music
I slightly revised my album rating system. . .
Transfiguration of Vincent, M. Ward
- song writing - 3 / 3
- performances - 2½ / 3
- listenability & coherence - 1 / 1
- production & arrangements - 1 / 1
- art & packaging - 1 / 1
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 1 / 1 (yes!)
Total: 9½ / 10
note: "Let's Dance" is fucking amazing.
Out of Our Heads, U.S. version, The Rolling Stones
- song writing - 2½ / 3
- performances - 2 / 3
- listenability & coherence - ½ / 1 (I have to deduct something for the live version of "I'm All Right.")
- production & arrangements - ½ / 1 (I'm sure decent fidelity was possible by 1965. . .)
- art & packaging - 0 / 1 (Lame packaging, worse repackaging - why on earth would the U.S. version have been released on CD? Were the U.K.-only tracks really that bad? I will never know.)
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 1 / 1 (Yeah, sure)
Total: 6½ / 10
Miles Ahead, Miles Davis
- song writing - 2½ / 3
- performances - 3 / 3
- listenability & coherence - 1 / 1
- production & arrangements - 1 / 1
- art & packaging - ½ / 1 (crappy cover art)
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 1 / 1 (yes.)
Total: 9 / 10
Violin Concertos of John Adams & Philip Glass, Robert McDuffie (vln), Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony
- song writing - 2 / 3 (2½ for Adams, 1½ for Glass (an average score -- for Glass, coming from me, that is quite high))
- performances - 1½ / 3 (This McDuffie fellow puts me to sleep, but I can't say it's bad. Well, I can say that. In fact, I could say it blows ass. I have, in fact, and it does, but it's all relative.)
- listenability & coherence - 1 / 1
- production & arrangements - 1 / 1
- art & packaging - 0 / 1
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 0 / 1 (No, although I must point out that I do quite like the Gidon Kremer recording of the Adams concerto.)
Total: 5½ / 10
Transfiguration of Vincent, M. Ward
- song writing - 3 / 3
- performances - 2½ / 3
- listenability & coherence - 1 / 1
- production & arrangements - 1 / 1
- art & packaging - 1 / 1
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 1 / 1 (yes!)
Total: 9½ / 10
note: "Let's Dance" is fucking amazing.
Out of Our Heads, U.S. version, The Rolling Stones
- song writing - 2½ / 3
- performances - 2 / 3
- listenability & coherence - ½ / 1 (I have to deduct something for the live version of "I'm All Right.")
- production & arrangements - ½ / 1 (I'm sure decent fidelity was possible by 1965. . .)
- art & packaging - 0 / 1 (Lame packaging, worse repackaging - why on earth would the U.S. version have been released on CD? Were the U.K.-only tracks really that bad? I will never know.)
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 1 / 1 (Yeah, sure)
Total: 6½ / 10
Miles Ahead, Miles Davis
- song writing - 2½ / 3
- performances - 3 / 3
- listenability & coherence - 1 / 1
- production & arrangements - 1 / 1
- art & packaging - ½ / 1 (crappy cover art)
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 1 / 1 (yes.)
Total: 9 / 10
Violin Concertos of John Adams & Philip Glass, Robert McDuffie (vln), Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony
- song writing - 2 / 3 (2½ for Adams, 1½ for Glass (an average score -- for Glass, coming from me, that is quite high))
- performances - 1½ / 3 (This McDuffie fellow puts me to sleep, but I can't say it's bad. Well, I can say that. In fact, I could say it blows ass. I have, in fact, and it does, but it's all relative.)
- listenability & coherence - 1 / 1
- production & arrangements - 1 / 1
- art & packaging - 0 / 1
- does Mr. Comfypants like it? - 0 / 1 (No, although I must point out that I do quite like the Gidon Kremer recording of the Adams concerto.)
Total: 5½ / 10