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I really don't get how Science Fiction is that high and I'm a big Brand New fan

>>74949225
Of course, RYM is always a popularity game, but I still do think it's a great site for discovering music
Its top album lists may not be great, but they're still a hell of a lot better than Pitchfork or Rolling Stone or whatever, especially once you look past the top 50 or so albums
Searching by genre or descriptor is often incredibly helpful

>>74949225
>3. I liked this album a lot

stopped reading here.

>>74949225
>What's your opinion of ratemymusic?
Inherently worthless, because the majority of "reviews" feature nothing more than emotional descriptors and explanations of personal preference. Therefore, "reviews" can only aggravate you. It's best not to read those at all.
>What's your preferred music review site?
Wherever you find reviews which go beyond emotional descriptors and explanations of personal preference, that's the right place. There are some YouTube channels dedicated to this.

>>74949244
as much as i hate to say i agree, it has too many weak tracks to be almost 4/5. theyre my favorite band but sci fi is overrated as hell

>>74949225
name a better albums this year lol

>>74949379
Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister - Planetarium

>>74949225
As a music database, it's absolutely fine. As a community, it's absolutely fucking garbage.

>>74949379
Crack-Up

>>74949379
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

>>74949430
>>74949436
Niceee

RYM is pretty good if you know how to use it.

Obviously you should always ignore any aggregate scores and lists. Instead just look for individual users who have good taste and/or write good reviews and follow them.

>>74949379
Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface

>>74949379
The National - Sleep Well Beast

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This gave me a little chuckle

Good Lord

>>74949492
>Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
that album fuckin sucks

>>74949379
Peasant, nigga

>>74949624
Okay, name 403 albums better than this

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>E-everyone knows Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all ti-!

>>74949694
Shame on these niggas

>>74949303
>searching by descriptor
Yo how the fuck do you do this? I've never been able to find a way

>>74949824
It's a feature in the Sonemic Beta

>getting mad at what plebeian trash retards rate to the top
news flash: people have shit taste. move on.

>>74949694
literally nothing wrong with this

>>74949832
How do you use it?

>>74949624
Carrie & Lowell Live is fucking amazing, fuck off

>>74949659
you fucking sucks

>>74949902
If you click on "Charts" and hit "Build Chart", you'll open the "Chart Builder"
There's a box for "Included Descriptors"
Type a descriptor in that box and make a chart

>>74949225
Science Fiction will probably be lower whenever they update the website again

>>74949225
did you listen to c&l live?
i totally understand the sentiment behind not wanting a live album as number 1, but that's a p unfair criticism considering how reworked and expanded so many of the carrie and lowell cuts are
i wouldn't say aoty or anything but it's real good

>>74949694
my main issue with this is how high joy division is
also how blonde on blonde 36 if it has a higher rating and more ratings than 35

>>74951236
Yeah, this guy clearly hasn't listened to it if his argument is that they are shittier versions of the same songs. The live album adds a ton more instrumentation to the songs that weren't present before. Definitely feels different than the studio album.

>>74949244
The rankings got updated like two weeks ago when SciFi still had a high score

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>>74949225

The new Feist album is the best album of the year so far.

Also Brockhampton blew Kendrick out of the fucking water this year.

>>74950038
Thank you!!

>>74949379
Everything Now

>>74949225
>(shittier quality versions of shit we've already heard)

Haven't listened to the album have you? At least you could be honest, it's an anonymous imageboard for god's sake

>>74949413
Yea, it's decent. Not better though.

>>74949244
RYM are racist white nerds and they want to make sure that kendrick isnt #1 so they artificially inflate the ratings of these shitty indie albums by 2000s has been white bands.

I was going to give you a pass OP but then you are apparently a retard for hating on Carrie and Lowell Live so kill yourself.

Don't hate on Suf, ever.

>>74951258
Literally shit taste, Closer should be in top 10 desu.