Before 11/2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), and 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are liked (fka honorable mention) :-), neutral :-|, and negative :-(. At least 3 listens per posted album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I shelved/sold ~10,000 albums after at least 3 listens before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they come up. Yes, I know that album (probably).
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II: 7.5 (high B+)
First of all, I only actually listened to this once or twice. But unless you are a pre-teen, or older but lived under a rock all of your life, you've heard all of these songs dozens of times, so I'm just evaluating the gestalt. It's impossible to do that without noting at least subconsciously that this is the 3rd highest selling album of all time. But given that the RIAA counts each sale of this as two sales, it would drop off to below 50th in real life. Bottom line, I'm not going to shelve the fatbox my wife has in the house. Still not sure what to do about The Stranger, which I loved when it came out.
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