This profile has been neglected for years. I'll sift through my collection and update the ratings (I only just realized that this will take ages, I'm beginning to disagree with everything). A great many records have been lost in the meantime and the ones I acquire now I don't own. Maybe this examination will inspire me to relapse into vice and I'll start collecting again.

As for the ratings themselves, in the 2.0–3.5 range, genre conventions and limitations (genre-specific, historical or otherwise) are taken into account. Therefore, a 3.0, or "good," means good for what the album is among its peers, as far as I'm aware of them. I might like one 3.5 much more than another, because it's a genre I prefer (say slowcore over progressive metal), but not to a degree that I assume it's remarkable enough to warrant a listen from virtually anybody interested in music. 5.0 means that either analytically or idiosyncratically I consider the album a masterpiece. The other ratings should be self-explanatory.