so my rating system is a little complex so i thought to just explain it with some albums or singles that usually pop up as examples for my two metrics: quality and replay.
my whole score is tallied up to 110 in total. my favorite album of a year could be a total of 110, but not guaranteed as any album that floored me could even be just a 100.
quality and replay each have a score of up to 10 that are reflected in the tens and ones place:
tens being quality
| ones being replay value
| |
\/\/
79 -- EXAMPLE SCORE OF "Get Off The Internet" by Eliminate
however, the only exception is no album can have a 10 for replay value if the album's quality is below a 10. that's my only rule and its only there bc it kinda fucks up the rating system if for example, a quality is 8 and replay is 10, bc i dont want anyone to get the impression of a 90 that way.
with that out of the way, here's some examples of the extremes and regular scores i do for album or song rankings!
To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar (2015)
Epitome of a 110 example. every song bangs, kendrick's entire career has led up to this point, and has impacted culture in such a way that i dont think the world would be the same without it. not every song on this album is a 110/110, but this whole album feels incomplete without playing every song in a row.
110/110
TOTAL XANARCHY - Lil Xan (2018)
do you remember this guy? do you remember this album? there is nothing of value of this project and the world would be better without it. all songs probably qualify for a 0/110. i havent even thought about lil xan since this album exited my ears. didnt he overdose on hot cheetos or something
0/110
Angelic 2 the Core - Corey Feldman (2016)
theres something so hilarious about an album so bad, it becomes floating in the rotation so often. yea you know what, i will listen to that terrible dubstep track with snoop dogg on it again.
9/110
A Crow Looked at Me - Mount Eerie (2017)
on the opposite of being so good and replayable, this album is my first example of something so impactful that i could not listen to it again. every song hits so hard and impactfully that wanting to go back and listen sounds like a pilgrimage i could never endure again. never think an album with a high quality rating yet low replay value is bad!!!
101/110
La Cucaracha - Ween (2007)
for more examples of drastic and different ratings, here's a couple of ween albums.
La Cucaracha is mostly everyone's least favorite ween listen, but it doesnt stop me from listening to something like "Your Party" and "Woman and Man" again and again.
67/110
Pure Guava - Ween (1992)
pure guava on the other hand is a fun listen, but i rarely want to hear "Reggaejunkiejew" or "Flies On My Dick" or god willing "Mourning Glory" even though its become a giant guilty pleasure.
73/110
Perplex - Julie Ragbeer
julie ragbeer is another good example of terrible music i will listen to again because every now and again i think about "mary whiton calkiiinss..."
38/110
An empty bliss beyond this world - The Caretaker (2011)
another instance of something captivating but trying to get back into any one of these songs can either be a chore, emotionally draining, or skippable. its a very important album and something to behold but revisiting could take years.
83/110
and that's some examples of how i score! expect some reposting from my AlbumoftheYear reviews that became real long and thanks for checking out the blog!
-tyler
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