If Numerical Ratings Are Useless Then So Is My Free Time

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Welcome!

Some of you might remember another music diary I had about a year ago which I dropped abruptly around a month in. If you wonder why I did that, it's because it took too much effort to make every post as clean and pretty as they were so I grew tired of that. However, I miss rating my music, so I decided to make this second forum which won't be as neat, and will hardly have any commentary, but will include A LOT of numerical ratings. Anyway, here's my odd-looking though very functional (for me at least) rating system:

91-100 - Masterpiece
85-90 - Exceptional
80-84 - Great
70-79 - Good
60-69 - Decent
50-59 - Indifferent
40-49 - Poor
25-39 - Bad
10-24 - Terrible
0-9 - Causes Existential Crisis

Ratings for interludes or skits and such:
+ Improves album rating
= Doesn't affect album rating
- Decreases album rating

I will highlight my favorite track from each album as well as any others that I consider essential listening.

Keep in mind that ratings may change with time as all opinions do.

I started fresh with my ratings a few days ago so I'm gonna pump a few of those out today, enjoy!

[RadioBallet]

Radiohead - Amnesiac (2001)

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Genre: Experimental Rock // Art Rock // Electronic

1. Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box // 83
2. Pyramid Song // 91
3. Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors // 82
4. You and Whose Army? // 86
5. I Might Be Wrong // 85
6. Knives Out // 78
7. Morning Bell / Amnesiac // 73
8. Dollars and Cents // 68
9. Hunting Bears // 74
10. Like Spinning Plates // 80
11. Life in a Glasshouse // 87

Album Rating: 78/100

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (1967) (American Release)

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Genre: Psychedelic Rock

A1. Purple Haze // 88
A2. Manic Depression // 89
A3. Hey Joe // 87
A4. Love or Confusion // 80
A5. May This Be Love // 83
A6. I Don't Live Today // 78
B1. The Wind Cries Mary // 81
B2. Fire // 85
B3. 3rd Stone From the Sun // 87
B4. Foxey Lady // 86
B5. Are You Experienced? // 87

Album Rating: 84/100

Maybe not as great now as it was in the day... still really solid

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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)

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Genre: Conscious Hip-Hop

1. Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter // 85
2. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe // 91
3. Backseat Freestyle // 89
4. The Art of Peer Pressure // 92
5. Money Trees // 88
6. Poetic Justice // 88
7. good kid // 90
8. m.A.A.d city // 89
9. Swimming Pools (Drank) // 93
10. Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst // 92
11. Real // 83
12. Compton // 82

Album Rating: 91/100

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John Coltrane - Blue Train (1958)

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Genre: Hard Bop

A1. Blue Train // 77
A2. Moment's Notice // 79
B1. Locomotion // 83
B2. I'm Old Fashioned // 95
B3. Lazy Bird // 78

Album Rating: 74/100

I don't know what it is but I'm Old Fashioned gets me in the feels EVERY freaking time.

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Soda Stereo - Signos (1986)

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Go to Page 3 to see my thoughts on this album. This log has been moved as this album is featured in the artist series.

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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

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Genre: Modal Jazz

1. So What // 87
2. Freddie Freeloader // 86
3. Blue in Green // 98
4. All Blues // 87
5. Flamenco Sketches // 84

Album Rating: 87/100

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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

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Genre: Art Rock

1. Speak to Me // +
2. Breathe // 87
3. On the Run // +
4. Time // 96
5. The Great Gig in the Sky // 90
6. Money // 88
7. Us and Them // 87
8. Any Colour You Like // +
9. Brain Damage // 87
10. Eclipse // +

Album Rating: 97/100

I wish all albums were as well done as this one. It's not even that the songs are good, but it's how they play together and the themes are explored... it's hard to explain and I don't want to try myself right now but man, this makes everything else seem somewhat one-dimensional.

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The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

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Genre: Psychedelic Pop Rock

1. Magical Mystery Tour // 82
2. The Fool on the Hill // 86
3. Flying // 80
4. Blue Jay Way // 76
5. Your Mother Should Know // 83
6. I Am the Walrus // 89
7. Hello Goodbye // 87
8. Strawberry Fields Forever // 95
9. Penny Lane // 88
10. Baby You're a Rich Man // 84
11. All You Need Is Love // 90

Album Rating: 80/100

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Nas - Illmatic (1994)

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Genre: Hardcore Hip-Hop

1.The Genesis // +
2. N.Y. State of Mind // 94
3. Life's a Bitch // 88
4. The World Is Yours // 87
5. Halftime // 87
6. Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park) // 86
7. One Love // 86
8. One Time 4 Your Mind // 86
9. Represent // 88
10. It Ain't Hard to Tell // 89

Album Rating: 88/100

Just gave this my very first listen, and I gotta say I'm pretty blown away by it. Gonna give it a few more listens soon so I'll make a note of it if I change some ratings here in a future log.