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Changes or missings ratings - Piero Scaruffi

Black Mountain Black Mountain 6
Blood Brothers, The ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn 7,5
Blood Brothers, The Young Machetes 6,5
Boris Pink 6,5
Broadcast Haha Sound 7
Bryars, Gavin The Sinking of the Titanic 6
Buckingham, Lindsey Under the Skin 6
Budd, Harold & Brian Eno The Pearl 5,5
Buffalo Tom Big Red Letter Day 5,5
Califone Roots & Crowns 6
Camera Obscura Let's Get Out Of This Country 5,5
Case, Neko Fox Confessor Brings the Flood 6
Circulatory System Circulatory System 6,5
Clinic Walking with Thee 6
Comets on Fire Avatar  6,5
Converge Jane Doe 7
Converge No Heroes 5,5
Converge All We Love We Leave Behind 6,5
Cornershop When I Was Born for the 7th Time 6,5
Cornershop Handcream for a Generation 5
Costello, Elvis Blood and Chocolate 5,5
Costello, Elvis & Allen Toussaint The River in Reverse 4
Crow, Sheryl Sheryl Crow 5,5
Current 93 Black Ships Ate the Sky 6
Cursive The Ugly Organ 7
Danielson Ships  6
Dear, Matthew Asa Breed 5,5
Dears, The Gang of Losers 5
Dungen Ta Det Lugnt 6,5
Espers Espers II 6,5
Fall, The Bend Sinister 5,5
Fall, The The Frenz Experiment 6,5
Final Fantasy He Poos Clouds 7
Furtado, Nelly Loose 4
Futureheads, The News and Tributes 5
Ghostface Killah Ironman 5
Girl Talk Night Ripper 6,5
Girl Talk Feed the Animals 6,5
Green, Adam Friends of Mine 5
Griffin, Patty Children Running Through 6,5
Handsome Family, The Last Days of Wonder  5
Hawley, Richard Lady's Bridge 5
Holland, Jolie Escondida  6,5
Holland, Jolie Springtime Can Kill You 6
Hollis, Mark Mark Hollis 6,5
Housemartins, The London 0 Hull 4 6,5
Housemartins, The The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death 5
Ice-T O.G. Original Gangster 7
Iceage New Brigade 6
Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days 7

Changes or missings ratings - All Music

Brygada Kryzys Brygada Kryzys 3,5
Bug, The London Zoo 4,5
Burnette, Johnny & the Rock and Roll Trio Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio 4,5
Camarón de la isla La leyenda del tiempo 4
Danger Mouse The Grey Album 4,5
Diabate, Toumani The Mandé Variations 4
Domino, Fats Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino 3
Fennesz Black Sea 4
Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight 4,5
Girl Talk Feed the Animals 4
Glasvegas Glasvegas 3,5
Gold Panda Lucky Shiner 4
Hagen, Nina Nina Hagen Band 2
Hellström, Håkan För sent för Edelweiss 3
Hothouse Flowers People  4,5

Changes or missings ratings - Christgau

Bloc Party A Weekend in the City Choice
Blur Parklife Choice
Brubeck, Dave Jazz Goes to College A
Brubeck, Dave Time Out B+
Cee-Lo Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections ***
Coltrane, John Interstellar Space A-
Cut Copy In Ghost Colors **
D'Angelo Brown Sugar A-
Davis, Miles Get Up with It A-
Death Cab For Cutie Plans  Choice
Dixie Chicks Taking the Long Way Choice
Django Django Django Django ***
Eddie & The Hot Rods Teenage Depression C+
Evora, Cesaria Miss Perfumado Neither
Flack, Roberta Killing Me Softly C
Flaming Lips, The At War with the Mystics Choice
Fugazi Steady Diet of Nothing Neither
Geils Band, J. Monkey Island B+
Gil, Gilberto Expresso 2222 B+
Gil, Gilberto Gilberto Gil A-
Go-Go's Beauty and the Beat B+
Goldfrapp Supernature  Choice
Gordon, Dexter Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard B+
Green, Al Al Green Is Love A
Guthrie, Arlo Alice's Restaurant B-
Harvey, PJ White Chalk Choice
Holland, Jolie Escondida  Dud

