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I'm not sure what I'm supposed to take away from this article that I didn't know before reading it. I know that some albums are disappointing. That sometimes su
by Spearchucker 11y ago
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to take away from this article that I didn't know before reading it. I know that some albums are disappointing. That sometimes successful albums from an artist are followed by unsuccessful ones. This is a bit like saying that the sky is blue, water is wet... Unless of course I'm missing the point, which is entirely possible.
- coldtea 11y agoYou missed the whole: a) formalizing of the concept of dissapointing (the particular statistical method they used), and b) the particular list of albums they gave, using said method Both things you didn't knew beforehand (and even if you did most didn't).
- ctdonath 11y agoThere's a difference between the vague "yeah, some albums are subjectively disappointing" vs "these albums are disappointing for these objective criteria". Yes, the sky is blue. What shade? what's the gradient? what factors affect it? what causes a staggeringly "sky blue" color as opposed to blue-tinted overcast? how does looking thru a projected shadow affect what's seen? I had an art teacher point out that the lesson on painting landscapes included explaining to kids that the sky comes all the way down to the horizon, something that startled most of them. Yes, you know. How well?
- cag_ii 11y ago> "these albums are disappointing for these objective criteria". Except that the actual scores used to make this "objective" analysis are largely subjective.