Anyone else (say they) listen to/like "everything"?

JGuy Grungeman · 09-16-2016, 02:56 PM

Painting's he's PAINTED. He's a PAINTER. I've made that clear as I called him a painter. I fail how to see how that wasn't obvious, or at least how you didn't even think about what I was saying.

I know it wasn't the best example, but say I was talking about "Things to rate that I've rated."

**Frownland** · 09-16-2016, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

Painting's he's PAINTED. He's a PAINTER. I've made that clear as I called him a painter. I fail how to see how that wasn't obvious, or at least how you didn't even think about what I was saying.

I know it wasn't the best example, but say I was talking about "Things to rate that I've rated."

A painter who paints only one great painting and nothing else is a skilled painter. A painter who paints a million and a half ****e paintings is not a skilled painter. I fail to see how that isn't obvious, or at least how you didn't even consider that your analogy might not be perfect.

The Batlord · 09-16-2016, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

Painting's he's PAINTED. He's a PAINTER. I've made that clear as I called him a painter. I fail how to see how that wasn't obvious, or at least how you didn't even think about what I was saying.

I know it wasn't the best example, but say I was talking about "Things to rate that I've rated."

You mean like an art critic? If an art critic told me how many paintings he'd seen I'd assume he was a shallow, pretentious ****.

JGuy Grungeman · 09-16-2016, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

A painter who paints only one great painting and nothing else is a skilled painter. A painter who paints a million and a half ****e paintings is not a skilled painter. I fail to see how that isn't obvious, or at least how you didn't even consider that your analogy might not be perfect.

It's just called recognizing the things you do better than other things you do. And I even flat-out said it wasn't the best analogy.

OK, I'll let you decide. How good or bad of a critic do you think I am? Am I decent? Does the 100 system annoy you or interest you? Have I improved since I first got here?

Ninetales · 09-16-2016, 03:03 PM

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No one on Earth rates an album a 91 except you. Cause no one can tell the difference between a 91 and a 92.

Doesn't Pitchfork rate albums this way?

But I do agree, I find immense rating systems to be pretty useless. The point of "ratings" (imo at least) is to place an album into a general tier, which fragmenting them into decimals sort of takes away from. Even if intuitively (or god forbid: mathematically) you figured "Album X is a 92", it means nothing to most people when they're comparing that to your 91s or 94s. It's the ballpark you're aiming for, not the bullseye.

JGuy Grungeman · 09-16-2016, 03:05 PM

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you figured "Album X is a 92", it means nothing to most people when they're comparing that to your 91s or 94s. It's the ballpark you're aiming for, not the bullseye.

This, I totally get.

The Batlord · 09-16-2016, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

It's just called recognizing the things you do better than other things you do. And I even flat-out said it wasn't the best analogy.

OK, I'll let you decide. How good or bad of a critic do you think I am? Am I decent? Does the 100 system annoy you or interest you? Have I improved since I first got here?

If I read one of your reviews I usually skip to the end cause you tend to bloviate.

JGuy Grungeman · 09-16-2016, 03:21 PM

I'll try tro tone down on the bloviating then.

**Frownland** · 09-16-2016, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

It's just called recognizing the things you do better than other things you do. And I even flat-out said it wasn't the best analogy.

OK, I'll let you decide. How good or bad of a critic do you think I am? Am I decent? Does the 100 system annoy you or interest you? Have I improved since I first got here?

You like a lot of crap so you're a bad critic.

JGuy Grungeman · 09-16-2016, 03:30 PM

Says the guy who admits his own music is ****. :P

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JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	Says the guy who admits his own music is ****. :P __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.