Changes or missings ratings - Metacritic

Black Mountain Black Mountain 65
Boris Pink 80
Explosions in the Sky The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place 86
Goat World Music 87
16 Horsepower Secret South 81

Changes or missings ratings - Music Story

Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children 5
Boards of Canada Geogaddi  4
Boards of Canada The Campfire Headphase 3
Case, Neko Blacklisted  4,5
Case, Neko Fox Confessor Brings the Flood 4
Case, Neko Middle Cyclone 4
Charlatans, The Some Friendly 3
Charlatans, The The Charlatans 3,5
Charlatans, The Tellin' Stories 4
Charlatans, The Us and Us Only 3
Corea, Chick & Return To Forever Light as a Feather error : no rating for this album
Dalla, Lucio Lucio Dalla 4
Dizzee Rascal Showtime  4
Dizzee Rascal Maths + English 3,5
Earle, Steve Guitar Town 5
Earle, Steve Copperhead Road 4
Earle, Steve I Feel Alright 4
Earle, Steve El Corazon 3,5
Earle, Steve & The Del McCoury Band The Mountain 3,5
Earle, Steve Transcendental Blues 4
Earle, Steve Jerusalem  4
Earle, Steve The Revolution Starts Now 3,5
Fuck Buttons Tarot Sport 4
Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna 5
Haggard, Merle Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down 4,5
Haggard, Merle I'm a Lonesome Fugitive 4
Haggard, Merle Mama Tried 5
Harper, Roy HQ/When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease 5
Holland, Dave Conference of the Birds 4,5
Holland, Dave Dave Holland & Sam Rivers Vol. 1 error : no rating for this album
House of Love, The The House of Love 4,5
House of Love, The The House of Love II 4
Gainsbourg, Serge Aux armes et caetera 4 instead of 4.5

Fela Kuti | Coffin for Head of State: Downgraded to 4 stars on Allmusic.

More WTF re-ratings from Allmusic:

Richard Hawley | Coles Corner downgraded from 4.5 stars to 4 stars
Richard Hawley | Lady's Bridge downgraded from 4.5 stars to 4 stars

I think that Piero Scaruffi has rated the Colosseum album the Valentyne Suite 8, as listed here: http://www.scaruffi.com/ratings/60.html.

AMG making a minor adjustment to Janet Jackson's discography due to her new release:

Janet Jackson | janet. upgraded from 3 stars to 4 stars on Allmusic.

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but noticed that Robert Christgaus grades for some 2013 albums and all from 2014 to now are missing. Seeing that he's still reviewing professionally, his reviews should definitely be legit, so i have to assume that people haven't noticed that he's still reviewing.

Arvo Pärt | Tabula Rasa Upgraded to 5 stars on Allmusic.

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but AM sais that Scaruffi rated Michael Jackson's "Thriller" a 7, but I can't find this rating on Scaruffi's website (http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/jackson.html)

Son Volt | Trace Upgraded to 5 stars on Allmusic.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/run-the-j ... 0002739362

Run The Jewels - RTJ2 from 4 to 4 1/2

Adele's 21 upgraded from 3.5 stars to 4 on AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/album/21-mw0002080092

Leonard Cohen | Ten New Songs Downgraded to 3.5 stars on Allmusic.

Allmusic's review of The Late Great Townes Van Zandt is missing, they gave it 4 stars.

Phil Collins - Face Value upgraded from 4.5 stars to 5 stars on Allmusic.

Gal Costa | Gal Costa: Upgraded to 5 Stars on Allmusic.

