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by Shakermaker
Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:47 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 425
Views: 627654

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

An addendum to my earlier Pazz & Jop post - the albums that ranked at positions 41-50 from 1991 to 1997 seem to have also been published (they're noted in Robert Christgau's accompanying annual Pazz & Jop essay*; he would also often reference other assorted albums that ranked at positions be...
by Shakermaker
Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:49 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)

Upgraded to 4.5 stars on AllMusic:

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
by Shakermaker
Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 425
Views: 627654

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

The listing of Pazz & Jop ranks for albums seems inconsistent across the site. The cutoff set for 2008 onward is for the Top 100 albums to have their ranks noted - yet from 1998 to 2007 only the Top 50 albums have their ranks noted (or, ostensibly the Top 50: some quick checking detected some od...
by Shakermaker
Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:47 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)

Downgraded to 4 stars on AllMusic:

Jackie McLean - New and Old Gospel
by Shakermaker
Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:03 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)

Upgraded to 4.5 stars on AllMusic:

Oscar Peterson - Night Train
by Shakermaker
Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:17 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)

Some AllMusic changes... 5 stars: Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife 4.5 stars: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Porgy & Bess 3 stars: Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High Also... Dizzy Gillespie with Roy Eldridge - Roy and Diz (note: AllMusic rates the release combining both Roy a...
by Shakermaker
Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:52 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)

Upgraded to 4 stars on AllMusic:
The Postal Service - Give Up

Upgraded to 3 stars on AllMusic:
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
by Shakermaker
Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:56 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 425
Views: 627654

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

The title of Discharge's 1982 album is Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing.
by Shakermaker
Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:30 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)

Running track of more recent AllMusic ratings for some albums now on the site after the recent update [and some that were already on the site]: 5 stars: Taylor Swift, Fearless ; Lady Gaga, The Fame ; Eric Church, Chief ; Liturgy, Aesthetica ; Veronica Falls, Veronica Falls ; Taylor Swift, Red ; Torc...
by Shakermaker
Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:39 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 425
Views: 627654

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

"Chuck Person" is an alias of Oneohtrix Point Never, so they should probably share the same page. Placements on AllMusic's "Top Albums of the 2010s (2019)" appear under the "Ratings" rather than "Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc." section for...
by Shakermaker
Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:22 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 4 stars on AllMusic:
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks - Love Bites
by Shakermaker
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:21 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2018 update
Replies: 380
Views: 692413

Re: Errors in the 2018 update

Billy Joel's 1993 song is entitled "The River of Dreams".
by Shakermaker
Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:29 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 5 stars on AllMusic:
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Bass Culture
by Shakermaker
Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 3.5 stars on AllMusic:
The Clash - Sandinista!
Gomez - Liquid Skin
by Shakermaker
Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 5 stars on AllMusic:
Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip
by Shakermaker
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2018 update
Replies: 380
Views: 692413

Re: Errors in the 2018 update

Suba's São Paolo Confessions - misspelled, correct title is São Paulo Confessions Tom Waits's Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards - is actually officially titled with an ampersand, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards Also, it strikes me as odd that Kleerup doesn't get an artist page / rank...
by Shakermaker
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:29 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2018 update
Replies: 380
Views: 692413

Re: Errors in the 2018 update

Cut Copy's In Ghost Colors - missing a letter, correct title is In Ghost Colours
by Shakermaker
Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Downgraded to 3.5 stars on AllMusic:
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
by Shakermaker
Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Downgraded to 3.5 stars on AllMusic:
Beck - Morning Phase


Edit: Woops, always had this rating to begin with. Silly Wikipedia vandals.
by Shakermaker
Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Also upgraded to 5 stars on AllMusic:

Tame Impala - Lonerism
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
by Shakermaker
Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:59 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 3.5 stars on AllMusic:
Muse - Absolution
by Shakermaker
Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:23 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 4.5 stars on AllMusic:
Priests - Nothing Feels Natural
by Shakermaker
Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:06 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Downgraded to 4 stars on AllMusic:
Bikini Kill - Pussy Whipped
Bikini Kill - The C.D. Version of the First Two Records
Zero 7 - Simple Things
by Shakermaker
Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:16 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Downgraded to 3.5 stars:
The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
by Shakermaker
Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:37 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

AllMusic rating for Wild Nothing's Gemini isn't currently listed - it's 4 stars.
by Shakermaker
Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:56 pm
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Sizzla's Black Woman & Child has been downgraded to 4 stars by Allmusic Strange. Browsed through Sizzla's AllMusic profile this week and it seems like they've now removed the review and the rating to Black Woman & Child . They've replaced it with a blank entry, using a 2009 release date ......
by Shakermaker
Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2018 update
Replies: 380
Views: 692413

Re: Errors in the 2018 update

Bit of a mix-up on Nelly's page: the 2000 album is actually entitled Country Grammar, while the 2000 song is entitled "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)".
by Shakermaker
Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:49 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 5 stars on AllMusic:
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails

Downgraded to 4.5 stars:
The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer
by Shakermaker
Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2018 update
Replies: 380
Views: 692413

