in alphabetical order by artist, and then in chronological order LPs EPs SPs Scale, quoted from Pretentious Critic Piero Scaruffi: "0.0-4.5 NOT WORTH LISTENING TO AT ALL5.0 MEDIOCRE 6.0 GOOD 7.0 VERY GOOD 7.5 AMAZING 8.0 EXTRAORDINARY 8.5 ASTONISHING 9.0 MASTERPIECE 9.5 SUPREME MASTERPIECE 10 ULTIMATE MASTERPIECE Albums are rated and ranked based on how emotionally powerful I find them. The order I've given has been thoroughly considered and is very exact. The rankings here have evolved significantly over time and my current rankings have been concluded only after many, many listens of each and every album. For me, the primary factors that make an album emotionally powerful are: 1. Emotional Conviction "I am not too interested in the instrumental technique. I am more interested in emotion than in technique. Traditionally, jazz has been associated with technique (an odd mis-interpretation of the original spirit of Afro-american music by white intellectuals). I do not enjoy listening to music for the sake of a brilliant solo. That solo has to deliver emotion. If it is technically breathtaking but does not deliver any emotion, that musician is not very interesting to me. There is a difference, in my opinion, between a juggler and an artist. If the playing is barely passable, but it delivers a lot of emotion, that musician is a genius." that is how i rate music. |