Which is why I think it should ultimately be curved. Prince getting a 6 seems weird if the scale is an absolute 1-10, but no band is going to get a full ten, so (right now) he's the high end.

 

Ah yes, the tr00 kvlters


I like some black metal.  Hell I like almost every sort of metal in some sense.  And the only three metal shows I've ever seen in the town I currently live in were all black(ish) metal bands; Abigail Williams, Agalloch, and Martriden.  But I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer almost any other sort of metal, especially ones that contain things like melody and harmony...


...though this song is the coolest

Don't understand the 0 and 10 voters.
If you want to honestly vote a 2 or 3 sure that is your opinion. I voted a 3 in this case.
However, every group or artist selected so far for voting has had enough success that they can't possibly be a zero.

That attitude is pretty much what essentially killed rock/metal in the early 2000's. The local scenes were just as toxic (and still are from what I see).

I was seeing this chick before I met my current gf. She only listened to death metal. Why? Because she "hates singing in her metal". The irony of it all? She had just gotten into death metal like 8 months ago, and before that was a huge White Snake and Warrant fanatic. It was really strange to hear about the extreme stylistic change and denouncing all other kinds of music.



So it's okay to vote between 1 and 9?

Just because a group is successful doesn't mean they're good. Made in Mexico, Graveyard BBQ, and Abnormality all have had enough success to make it into mainstream gaming (Guitar Hero), yet I wouldn't consider any of these bands worth listening to even once.

The only thing you need to understand is that it's someones opinion on something.

The idea of these threads is to give the bands a fair listen, even if they're not your cup of tea, and give them an honest rating. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a 1-10 scale but a thumbs up or down.

If you're honestly picking zeros every time, then I want to see video of you actually running a cheese grater across your face.  

 

dp. Always this one fucking computer. 

Yeah I think what brock is going for with the 0, and 10 is those should be reserved for a band you actually think is the best or worst on earth. So while still an opinion, a person shouldn't have 5 bands that they think are the worst band on earth. There should be just one of each per person.

I could elaborate on my score of 2/10. Their songwriting is just absolutely abrasive to my ears and the singer's voice just sounds awful to me. He's like the guy from disturbed, a singer I already dont like, but even worse. Their guitarist can shred though, and their late drummer could drum. They had some real talent in that band, unfortunately it just sounded terrible when it was all put together.

Double post, my bad

5

Based on these clips, they can play, but I'm not thrilled with the songwriting or the singer.

I feel like every group posted just gets the lowest votes possible, board must be full of country fans or something. Or since its filled with tape collectors maybe only into super retro music played on instruments from archaeological digs

Yeah I think voting a 2 on something you don't like at all and would never listen to by choice is the best way to go.

2 should be 0.

Tup - I'm not picking 0's EVERY time  

Every band listed I've listened to a "fair listen".

BA - that's some silly logic. Only allowed to dislike 1 band the worst  or like 1 band the best? If that's how you're wanting to restrict it, then why have anything other than 3 choices for the poll:

a.) I seek out to listen to this bands music
b.) I wouldn't change the station/song if this band came on
c.) instant change the station/song
Then change the scale. Either way, the lowest number will always equate to a 0 relative to other scales.

It's not my poll, but that is how I read his number descriptions and it makes sense to me. The tops and bottoms are for if you literally think they are the worst or best band on earth.

It's clear dra600n is just gonna do his own thing. That's fine, his vote is just 1 amongst 50-80. I'll consider such things within tolerance

Oh I'm not disagreeing with voting 0 or 10 I get why people are I'm just saying the criteria for the scale kind of leaves room for skewed data by design.

I would have done a 0-5 scale personally and tighten it up a bit and maybe lighten up on the criteria descriptions/subjective termonology.

0 - You would never listen to this band by choice, completely dislike
1 - If someone was playing it, it would annoy you.
2 - If someone was playing it you'd be okay with it and on occassion listen to a few select songs.
3 - You have dug into the band a little bit and listened to complete albums
4 - You have a very strong like for this band and listen frequently or come back to it periodically.
5 - This is a band you love and will probably listen to them for the remainder of your life.

I don't really wanna shit on Brock cause he puts a lot of effort into this stuff but I would personally have a scale like that instead that is more straight to the point with less subjective terms.

A word like "killer" might not be as extreme to someone as it is to another.

"Oh yeah that's pretty killer" 

"DUDE THOSE GUYS WERE FUCKIN KKIIILLEEEEEER"

Same with going to see bands live, some people can love the absolute shit out of a band but maybe they have no intentions on going to them live regardless for whatever reason, once again it's just really subjective.
 

We did the 0-5 scale for this project on another site. We quickly regretted not doing a 0-10 scale.

kay, so you don't want accurate data among the 33 people voting. Put it in wherever you want to skew the numbers in your opinion lol

The funny thing is, what I voted and what I posted are 2 different things. So have fun guessing where my vote actually is.
 

Nope, don't care.  I spoke my piece, you made your decision.  Virtually everyone else is on board so I'm content.  The threads will go on and on and we can all have fun and you can do whatever it is you are doing.

100% intend to. Thanks for your permission tho  

I suppose it is possible that someone here on earth considers this band the best band that they have ever heard.
When I think of best ever I look for innovation and lasting influence but others may have different criteria. It is subjective.

Zero however while it should be on the poll is a vote no one should honestly pick. No matter what you think of these guys they did receive a recording contract. They can play instruments and remember the lyrics without the music sheets in front of them.Have you even been to a grade school music recital? Trust me, no matter how little you think of this band if you hand me a guitar and ask me to sing a song with a couple of friends it will be worse MUCH worse.

So yeah it is subjective. However, to say that they (or any other band chosen so far) are a zero is like saying a common daily injury is the most painful experience on earth. You either greatly exaggerate or you haven't lived much.

That actually gives me an idea for next week. Might be changing my plans...

I think the poll is fine. It's easier or more likely you're gonna give a low vote for a band rather than giving them a random 9 or 10 so you can bet there is gonna be bias in the negative direction for all of these.

As for these guys, i never really got into them. Ok band just not my thing. 5.

Are we really complaining about a fun music poll?

Like seriously?

Never even heard of them and was thinking it would be shit tier level like Chemical Romance but then I heard the Guitar solos and I must admit they were pretty fucking good. Could do without the vocals though.  Solid 6 for me.