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Originally Posted by Sarge
I wonder why people have to rate music that way. A song either appeals to me or it doesn't. Why all those x/y ratings? I've never seen/heard anybody do that at an art exhibtion (for example). "This William Turner painting - 8/10."  |
My thoughts exactly! Either I like a song/ album or I don't (same goes with art)! I know it's done all the time, but I just don't understand how somebody can honestly do that! How could I compare a Meat Loaf song with a classical composition ( e.g. The Fuge & Toccata by Bach ) - they're two completely different styles? So I have to categorize a song first, to compare similar styles. But where to start, where to end? Finally I could only compare the songs of a single artist with one another. But then - how could somebody compare BOOH with California Dreamin' ( here goes the style-problem again)? So it's all down to personal likings and preferences.
For me HIAHB is a phantastic album with some songs I prefer over the others due to personal preferences. 'California Dreamin' und 'Our Hearts and Our Souls' have Patti in them - that's all it takes to make them my favourites. But then - I heard the full album already more often than some of the so called classics in my collection. I like the melodies, I like the lyrics, I like the overall theme. Meats vocals are strong. And I like the style mix.
So a BIG LIKE from me!