Music critics take pride in their ability to postulate, analyze, expound and philosophize on the latest releases by the latest musical artists. Nowhere else on the tubes, save for parody, will one find a collection more flowery language. This seems to be the preferred job of those who excelled in high school creative writing class, but weren't good enough to become real writers. This is fine.
It is also entirely not the point of this blog.
In fact this blog exists to intentionally poke a finger in the eyes of such critics, so to speak, or ahem... type. So let's cut to the chase. This blog is simply a collection of my opinions on various musical recordings. Since I like breaking things down into simple terms that everyone else can understand, I have also devised a simple rating system (which I reserve the right to change or outright disregard without notice). Each category is scored from 0 to 10, with the former being abysmal and the latter being beyond the capabilities of mere mortals. Most ratings will fall somewhere in between. The categories are as follows:
Songwriting- The quality of the compositions.
Musicianship - The quality of the performance.
Recording - The quality of the audio itself (listening with good headphones or speakers in a quiet room)
First Impression - How much enjoyment I had during the first listening.
Staying Power - How much enjoyment I get from repeated listenings.
How can I quantify such an abstract art as music? Simple. I'm an Engineer, and an opinionated one at that!
Another right which I reserve is that of reviewing anything and everything that might be music or a reasonable facsimile thereof, without regard to when it was first published or the format used. MP3, CD, YouTube, game soundtracks, vinyl and others are all fair game.
I welcome your opinions on my reviews, and openly take suggestions for music worth listening to. Keep the music playing, and have fun, kids!
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