Dave's Top Eight

1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
2. Sounds Like Sunday by Janet Paschal (reviewed 5/07) (5 Stars)
3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

Click title to purchase at CBD.com...click artist name to read Dave's Review. A CD will automatically fall out of the Top Eight after twelve months if no CD surpasses it before then.

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February 17, 2006

A few words about CD ratings

Aspects like song selection, arranging, production, packaging, and vocal quality are considered when CD ratings are determined. Including half stars, there are nine possible ratings ranging from 1 Star to 5 Stars. The vast majority of CDs receive one of the seven possible ratings that fall between the two outer extremes.

1 Star - A project that is lacking in every aspect
3 Stars - This mid-point on the scale means when all things were considered, the project averaged out to being perfectly average. The review itself should point out the highlights and lowlights.
5 Stars - A project that excels in every aspect

From time to time, a lesser quality project will be reviewed, particularly if it's from a major record label and/or by a major artist.
Reviews of projects that would receive 2 Stars or less are generally avoided, though. There's really no compelling reason to give much publicity to inferior quality recordings.

That's why you will see mostly average and above reviews posted at Musicscribe. It doesn't mean there's a lack of inferior recordings or that the person writing the review is afraid to be critical.


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