My Album Rating System
The start of this blog focused on listening to music an album at a time and each entry gives a final score out of 5. The score are roughly assigned as shown by the following table.
Note that each score can be subdivided into subscores. This oddly allows for a score of 5.8 or 6 out of 5. However, I find scoring between 1 and 6 by first scoring between 1 and 5 more intuitive than scoring between 0 and 5, because it's easier for me to think of 3 as being the middle of the 5 scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Of course, it's easy to convert to a more standard 0 to 5 rating system: just subtract 1.
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My Song Rating System
I recently recalled that I had a rating system for comparing songs between artists which could equally apply to albums - to be referred to as the Revised 2015 system. It is an update of an older system I had used while preparing for Firefly 2015 - to be referred to as the Firefly 2015 system. In the Revised 2015 system I ranked songs between -2 and 5, where the numbers -2 to 2 correspond to below average, slightly below average, average (a.k.a. "on the fence"), slightly above average, and above average. In the Firefly 2015 system, I used pluses for songs I really liked. The Revised 2015 system makes it numerical: count the number of '+'s and add one. For example, "+++" is converted to a 4.
With respect to albums I've rated between September 29th and October 13th, I used the term "Songs which caught my attention" - to be referred to as the Simplified 2019 system. My best guess is that songs with this designation lie in the range 2 and above with respect to the Revised 2015 system. The benefit of the Simplified 2019 system is it's simplicity - hence it's name. Either I liked a song enough for it to be considered a favorite or not. On the other hand, it can be inefficient with respect to determining a favorite. While I listen to an album, it's very easy to assign relative values. For example, if the current song is not as good as the previous song, then it should get an equal or lower value. Not capturing this information as I listen to the album means I potentially have to do it later. With that being said, the Simplified 2019 system allows for more passive listening. Ultimately, using either the Simplified 2019 system or Revised 2015 system entirely depends on the circumstance.
The table below summarizes the above.
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My Song Rating System (Part 2)
I recently looked at some notes in my Music Journal - something I used in 2010. Flipping through, I seem to use a mix of words and heart symbols.
Below is my estimate on how the two line up with Revised 2015, the system which I currently use the most.
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The start of this blog focused on listening to music an album at a time and each entry gives a final score out of 5. The score are roughly assigned as shown by the following table.
| Album 2019 | Album 2019 Subscores | Rough Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5.0, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.8, 6.0 | I love this album. Every track is good. I would listen to this album a lot. I might buy this album on vinyl. |
| 4 | 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.8 | I liked this album, practically start to finish. I could listen to it often. |
| 3 | 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 | The album was good and I could probably listen to it occasionally. The artist has talent, but I don't like all the tracks. |
| 2 | 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8 | This album was decent, but I only liked some of the tracks on it. |
| 1 | 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 | I didn't like most tracks or would unlikely listen to the album as a whole. |
Note that each score can be subdivided into subscores. This oddly allows for a score of 5.8 or 6 out of 5. However, I find scoring between 1 and 6 by first scoring between 1 and 5 more intuitive than scoring between 0 and 5, because it's easier for me to think of 3 as being the middle of the 5 scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Of course, it's easy to convert to a more standard 0 to 5 rating system: just subtract 1.
[20191016]
My Song Rating System
I recently recalled that I had a rating system for comparing songs between artists which could equally apply to albums - to be referred to as the Revised 2015 system. It is an update of an older system I had used while preparing for Firefly 2015 - to be referred to as the Firefly 2015 system. In the Revised 2015 system I ranked songs between -2 and 5, where the numbers -2 to 2 correspond to below average, slightly below average, average (a.k.a. "on the fence"), slightly above average, and above average. In the Firefly 2015 system, I used pluses for songs I really liked. The Revised 2015 system makes it numerical: count the number of '+'s and add one. For example, "+++" is converted to a 4.
With respect to albums I've rated between September 29th and October 13th, I used the term "Songs which caught my attention" - to be referred to as the Simplified 2019 system. My best guess is that songs with this designation lie in the range 2 and above with respect to the Revised 2015 system. The benefit of the Simplified 2019 system is it's simplicity - hence it's name. Either I liked a song enough for it to be considered a favorite or not. On the other hand, it can be inefficient with respect to determining a favorite. While I listen to an album, it's very easy to assign relative values. For example, if the current song is not as good as the previous song, then it should get an equal or lower value. Not capturing this information as I listen to the album means I potentially have to do it later. With that being said, the Simplified 2019 system allows for more passive listening. Ultimately, using either the Simplified 2019 system or Revised 2015 system entirely depends on the circumstance.
The table below summarizes the above.
| Firefly 2015 (Symbolic) | Firefly 2015 (Verbal) | Revised 2015 | Simplified 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ++++ | Excellent | 5 | Songs which caught my attention |
| +++ | 4 | ||
| ++ | 3 | ||
| + | Above Average | 2 | |
| ~+ | Slightly Above Average | 1 | none |
| ~ | On the Fence (Average) | 0 | |
| ~- | Slightly Below Average | -1 | |
| - | Below Average | -2 | |
| -- | none | -3 |
[20191016]
My Song Rating System (Part 2)
I recently looked at some notes in my Music Journal - something I used in 2010. Flipping through, I seem to use a mix of words and heart symbols.
Below is my estimate on how the two line up with Revised 2015, the system which I currently use the most.
| Music Journal 2012 (Symbolic) | Music Journal 2012 (Verbal) | Revised 2015 | Simplified 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♥♥♥♥♥ | none | 5 | Songs which caught my attention |
| ♥♥♥♥ | 4 | ||
| ♥♥♥ | 3 | ||
| ♥ or ♥♥ | Great | 2 | |
| none | Good | 1 | none |
| Okay | 0 | ||
| none | -1 | ||
| -2 | |||
| -3 |
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