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A Ratings System and an Application of that System

February 8, 2010 11:47 PM

've been seeing more live music lately. I feel like I'm finally coming closer to appreciating the live music scene that Madison has to offer, which is cool. What is not cool is that there are a lot of bands out there that suck. But there are some bands that are perfectly competent but that I'd still never want to listen to again. And there are, every now and then, bands that are just friggin' amazing. With these thoughts in mind, I decided that it might be helpful to have a semi-objective way of rating live acts. A simple star or number system is way too boring, so I came up with something simpler and more direct.

Basically, bands are ranked on a continuum of interest. From low to high, it goes like this: You'd leave a venue where they were playing, you wouldn't leave a venue where they were playing, you would actively go to a venue where they were playing, and you would pay $10 for their CD. I think it's a convenient and quick way to convey how highly or lowly you regard the band.

Now watch as I apply that rating system to some bands I've recently seen.

I recently went to a show at Mickey's where the lineup was Sylvia Beach, The Honey Slides, and The Apologists. Sylvia Beach wasn't particularly impressive. Their singer sang too high and his pants were too skinny. But their drummer was good, and they weren't bad. I wouldn't seek them out, but I wouldn't leave just because they were playing.

The Honey Slides were my favorite act of the evening. They were energetic, they knew how to play their instruments, and their songs were pretty decent. I would seek them out, and I would even consider buying their CD.

The Apologists were a big pile of fail. As far as I could tell, they only did covers, and they were all in the same key. They weren't particularly good. Although the fact that it was late and I was tired contributed to it, the fact that they'd started playing was a huge contributing factor to the fact that I left three songs into their set. Overall, I'd probably leave even if it was the beginning of the evening.



4 Comments


chelsadilla said:

Typo, dude. "Their singer sang too high *because* his pants were too skinny."

February 9, 2010 11:20 AM



Kamron said:

Hats off to wehover wrote this up and posted it.

July 9, 2011 10:43 PM






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