Been absent from/half-assed from RYM for quite a while, but I'm attempting to redo my account considering how much my taste has changed since I regularly used the site. Ratings are under construction and most reviews do not reflect my opinion anymore -- not sure if I want to rewrite them or what yet.

My ratings these days are more about how much I listen to something rather than whether I think one album is "better" than another. I don't think, say Another Green World is twice as good as Somethin' Else, I just listen to it much more. The only real distinction is 2.0 (dislike)/2.5 (occasional listen)/3.0 (good). The difference between something at, say, 3.5 and 4.0 is pretty much purely subjective as well as how much it gets played, and I may even enjoy that 3.5 more.