So as i'm re-rating all of my album favorites to more accurately rank them, i come across "ties" once'n' a while. I definite a "tie" as two (or more, but let's stick to two for this discussion) albums that i equally like. (I'm basically basing the album rating on the average song rating.) Obviously i can't reflect a tie within BEA, so i have to come up with some tie-breaker. Often it comes down to a case where one album has 1-or-more songs that beat anything on either of the tied albums, while the other album delivers quality songs on a more consistent basis. The question i often pose to myself is, "do i go with the album with the higher highs (and lower lows) or the one that's pretty strong throughout?"
That's the question i pose to all y'alls. Of course, there are a few other factors that come into the decision, like sentimental value and how much i generally like/love an artist, but most of the time ties are often decided by the above choice.
Good question. To me it's all about consistency. If the highs are really high, it makes the lows seem even lower in comparison and tends to drag down an album (for me anyway.)
But in today's music world, I think it's harder to make a really consistent, strong album. Back in the vinyl days you had 10-12 songs on an album with a 45 minute time limit. Once CDs came along, some artists would fill it up with about 70 minutes worth of music that necessarily didn't make the album any better. It was just longer, that's all.
So to judge today's music, the same way as 60s, 70s, and 80s music for consistency, is not really easy. How's that for a helpful answer? 😉
Consistency. A single low can ruin an album for me if it's low enough.
Yeah I think I do this. There are albums I think are really good with one really shit song somehow and it does annoy me (although now ill just use the 'next' button and be done with it).
I guess having one really good song amongst ok ones would annoy me too, though I think that's less common for me. Cant really think of many examples off the top of my head (Notwist??)
I dont really differentiate with "ties" though. As in my lists are hardly concrete so I dont forcibly try and pick the best of 2 albums.
Hadn't heard of this, but it's really interesting. I certainly judge albums heavily on their endings, it may well be the single most important part of an album for me, and really does help me to evaluate it.
Of course it's a combination of the two, but I must admit I live for the highs in music.
I guess consistency, see: I love "a Day In The Life" and "with a little help from my friends" and "Sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band" but I really can't put the album in my chart, the high are amazing IMO, but the rest of the songs are most of lows for me not that the album is bad is just that I rally can't enjoy the other songs, That's why I prefer revolver, that for me can stand all that musical atmosphere of the album without let it dying. Consistence is the most important thing in the album... like "hello master" that was my number one, It had no big highs but most of songs were entertaining and fast without losing the aggressiveness, and that's what makes for me a perfect album. _________________ Top 100 Hits you must hear before the universe implodes of beauty
My instinct is to say consistency, especially because when I rate albums a factor that I always consider is whether I would by the album on vinyl. Constancy is key where that is concerned due to the inconvenience of skipping tracks.
That being said, Having a few or even one great track will certainly raise the personal value of an entire album. _________________
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You're chart is sooooooooo american. It's like a diner in here.
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