How do you rate music? (1-5 scale)

Norg · 11-21-2014, 11:26 PM

the 5 star system

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 11-22-2014, 02:52 AM

i don't use a number system and i don't honestly care about musical talent. i will take a simplistic song that sounds good over a song that is harder to play but boring to listen to any day. mediocre music to me is most pop/modern rap music, most classic rock/alt rock/indie you hear on the radio, most reggae that i've heard etc. basically i prefer it to silence but i wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it.

**Frownland** · 11-22-2014, 03:30 PM

Reggaes hard to play? I could teach you that one chord in five minutes.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 11-22-2014, 05:45 PM

i didn't say that. two unrelated thoughts in the same response. reggae is just usually mediocre to me in general. but i was also saying i don't ever take how hard **** is to play into consideration cause some people do and i think the OP mentioned it. or they call it "objective"... i break it down to how impressive it is to other musicians cause really i don't know music theory well enough to honestly criticize **** in that way nor do i really find that aspect of music all that interesting.

**Frownland** · 11-22-2014, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

i didn't say that. two unrelated thoughts in the same response.

Ah gotcha, misread it. I totally agree with you on technical ability and musical worth.

**Janszoon** · 11-22-2014, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Pottery gets a bad rap. I'm in the minority when I say it's pretty great. Not as good as poetry though.

Pottery is way better than poetry. Poetry gets a 1/5 from me.

Isbjørn · 11-24-2014, 09:52 AM

Just wondering, how many listens do you usually give an album before deciding on a rating (for Rateyourmusic, or the Albums Your Digging thread, or what have you)? And how much of your attention do you have to give the album before you think "okay, I'm ready to rate this"? I often give albums only one listen before rating. I never bother listening to crap albums twice, which is why I hardly remember more than two Nickelback tunes, despite having heard (and rated) four of their albums. If I like an album, I might give it another listen before deciding on a rating, and I never give an album five stars before I know that yes, this is right up there among my absolute favourites. If I'm planning to review the album I listen to, I tend to give it two or more listens, so I can form a real opinion on it, find standout tracks etc., but if the album is really ****, I never give it more than one. And I rarely give an album my undivided attention when listening to it. I do sometimes, but more often than not I'm idly messing around on MB, browsing Last.fm, playing some TrackMania, you name it.

Pet_Sounds · 11-24-2014, 10:54 AM

If I'm reviewing an album, it always gets three listens. Otherwise, often only one.

Thelonious Monkey · 11-24-2014, 12:08 PM

I usually just rate my albums based on one listen, and if I like it enough I will give it another go. But I keep the rating the same. First impressions count.

Musicwhore A-Z · 01-24-2015, 05:51 PM

Good question. I've always preferred the "five star scale" system, so to speak. No need to rate any other way. With that, I say:

Five stars ( ***** )= Indispensible

Four Stars ( **** )= Excellent/Great

Three Stars ( *** )= Solid

Two Stars ( ** )= Mediocre

One Star ( * )= Poor

No stars= Horrendous (

) ! To clarify, this "rating" is used for certain live shows I've seen over the years. It DOES happen from time to time.

Great thread.

11-22-2014, 03:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Reggaes hard to play? I could teach you that one chord in five minutes. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

11-24-2014, 09:52 AM	#27 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Just wondering, how many listens do you usually give an album before deciding on a rating (for Rateyourmusic, or the Albums Your Digging thread, or what have you)? And how much of your attention do you have to give the album before you think "okay, I'm ready to rate this"? I often give albums only one listen before rating. I never bother listening to crap albums twice, which is why I hardly remember more than two Nickelback tunes, despite having heard (and rated) four of their albums. If I like an album, I might give it another listen before deciding on a rating, and I never give an album five stars before I know that yes, this is right up there among my absolute favourites. If I'm planning to review the album I listen to, I tend to give it two or more listens, so I can form a real opinion on it, find standout tracks etc., but if the album is really ****, I never give it more than one. And I rarely give an album my undivided attention when listening to it. I do sometimes, but more often than not I'm idly messing around on MB, browsing Last.fm, playing some TrackMania, you name it. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-24-2014, 10:54 AM	#28 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	If I'm reviewing an album, it always gets three listens. Otherwise, often only one. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

11-21-2014, 11:26 PM	#21 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,344	the 5 star system

11-22-2014, 02:52 AM	#22 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	i don't use a number system and i don't honestly care about musical talent. i will take a simplistic song that sounds good over a song that is harder to play but boring to listen to any day. mediocre music to me is most pop/modern rap music, most classic rock/alt rock/indie you hear on the radio, most reggae that i've heard etc. basically i prefer it to silence but i wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it.

11-22-2014, 05:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	i didn't say that. two unrelated thoughts in the same response. reggae is just usually mediocre to me in general. but i was also saying i don't ever take how hard ** is to play into consideration cause some people do and i think the OP mentioned it. or they call it "objective"... i break it down to how impressive it is to other musicians cause really i don't know music theory well enough to honestly criticize ** in that way nor do i really find that aspect of music all that interesting.

11-24-2014, 12:08 PM	#29 (permalink)
Thelonious Monkey Caesar is home. Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	I usually just rate my albums based on one listen, and if I like it enough I will give it another go. But I keep the rating the same. First impressions count.

01-24-2015, 05:51 PM	#30 (permalink)
Musicwhore A-Z Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 139	Good question. I've always preferred the "five star scale" system, so to speak. No need to rate any other way. With that, I say: Five stars ( *** )= Indispensible Four Stars ( )= Excellent/Great Three Stars ( * )= Solid Two Stars ( ** )= Mediocre One Star ( * )= Poor No stars= Horrendous ( ) ! To clarify, this "rating" is used for certain live shows I've seen over the years. It DOES happen from time to time. Great thread.