How does the prog factor affect your rating in PA?

I actually feel the same Junges, though considering PA"s complete discography policy which I accept, I couldn't think of many albums that I think shouldn't be here even if I know they are not Prog, Get your point, though, and much as I want to digress about having a prog album based category that operates similar to Various Artists where artists that had troubles getting in because of larger discography concerns raised, such as with  Donald Byrd for Electric Byrd, William Sheller for Lux Aeterna and with  Bob James, could have particular albums included rather than a band/ artist page with discography, I will resist the temptation. ;)

If I trust that a rater's tastes are similar to my own, then I trust that his/her ratings would be more in-line with how I would feel about the albums than a reviewer with different tastes.  Looking at his/her ratings page through his profile is generally a better use of my time than trawling through the reviews of someone who has different tastes than my own.  I discovered a lot of great albums early on because I saw a couple of raters who I noticed had remarkably similar tastes to my own.  That said I do love tro read some people's reviews such as Philippe.  I just discovered a great Krautrock album today through youtube and went and checked to see if the artist was included and came upon his wonderful 5 star rated review of it.

I rated a lot when M@X brought in that quick rating feature, and have written very few reviews.  I don't expect people to look at my ratings; it's practically invisible unless they look at my profile, but it does give an idea of my tastes.  I wouldn't expect people to trust it -- it's just  a reflection of what I like, and if they like very similar music to me, then maybe they'd like it too.

  I like ratings because it gives me an idea of what people like.  Sometimes I look to reviews for information, but when someone is asking for recommendations I will often look at their profile to get an idea of their tastes.  Ratings tell me more about the person, usually, than the album, but that's okay.   If I want reviews, I generally don't look to PA.  I hardly ever use PA reviews to discover albums, but some do.  I prefer getting recommendations in the forum or by kind members who contact me, or just googling my interests in music or going through youtube clips.


Edited by Logan - April 04 2012 at 22:41

As the evaluation process at PA is thorough and well-organized, the likelihood, or perhaps fear, of an artist not being Prog - barring Proto and PR - is not only unlikely but somewhat irrational.  So in a way, the question is irrelevant.   Further, the rating guidelines don't ask about the degree of Prog elements, but rather one's view of the quality of said Prog.   In other words it's a given.   This doesn't mean one may not observe degrees of Prog or a 'Prog approach' in an artist's work, but it does mean the reviewer should be liberated from a need to prove or qualify the music they're reviewing is in fact Prog.