Elvis Presley's "Elvis Country" has been downgraded to 4 stars by Allmusic: http://www.allmusic.com/album/elvis-cou ... 0000195504

Robert Christgau's rating for Arcade Fire's Reflektor is missing: **

http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_arti ... rcade+Fire

Beyoncé | 4: Downgraded to 3 stars on Allmusic.

New ratings - Prince | Pitchfork
Dirty Mind | 10 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21866-dirty-mind/
Around The World In a Day | 8.8 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/218 ... -in-a-day/
Purple Rain | 10 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21841-purple-rain/
Controversy | 9 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21843-controversy/
Parade | 9.1 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/218 ... on-parade/
Diamonds and Pearls | 8.3 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/218 ... nd-pearls/
1999 | 10 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21842-1999/
Sign "O" the Times | 10 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/218 ... the-times/

Marissa Nadler - July downgraded from 4.0 stars to 3.5 stars on Allmusic.

checking these changes out now.

Missing rating for The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica": 3 stars from allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com/album/presentin ... 0000862389)

Krurze wrote:Missing rating for The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica": 3 stars from allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com/album/presentin ... 0000862389)

I only include ratings with reviews.

Henrik wrote:

Krurze wrote:Missing rating for The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica": 3 stars from allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com/album/presentin ... 0000862389)

I only include ratings with reviews.

Oh, I see! Thanks for the clarification

Henrik wrote:

Krurze wrote:Missing rating for The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica": 3 stars from allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com/album/presentin ... 0000862389)

I only include ratings with reviews.

I'm glad, because it is not a three-star album.

I saw some ratings of this critic, Piero Scaruffi, and he is without doubt a polemical critic. Many albums universally considered masterpieces, like Sgt. Peppers, Led Zeppelin IV, Innnervisions and others acclaimed albums have just a rating of 7 of 10 by this critic. In fact, Revolver of The Beatles have a rating of only 5 of 10 by him also.

I also suggest that Acclaimed Music add ratings of Mojo in the albums cadastred here.

Scaruffi rating, J Dilla:

Donuts - 6.5/10
The Shining - 6/10

Krurze wrote:Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but AM sais that Scaruffi rated Michael Jackson's "Thriller" a 7, but I can't find this rating on Scaruffi's website (http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/jackson.html)

It's rated here: http://www.scaruffi.com/ratings/80.html

Songs For Young Lovers by Frank Sinatra doesn't have more 5 stars in All Music, but 4,5 stars.

Tangerine Dream | Zeit is now 3.5 stars on Allmusic.

Both New Skin for the Old Ceremony and Popular Problems by Leonard Cohen have been downgraded to 4.0 stars on AllMusic.

Histoire de melody Nelson is now 5 stars on allmusic

Both Hot Fuss and Sam's Town by The Killers have been upgraded to 4.0 stars on AllMusic.

I Want You by Marvin Gaye has (finally) been upgraded to 4.5 stars on AllMusic.

The first album by Run the Jewels has finally been given a review on AllMusic, where they've rated it at 4 stars.

Coexist by The xx has been downgraded to 3.5 stars on AllMusic.

Miss Joan Armatrading 1976 from Music Story > 3.5

No AllMusic Rating for Art Ensemble of Chicago Full Force
http://www.allmusic.com/album/full-force-mw0001792546

Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe B+ > Christgau 4 > Scaruffi

Blumfeld Old Nobody is 3 on AllMusic
Dean Blunt The Redeemer is is 3 on AllMusic and 5 on scaruffi

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse 4.5 on AllMusic and 7.5 on scaruffi

Boris Pink 6.5 on scaruffi

Braxton, Toni Toni Braxton is 3 on Music Story

Brood, Herman Shpritsz is 4 on allmusic under the release Herman Brood & His Wild Romance
http://www.allmusic.com/album/herman-br ... 0000854368

Brubeck, Dave Time Out is B+ on Christgau
Brubeck, Dave Jazz Goes to College is A on Christgau