Rating system
When albums have a dedicated page, I often go through the effort of adding in a track listing which includes thoughts for some and ratings for most tracks. This rating system is mostly visual and unexplained, so it's good to get acquainted with it beforehand before diving into the other pages here. Hover over each rating for a better description of when a track falls under it.
Example of the rating system
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0-Star Songs These are songs I've never really listened to and don't have an emotional connection with or thoughts about. They're included in the listing for visual guidance and to completely list all tracks of an album.
Other ways of putting it:
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If you were to ask me to hum a medium-large part of the song, I couldn't.
Visually, zero star songs are grayed out and have a smaller font size.
(0 stars) -
1-Star Songs These are songs that actively suck to listen to
(because of bad mixing or a certain instrument/melody that just sounds unpleasant, for example) . There are only a handful of tracks in my music library that fit this description.Visually, one star songs are colored red and smaller.
(1 star) -
2-Star Songs These songs are better than one star songs in that it isn't just completely unpleasant - they do include things I like! It's just that the unpleasant things outweigh the good things.
Visually, two star songs are slightly grayed/redded out and slightly smaller.
(2 stars) -
3-Star Songs Neutral. I've heard these tracks for a few times and there isn't anything particularly good or bad sticking out to me.
Visually, three star songs have unaltered appearances.
(3 stars) -
4-Star Songs Liked Tracks.
Visually, four star songs have a small star to the right of them.
(4 stars) -
5-Star Songs Loved Tracks. I usually try to limit these to a small number of songs per album so it can be a good indicator of what to listen to if the album peaks your interest.
Visually, five star songs have a small heart to the right of them.
(5 stars)