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 noted as liked :-) (honorable mention), neutral :-|, and disliked :-(. At least 4 listens per graded album and 3 listens per ungraded album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I sold/shelved ~10,000 albums after at least 3 or 4 listens, respectively, before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they arise.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Grateful Dead - Blues for Allah: liked
Downgraded from 7 (B+) upon further listening, but kept the cover image because it's so great. A very spotty album. First few songs are amazing, and then it descends into jazz-rock schmaltz. As for getting it, the choices are bad: first generation CD transfer, ridiculously overpriced used vinyl, or a remastered CD loaded with bonus tracks which I'm sure are crappy. # [blues rock]
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