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== Pitchfork 10.0 and 0.0 ratings==

===Albums awarded a 10.0 rating===
====Initial release====
The following albums received a 10.0 rating upon initial release:

* [[...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead]] – ''[[Source Tags & Codes]]''
* [[12 Rods]] – ''[[gay?]]'' (EP)
* [[Will Oldham|Bonnie 'Prince' Billy]] – ''[[I See a Darkness]]''
* [[Bob Dylan]] – ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert]]''
* [[The Flaming Lips]] – ''[[The Soft Bulletin]]''
* [[Robert Pollard]] – ''[[Relaxation of the Asshole]]''<sup>1</sup>
* [[Radiohead]] – ''[[Kid A]]''
* [[Radiohead]] – ''[[OK Computer]]'' <sup>2</sup>
* [[Amon Tobin]] – ''[[Bricolage (album)|Bricolage]]''
* [[Walt Mink]]&nbsp;– ''[[El Producto (Walt Mink album)|El Producto]]''
* [[Wilco]] – ''[[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]]''

:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>1</sup> In the review, this album theoretically received both a 10.0 and 0.0 rating. The rating humorously appeared as "(1)0.0"<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20957-relaxation-of-the-asshole<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref></div>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>2</sup> Both the original and reissue recieved 10.0 ratings, although the original ''OK Computer'' review has since been removed from the website</div>

====Re-release====
The following albums received a 10.0 rating upon re-release:
* [[Beastie Boys]] - ''[[Paul's Boutique]]''
* [[Boards of Canada]] – ''[[Music has the Right to Children]]''
* [[Glenn Branca]] – ''[[The Ascension (Glenn Branca album)|The Ascension]]''
* [[James Brown]] – ''[[Live at the Apollo (James Brown album)|Live at the Apollo]] (Expanded Edition)''
* [[The Clash]] – ''[[The Essential Clash]]''
* [[The Clash]] – ''[[London Calling]]: 25th Anniversary Edition''
* [[John Coltrane]] – ''[[Olatunji Concert|The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording]]''
* [[Elvis Costello & The Attractions]] – ''[[This Year's Model]]''
* [[Miles Davis]] – ''[[Kind of Blue]]''
* [[Miles Davis]] – ''[[Sketches of Spain]]''
* [[DJ Shadow]] – ''[[Endtroducing.....]] (Deluxe Edition)''
* [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]] – ''[[This Nation's Saving Grace]]''
* [[Serge Gainsbourg]] - ''[[Histoire de Melody Nelson]]''
* [[Iggy & The Stooges]] – ''[[Raw Power]]''
* [[Joy Division]] – ''[[Closer (Joy Division album)|Closer]]''
* [[Joy Division]] – ''[[Unknown Pleasures]]''
* [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] – ''[[Alive! (album)|Alive!]]''
* [[Neutral Milk Hotel]] – ''[[In the Aeroplane Over the Sea]]''<sup>1</sup>
* [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]] – ''[[Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe]]''
* [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]] – ''[[Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins]]''
* [[Pink Floyd]] – ''[[Animals (album)|Animals]]''
* [[Otis Redding]] – ''[[Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul]] (Collector's Edition)''
* [[Radiohead]] - ''[[The Bends]] (Collector's Edition)''
* [[Radiohead]] - ''[[OK Computer]] (Collector's Edition)''
* [[R.E.M.]] - ''[[Murmur]] (Deluxe Edition)''
* [[The Replacements]] – ''[[Let It Be (The Replacements album)|Let It Be]]''
* [[Sonic Youth]] – ''[[Daydream Nation]]: Deluxe Edition''
* [[Bruce Springsteen]] – ''[[Born to Run]]: 30th Anniversary Edition''
* [[Television (band)|Television]] – ''[[Marquee Moon]]''
* [[The Velvet Underground]] – ''[[Loaded (album)|Loaded]]''
* [[The Velvet Underground]] & [[Nico]] – ''[[The Velvet Underground & Nico]]''<sup>2</sup>
* [[The Who]] – ''[[Odds and Sods]]''
* [[Wire (band)|Wire]] – ''[[Pink Flag]]''
* [[Wire (band)|Wire]] – ''[[Chairs Missing]]''
* [[XTC]] – ''[[English Settlement]]''
* [[Various Artists]] – ''[[No Thanks!: The 70s Punk Rebellion]]''

:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>1</sup>Album originally given an 8.7 by reviewer, but is now removed from the website.</div>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>2</sup>The article has since been removed from Pitchfork's site.</div>

Occasionally, a Pitchfork reviewer awards a 10.0 rating to an album's [[reissue]] despite its initial release being awarded a lesser rating,

