Written by Guest on 22.04.2009 at 13:47

Ok, but why not rating the album?

Written by Deadsoulman on 22.04.2009 at 13:51

Taken from Jup's profile:
"I no longer rate albums because people get too obsessed with the rating and forget to read the actual review. Read the review, it will give you a much better idea if an album is worth your time than a rating will."

Written by Lord_Regnier on 22.04.2009 at 14:13

Written by Deadsoulman on 22.04.2009 at 13:51

Taken from Jup's profile:
"I no longer rate albums because people get too obsessed with the rating and forget to read the actual review. Read the review, it will give you a much better idea if an album is worth your time than a rating will."

I think rating is worth considering. It does not necessarily mean to avoid reading the whole review.

Ten persons will come with ten different ratings as well as with ten different opinions about music itself. If ratings are useless, then the overall picture of an album is also useless, because it depends (like ratings) on the writer's opinion (a matter of tastes and perception)
For example, you said: "Kevin Sharp's insane vocalizations make Barney Greenway sound like a pink dinosaur".
Someone else may have a different opinion and prefer Greenway, isn't it?

Anyway, my focus is not on the review, which is brilliant

Written by Guest on 22.04.2009 at 14:40

I think rating is worth considering.

Written by Guest on 28.04.2009 at 00:11

I thought I was about to read one of Herzebeth's reviews, uhm. I just saw his blog, this sucks so bad because I can think of at least four jokes he would've wrote here.

Written by Lord_Regnier on 22.04.2009 at 14:13

Written by Deadsoulman on 22.04.2009 at 13:51

Taken from Jup's profile:
"I no longer rate albums because people get too obsessed with the rating and forget to read the actual review. Read the review, it will give you a much better idea if an album is worth your time than a rating will."

I totally agree with Jupitreas on this matter.

This is a copy-paste of what I said about ratings on another thread:

"Concerning this discussion about ratings: I don't care for ratings and don't even check them. What matters to me is music description, comparisons with other bands, the overall picture of an album. I find it pointless to rate music on a scale, as it's a matter of tastes and perception. Anyway, ten persons will come with ten different ratings, which proves how useless ratings are. If you read my posts on the "Reviews" section, you'll see that I mention if I like an album or not, talk of its qualities and flaws (from my point of view), but never talk about the rating. I would go as far as to say I don't give a fuck if an album is rated 2 or 10. As soon as I'll listen to songs from it, I'll know why the rating is high or low, and if it's really due to the album being very awful or truely awesome or if it's because the kind of music didn't fit the reviewer's tastes.
I would never be interested to review albums, as I hate the principle that forces you to dissect an album song by song and category by category. I always see metal music as a whole, not only for an element in particular or merely the sum of all its individual elements. It's the way things are combined together that tells me if I find music great or not to my ears. Awesome drumming, or impressive solos, or great vocals are always positive elements but they don't mean much if the rest is not good and the overall result sucks."

Written by Lord_Regnier on 22.04.2009 at 14:13

Written by Deadsoulman on 22.04.2009 at 13:51

Taken from Jup's profile:
"I no longer rate albums because people get too obsessed with the rating and forget to read the actual review. Read the review, it will give you a much better idea if an album is worth your time than a rating will."

I totally agree with Jupitreas on this matter.

This is a copy-paste of what I said about ratings on another thread:

"Concerning this discussion about ratings: I don't care for ratings and don't even check them. What matters to me is music description, comparisons with other bands, the overall picture of an album. I find it pointless to rate music on a scale, as it's a matter of tastes and perception. Anyway, ten persons will come with ten different ratings, which proves how useless ratings are. If you read my posts on the "Reviews" section, you'll see that I mention if I like an album or not, talk of its qualities and flaws (from my point of view), but never talk about the rating. I would go as far as to say I don't give a fuck if an album is rated 2 or 10. As soon as I'll listen to songs from it, I'll know why the rating is high or low, and if it's really due to the album being very awful or truely awesome or if it's because the kind of music didn't fit the reviewer's tastes.
I would never be interested to review albums, as I hate the principle that forces you to dissect an album song by song and category by category. I always see metal music as a whole, not only for an element in particular or merely the sum of all its individual elements. It's the way things are combined together that tells me if I find music great or not to my ears. Awesome drumming, or impressive solos, or great vocals are always positive elements but they don't mean much if the rest is not good and the overall result sucks."

Written by Lord_Regnier on 22.04.2009 at 14:13

Written by Deadsoulman on 22.04.2009 at 13:51

Taken from Jup's profile:
"I no longer rate albums because people get too obsessed with the rating and forget to read the actual review. Read the review, it will give you a much better idea if an album is worth your time than a rating will."

I totally agree with Jupitreas on this matter.

This is a copy-paste of what I said about ratings on another thread:

"Concerning this discussion about ratings: I don't care for ratings and don't even check them. What matters to me is music description, comparisons with other bands, the overall picture of an album. I find it pointless to rate music on a scale, as it's a matter of tastes and perception. Anyway, ten persons will come with ten different ratings, which proves how useless ratings are. If you read my posts on the "Reviews" section, you'll see that I mention if I like an album or not, talk of its qualities and flaws (from my point of view), but never talk about the rating. I would go as far as to say I don't give a fuck if an album is rated 2 or 10. As soon as I'll listen to songs from it, I'll know why the rating is high or low, and if it's really due to the album being very awful or truely awesome or if it's because the kind of music didn't fit the reviewer's tastes.
I would never be interested to review albums, as I hate the principle that forces you to dissect an album song by song and category by category. I always see metal music as a whole, not only for an element in particular or merely the sum of all its individual elements. It's the way things are combined together that tells me if I find music great or not to my ears. Awesome drumming, or impressive solos, or great vocals are always positive elements but they don't mean much if the rest is not good and the overall result sucks."