontulet

10/15 Tallulah

11/15 Wolf & Raven

10/15 Respect the Wilderness

12/15 The Power of One

 

Median score: 11/15

 

surprised to see this land the same score as Ecliptica, because I'd take this album over it in a heartbeat any day and when left to my intuition to rate the albums against each other (out of 5) I gave Ecliptica a 3 and Silence a 4. Silence's median score suffers because I included a bonus track (Respect the Wilderness) and the filler tracks weighed it down a bit (...of Silence, Revontulet). If we eradicate those three, we get a 12/15, which I like to see more :)

 

 

My previous rating

That's why I don't use average or median, since an album has qualities beyond the quality of the songs themselves.

[Mr. Not]

Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild (2003)

11/15 Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited

14/15 Gravenimage

13/15 The Cage

12/15 Silver Tongue

12/15 The Misery

13/15 Victoria's Secret

10/15 Champagne Bath

15/15 *Broken*

13/15 The Ruins of my Life

08/15 <Draw Me>

 

Rounded median score: 13/15

Edited December 25, 2014 by Mr. Not

[Mr. Not]

Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night (2004)

13/15 Misplaced

10/15 Blinded No More

12/15 Ain't Your Fairytale

08/15 <Reckoning Day, Reckoning Night>

12/15 Don't Say a Word

13/15 The Boy Who Wanted to be a Real Puppet

10/15 My Selene

12/15 Wildfire

14/15 *White Pearl, Black Oceans*

10/15 Shamandalie

12/15 Wrecking the Sphere

 

Median score: 12/15

 

This album marked the end of "Formulaic Arctica", though Unia (their next album) shifted towards a weird (one could call "experimental") prog metal in a much clearer way, the shift actually begun here. You can sort of detect that change in the ratings. I do think that Silence through Reckoning Night are Sonata's finest works, Winterheart's Guild and Reckoning Night often fighting for a place as "favorite". I'd say all three are my favorites of theirs for different reasons. The green / blue / red covers work well with this idea too, each album representing a classical element :)

 

Maybe their latest album Pariah's Child would be air then? (that would work, if only the album was worthy of being paired along with these three)...