<div style="font-size:90%;">
:- ''[[Music has the Right to Children]]'' by [[Boards of Canada]]<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15573-music-has-the-right-to-children-reissue Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children (Reissue)]</ref> (initially awarded 8.3<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15569-musissssc-has-the-right-to-children-original-review Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children [Original Review]</ref>)
:- ''[[Endtroducing]]'' by [[DJ Shadow]]<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17070/DJ_Shadow_Endtroducing_Deluxe_Edition DJ Shadow Entroducing Deluxe Edition]</ref> (initially awarded 9.1<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17068/DJ_Shadow_Endtroducing DJ Shadow Entroducing]</ref>)
:- ''[[In the Aeroplane Over the Sea]]'' by [[Neutral Milk Hotel]]<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20351/Neutral_Milk_Hotel_In_the_Aeroplane_Over_the_Sea Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea: Pitchfork Record Review]</ref> (initially awarded 8.7<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021213042559/http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/n/neutral-milk-hotel/in-the-aeroplane-over-the-sea.shtml Neutral Milk Hotel: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea: Pitchfork Review]</ref>)</div>

===Albums awarded a 0.0 rating===
The following albums received a 0.0 rating either upon initial release or re-release:
* [[Bachman-Turner Overdrive]] – ''Remastered Hits: The Best of...''
* [[The Flaming Lips]] – ''[[Zaireeka]]''<sup>2</sup>
* [[John Frusciante]] – ''[[Smile from the Streets You Hold]]''<sup>3</sup>
* [[Jet (band)|Jet]] – ''[[Shine On (Jet album)|Shine On]]''<sup>4</sup>
* [[Francisco López (musician)|Francisco López]] – ''[[Untitled 104|Untitled #104]]''
* [[Travis Morrison]] – ''[[Travistan]]''
* [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] – ''[[Music From "The Elder"]]''
* [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]/[[Peter Criss]] – ''[[Peter Criss (album)|Peter Criss]]''
* [[Liz Phair]] – ''[[Liz Phair (album)|Liz Phair]]''<sup>5</sup>
* [[Robert Pollard]] – ''[[Relaxation of the Asshole]]''<sup>6</sup>
* [[Sonic Youth]] – ''[[NYC Ghosts & Flowers]]''
* [[Various Artists]] – ''[[This Is Next]]''

:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>1</sup> This album had a 0.0 rating for only a few hours, after which the rating was changed to 3.3.</div>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>2</sup> A feature defending the album and criticizing the review was later also published on the website.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060502004643/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/watw/02-06/zaireeka.shtml Pitchfork: We Are The World: Zaireeka Is<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref></div>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>3</sup> In this review, the critic writes "I'm giving it a 0.0 because you'll have to call this one on your own, sorry."<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17890-smile-from-the-streets-you-hold John Frusciante: Smile From The Streets You Hold: Pitchfork Record Review<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref></div>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>4</sup> This album was not given a rating—the review consisted only of a video of a chimpanzee urinating into its own mouth.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Suzuki
| first = Ray
| title = Jet: Shine On: Pitchfork Record Review
| pages = 1
| publisher = Pitchfork
| date= [[October 2]], [[2006]]
| url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38853/Jet_Shine_On
| accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>5</sup> The review of Phair's subsequent album expressed regret that the 0.0 was "wasted" on ''Liz Phair'', because "it's much better than ''[[Somebody's Miracle]]''."<ref>{{cite web
| last = Phillips
| first = Amy
| title = Liz Phair: Somebody's Miracle: Pitchfork Record Review
| pages = 1
| publisher = Pitchfork
| date= [[October 3]], [[2005]]
| url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20834-somebodys-miracle
| accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref>
:<div style="font-size: 85%;"><sup>6</sup> In the review, this album was given a "(1)0.0" theoretically giving it both a 10.0 and 0.0 rating.</div>

===And the References...===
{{reflist}}




Revision as of 18:43, 1 May 2009

Infrequently Asked Questions About Doc Strange

Q: Why "Doc Strange"?

A: Well, it's not a reference to the '40's comic character Doc Strange, but to the later Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange, The Sorcerer Supreme. I just thought "Doc" sounded snazzier than "Doctor". So yes, this does mean I prefer Marvel over DC, although DC did publish Watchmen which is my favorite comic book/graphic novel and I firmly believe it to be one of the best in the medium (and many - including none other than Marvel's Stan Lee, one of my personal heroes - agree with me)

Q: What do you do mostly on Wikipedia?

A: Mostly I revert vandalism using Twinkle, and make updates to pages of indie rock bands to assure that they're as updated and correctly cited as possible. Also i'm quite prolific on Articles for Deletion. I've gotten the worst of several editors who proclaim their article is notable despite the fact most of 'em aren't. I also hate hoaxes. I am also a member of WikiProject Discographies, as music chart watching has always been a hobby of mine. Also i'm a member of Rhode Island WikiProject (my home state) and Pink Floyd Wikiproject (my favorite band).

Q: Apparently, you have a blog, what is it again?

A: Just follow this link.

Q: You've changed your signature recently. Why?

A: Because i've finally gotten around to it.
It's now Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook

Q: When did you join Wikipedia?

A: October 11, 2005

Q: And your first edit?

A: My first edit was the creation of an article on Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbins. Gibbons had passed away on October 4, 2005 and I noticed there was no article on him, thus taking WP:BOLD to heart, I created the dang article here, becoming my first non-my user page edit to Wikipedia. If you didn't notice already, Mike Gibbins now redirects to Badfinger after an AfD which I was not notified about considering usually creators of pages are notified when the article goes up for AfD (or maybe that started after that, dunno).

