MB Classics: David Bowie - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars

~~Cuthbert~~ · 12-09-2017, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

I voted 8.

Check dis m8

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In order for your rating to count you must leave a couple of sentences about the album.

Them's the rules.

**Goofle** · 12-09-2017, 07:26 AM

I’ll listen to it later and write two lines about it.

rubber soul · 12-09-2017, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Blank.

Current average is 8.73

Haven't seen posts from the following members: Rubber Soul, Goofle, and oriphiel

That depends. Are we good?

Mindy · 12-09-2017, 07:54 AM

i voted 10.

Oriphiel · 12-09-2017, 07:56 AM

David Bowie is cool.

This album is cool.

I give 10.

josht23musiclover · 12-09-2017, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I understand not every song is a 10/10. However songs like "Starman" and "Hang on to Yourself" pulls the rest of the album up to 10.

If not every song is a 10/10 then I don't think the album can be considered a 10: it can't be 'pulled up to 10' if every part of the album is not platonically perfect. I'd argue that 10/10 is literally impossible, and I think that people underestimate how amazing, say, 8/10 is: there is a well known fallacy wherein people vote from 7-10 instead of from 1-10. I've seen a few posters say things like 'it's solid but not amazing' and then give it a 9, a huge mismatch. That language suggests a 7 or so IMO.

My 2 cents

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-09-2017, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by josht23musiclover

If not every song is a 10/10 then I don't think the album can be considered a 10: it can't be 'pulled up to 10' if every part of the album is not platonically perfect. I'd argue that 10/10 is literally impossible, and I think that people underestimate how amazing, say, 8/10 is: there is a well known fallacy wherein people vote from 7-10 instead of from 1-10. I've seen a few posters say things like 'it's solid but not amazing' and then give it a 9, a huge mismatch. That language suggests a 7 or so IMO.

My 2 cents

I don't relly like nitpicking things like that, but to me what you're talking about would apply more to the % scale. 10/10 doesn't communicate perfection as much as 100% does. 10/10 means it's great. A classic. Very, very strong. Amazing... Not necessarily, literally perfect.

josht23musiclover · 12-09-2017, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I don't relly like nitpicking things like that, but to me what you're talking about would apply more to the % scale. 10/10 doesn't communicate perfection as much as 100% does. 10/10 means it's great. A classic. Very, very strong. Amazing... Not necessarily, literally perfect.

I mean fair enough, and most in this thread seem to agree with you so I guess I should/will leave you all to it. It just makes no sense to me.

OccultHawk · 12-09-2017, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

I’ll listen to it later and write two lines about it.

You’ve never listened to it?

rostasi · 12-09-2017, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by josht23musiclover

I mean fair enough, and most in this thread seem to agree with you so I guess I should/will leave you all to it. It just makes no sense to me.

I get what you're saying and I've had this in the back of my mind while reading the various "MB Classics" ratings.
It's as if the ratings were logarithmic (emotional) rather than linear (analytical). A 10/10 should be an extreme rarity
that would warrant a kind of thesis to back up its glorification. My rating was meant to be the equivalent of a "very good +."

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12-09-2017, 07:56 AM	#55 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	David Bowie is cool. This album is cool. I give 10. __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

12-09-2017, 07:54 AM	#54 (permalink)
Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,071	i voted 10.