Rating something as a classic just because other people say it's a classic when you don't personally enjoy the record is almost the most pretentious thing you can do as a reviewer.

Maintaining a certain degree of objectivity is one thing but believing that the quality of an album is untouchable is just stupid and ultimately misleading.

I hate the 'classic' tag that comes with a 5 on sputnik anyway. To me, 5 just means perfect. Never mind 'classic'. Otherwise how could you give something new a 5?

Album Rating: 2.5

Oh no I agree Knott that forcing yourself to give high marks to an album you don't like so as not to appear unfashionable or unintelligent is not only pretentious it's ultimately foolish because the only person you're lying to really is yourself. What I mean though is that great music, even of a genre one doesn't like, can definitely be identified. For example, I absolutely despise the genre of country-pop that dominates the chartwaves these days, but when I listened to Taylor Swift's new album I didn't immediately dismiss it because of that, and I listened to the album objectively, noting the pros and cons of the release and I ultimately gave it a good rating because even though it personally wasn't something I'd ever really listen to, most of the album was extremely well-produced, well-played, and well-written.



I get what you're saying though and I totally agree. Classic and perfect are pretty interchangeable to me, actually I'd probably say calling something "perfect" is more praise than calling it a classic, as there are quite a few classic albums I could think of that are not completely perfect in every single way.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

i dunno. the vocals are the best part of this.

Whattaya mean “cock-rock nonsense”?

This sounds interesting… Especially the bit about the strings, piano & horns being integrated. I guess I – as you state in the review – just have to get over those vocals.

Album Rating: 4.0

this is really fucking good. I want can haz.

Album Rating: 5.0

Lol, don't go dropping your rating in a week now.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

yeah i sort of 5'd it when i realized that i havent felt this way about trophy scars since the first time i heard hospital music, and that absolutely everything about this EP is cool. i seriously cant say a word against it.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

bad luck was solid 4.5

Comatorium has it exactly right.

what the shit did not expect this or even know it was being released

love this but still not as much as Bad Luck

HOLY FUCK ITS HANDOMAN OMG

oh hi

Album Rating: 4.5

Bad Luck was a 5, and this just comes in slightly below it in my rankings. But god, it is still amazing. There is literally no band like Trophy Scars, and Jerry's vocals are fucking awesome.

hey bby where u been

dude holy shit when did this happen

Album Rating: 4.5

Eh I feel like musically this is definitely a step up from Bad Luck. They've just gotten so grandiose sounding.

Album Rating: 4.5

I agree, Bad Luck has a personal quality to it, while this feels like an epic (mini)story.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

If Trophy Scars doesn't get super-ridiculously big, I'm going to be a very upset boy. They finally deserve it.

Album Rating: 4.5

Not only that, but they rarely tour. If they did full time I'm sure they'd have a much larger fan base.