Q: And your first edit edit?

A: This one, about the Boston radio station WFNX. 'FNX used to broadcast down to the Ocean State, and I used to listen to it. It no longer does and i've moved to listening to a somewhat better station. This edit was about the brief hiatus of the local rock show New England Product (which was technically "canceled" during the time I wrote it, but then came back within the next few weeks).

Q: What Userboxes have you created?

A: Nine as of November 22, 2008. All are for alternative rock bands I personally like and noticed did not have a userbox. for Silversun Pickups,Vampire Weekend, Hadouken!, Arctic Monkeys (who do have a userbox, but I created a second one because I didn't much care for the other one and am giving people a second option), Los Campesinos!, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, New Order, My Bloody Valentine, The Fall and The Cure (who actually didn't have a userbox before I made one, which is surprising for such a popular band).

Q:Your userpage looks odd, what's up?

A: I think you're talking about the oddly spaced Userboxes. These are best viewed in Mozilla Firefox. I dunno why Internet Explorer does that. IE's weird like that. Unsure about Safari, as I don't own a Mac.

Q: You're talk page shows alot of bad moves on AfD, why do you still vote?

A: Those only show a small sliver of my AfD voting. In several AfDs I was instrumental in the keeping or deletion process of the article. Most of those are done either without me googling for reliable sources or a minor lapse in judgment. Sometimes something looks like an obvious delete, but then it becomes apparent that it's a keeper.

Q: I often see you use British English spellings of words in your AfD votes/various other areas, but you're American. Why do you do this?

A: I'm an Anglophile (and also a Cymruphile - my closest approximation for a term for those who are interested in Welsh culture), and I believe that since the English created the language, they have the best idea of how the words are pronounced and spelled.

Q:Pepsi or Coca-Cola?

A: I prefer Dr Pepper to all soft drinks, but I like Pepsi more than Coke. Alot more. But RC Cola is better than both Pepsi or Coke.

Q: Anything else?

A: Yes. I identify myself as an Agnostic libertarian, which means that I answer two of the most important subjects of our time (religion and politics) with a resounding "I don't know" and "I don't care" (respectively). Also, despite the fact that there's a category on the bottom of this userpage, I don't actually listen to hard rock. It simply won't go away. I tend to ignore it.

Q: What is the point of this FAQ?

A: Umm... To fill space (mostly) and for people who want to know about m me because i'm semi-prolific on Wikipedia (I think at least. Yeah, that's a cop-out isn't it?)

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Pages I've Created

Userboxes I've Made

Pitchfork 10.0 and 0.0 ratings

Albums awarded a 10.0 rating

Initial release

The following albums received a 10.0 rating upon initial release:

1 In the review, this album theoretically received both a 10.0 and 0.0 rating. The rating humorously appeared as "(1)0.0"[1]
2 Both the original and reissue recieved 10.0 ratings, although the original OK Computer review has since been removed from the website

Re-release

The following albums received a 10.0 rating upon re-release:

1Album originally given an 8.7 by reviewer, but is now removed from the website.
2The article has since been removed from Pitchfork's site.

Occasionally, a Pitchfork reviewer awards a 10.0 rating to an album's reissue despite its initial release being awarded a lesser rating,

- Music has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada[2] (initially awarded 8.3[3])
- Endtroducing by DJ Shadow[4] (initially awarded 9.1[5])
- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel[6] (initially awarded 8.7[7])

Albums awarded a 0.0 rating

The following albums received a 0.0 rating either upon initial release or re-release:

1 This album had a 0.0 rating for only a few hours, after which the rating was changed to 3.3.
2 A feature defending the album and criticizing the review was later also published on the website.[8]
3 In this review, the critic writes "I'm giving it a 0.0 because you'll have to call this one on your own, sorry."[9]
4 This album was not given a rating—the review consisted only of a video of a chimpanzee urinating into its own mouth.[10]
5 The review of Phair's subsequent album expressed regret that the 0.0 was "wasted" on Liz Phair, because "it's much better than Somebody's Miracle."[11]
6 In the review, this album was given a "(1)0.0" theoretically giving it both a 10.0 and 0.0 rating.

And the References...

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children (Reissue)
  3. ^ Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children [Original Review
  4. ^ DJ Shadow Entroducing Deluxe Edition
  5. ^ DJ Shadow Entroducing
  6. ^ Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea: Pitchfork Record Review
  7. ^ Neutral Milk Hotel: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea: Pitchfork Review
  8. ^ Pitchfork: We Are The World: Zaireeka Is
  9. ^ John Frusciante: Smile From The Streets You Hold: Pitchfork Record Review
  10. ^ Suzuki, Ray (October 2, 2006). "Jet: Shine On: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork. p. 1. Retrieved 2006-12-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Phillips, Amy (October 3, 2005). "Liz Phair: Somebody's Miracle: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork. p. 1. Retrieved 2006-12-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)


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