Re: Errors in the 2018 update

Lil Jon's "Get Low" is listed as featuring "Ying-Yang Twins" - there's no hyphen in the name. (also, the song's missing from their page - http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/artist/Ying%20Yang%20Twins.htm) Migos' "Bad and Boujee" is missing from Lil Uzi Vert's page. Cham feat...
by Shakermaker
Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 183521

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

Ned Raggett's "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties (1999)" list contains Placebo by Placebo (#94) and Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters (#95), but this isn't reflected on their respective album pages.
by Shakermaker
Tue May 29, 2018 9:07 am
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Treble (USA) - "Essential" album lists
Replies: 39
Views: 18953

Re: Treble (USA) - "Essential" album lists

Remaining ones... 10 Essential Industrial Albums http://www.treblezine.com/10-essential-industrial-albums/ 10 Essential Industrial Hip-Hop Albums http://www.treblezine.com/10-essential-industrial-hip-hop-albums/ 10 Essential Psychedelic Soul Albums http://www.treblezine.com/22712-10-essential-psyche...
by Shakermaker
Tue May 29, 2018 9:05 am
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Treble (USA) - "Essential" album lists
Replies: 39
Views: 18953

Re: Treble (USA) - "Essential" album lists

Decade-oriented: 10 Essential ’90s Alt-Rock Albums http://www.treblezine.com/10-best-alternative-rock-albums-of-the-90s/ Sonic Youth – Goo Sugar – Copper Blue The Breeders – Last Splash Nirvana – In Utero Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love Failure – Fantastic Planet W...
by Shakermaker
Mon May 28, 2018 4:25 pm
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Treble (USA) - "Essential" album lists
Replies: 39
Views: 18953

Treble (USA) - "Essential" album lists

A decent number of Treble/Treblezine's "essential" album lists (I've limited those in this post to genre lists, no themes, etc.) compiled below. Not entirely sure about author eligibility (some of these are credited to multiple authors/staff; others only credit a single author but use &quo...
by Shakermaker
Mon May 28, 2018 2:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 183521

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

The Clientele's "An Hour Before the Light" was first released in 1999. Franz Ferdinand's "Matinée" is titled "The Dark of the Matinée" on the album track listing (it was retitled for the later single release). The complete title of Nelly's song "Country Grammar&quo...
by Shakermaker
Mon May 28, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Fact (UK) - Album genre lists
Replies: 6
Views: 7640

Re: Fact (UK) - Album genre lists

Fact (UK) - The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time http://www.factmag.com/2015/07/30/50-best-trip-hop-albums/ 50. London Funk Allstars - London Funk Vol. 1 49. Bomb the Bass - Clear 48. Slicker - Confidence in Duper 47. Meat Beat Manifesto - Subliminal Sandwich 46. 9 Lazy 9 - Paradise Blown 45. UNK...
by Shakermaker
Mon May 28, 2018 12:30 pm
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Fact (UK) - Album genre lists
Replies: 6
Views: 7640

Fact (UK) - Album genre lists

Fact (UK) - The 30 best post-rock albums of all time http://www.factmag.com/2016/04/20/best-post-rock-albums/ 30. Mono - Under the Pipal Tree 29. Pram - Helium 28. Long Fin Killie - Houdini 27. Jeniferever - Spring Tides 26. These New Puritans - Field of Reeds 25. Tarentel - From Bone to Satellite 2...
by Shakermaker
Sat May 26, 2018 11:59 am
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Album genre lists from non-genre sources (now eligible!)
Replies: 52
Views: 106622

Re: Album genre lists from non-genre sources (now eligible!)

Fact (UK) - The 30 best post-rock albums of all time
Fact (UK) - The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... f=3&t=6776
by Shakermaker
Sat May 26, 2018 11:20 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Upgraded to 5 stars on AllMusic:

Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Original Broadway Cast Recording - Hamilton
by Shakermaker
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:52 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Some AllMusic ratings for updating:

Dizzy Gillespie's Groovin' High - 3 stars
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's Ella and Louis - 4.5 stars
Sonny Rollins' Plus 4 - 5 stars
by Shakermaker
Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:52 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.)
Replies: 342
Views: 658758

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc.) - Update 2017

Elvis Presley's A Date with Elvis and For LP Fans Only have both been upped to 5 stars on AllMusic.
by Shakermaker
Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:50 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 183521

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

Archers of Loaf's Icky Mettle is a '93 release, not '94. Dizzee Rascal's "I Luv You" is actually entitled "I Luv U". And some stuff re. missing featured artist / co-artist credits... Timbaland - featured on Aaliyah's "We Need a Resolution" Redman - featured on Christina...
by Shakermaker
Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.) - CLOSED!
Replies: 93
Views: 79194

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.)

Motorpsycho's "Demon Box" is 5 stars on AllMusic - this rating should probably be included in the AM page for the album.
by Shakermaker
Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.) - CLOSED!
Replies: 93
Views: 79194

Re: Rating changes (Allmusic, Metacritic, etc.)

Howdy, just some AllMusic changes I've picked up on:

Dwight Yoakam: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. = upgraded to 5 stars
Soft Machine: Third = upgraded to 5 stars

Dwight Yoakam: If There Was a Way = downgraded to 4.5 stars
Simple Minds: Sparkle in the Rain = downgraded to 3 stars

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