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by **SpiritualJunkie** » 7/13/2009, 8:48 pm

As a music reviewer myself, I'm struggling with the way things are rated.

I tend to overrate albums. If I like a record enough to wanna listen to it again, I'll give it a 4/5 or 5/5. My editor has a totally different system where a 5/5 means that it's one of the best records you've ever heard in your entire life and a 4/5 is only maybe a song away from being the best record ever. A 2/5 is considered lower than average but not crappy like a 1/5. Mathematically speaking, a 40% doesn't sound like anything to brag about, but when you're comparing it to hundreds or thousands of other records out there...it kinda makes sense how coming across a 4/5 or 5/5 album would be hard to come by.

My point is...a 2.5/5 for Burn Burn isn't as bad as it sounds. I mean, with "All You Did Was Save My Life," as part of the tracklisting, I'm definitely not expecting a 4/5. That said, the record shouldn't get a 1/5, either as we've heard from "Paper Moon"...

by **Driven** » 7/13/2009, 8:54 pm

A reviewer just needs to have a consistent system.

To me, a 4 out of 5 should mean that it's a great/fantastic album, which is usually the case. A 5 is used for classic albums.

If you look at most OLP reviews, Naveed falls around a 3-3.5/5, Clumsy around a 4, Happiness, around a 3-3.5, Spiritual Machines around a 4, and HIPT and Gravity at 3 or below.

You're not going to get a 4+ out of Burn Burn, in most cases. Anything a 3 or above should be a success for the band, considering their last two albums can't really reach that.

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by **Driven** » 7/20/2009, 11:18 am

He didn't review Naveed.

by **MindsOnLoan** » 7/20/2009, 11:54 am

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/mu ... 8235.story

Newsday review. No rating, just review.

by **Trustworthy** » 7/20/2009, 11:54 am

WTF @ THE GOO GOO DOLLS?!

by **blueseeka** » 7/20/2009, 12:10 pm

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