:-) [Definitely might be a B+. I'll wait and see how Christgau rated this and maybe play it again and reconsider.]
Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 stars 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+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. [I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums before starting this blog and will add entries for some of those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.]
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Various - Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation - Original Soundtrack [placeholder]
Sunday, August 21, 2022
The Waitresses - batch review
Average of the following is slightly below 7 (B+). None higher than 7 (B+) and some are honorable mention. Maybe I should rate them slightly higher, but none of them are available at reasonable prices anyway, except the EP, which I would buy except it’s the one I like the least, and it’s a 12” EP, which I do not like. I could solve the problem by buying the best of, but it's also not available at reasonable prices, even in the “Millenium Collection” format. # [indiepop] anyway.
Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?
Bruiseology
I Could Rule the World if I Could Only Get the Parts [EP]
The Best of The Waitresss - 6 songs from first, 5 from second, and all 4 non-live tracks from EP
Cornershop - Urban Turban: 7 (B+)
Not paying import prices at B+. [Also read that the CD case is oversized, which is a pet peeve of mine. Also, this might even be an honorable mention. Finally, it’s billed as a “collaboration” album.]
Tom Ze - Lingua Brasileira: 7 (B+)
My Bloody Valentine - Ecstasy and Wine
:-| [Contains the mini-album, Ecstasy, and the single "Strawberry Wine"]