| Rating | A possible meaning | Affect on your recommendations |
|---|
| 0 | Completely abysmal, couldn't be worse if it tried | Strongly negative - avoid recommending bands like this at all costs! |
| 1 | Awful, but doesn't quite scrape the bottom of the barrel | .. |
| 2 | Pretty bad, perhaps a few redeeming features | .. |
| 3 | Not very good, could be worse | Weakly negative - show me a bit less of this kind of thing |
| 4 | I'm not a fan, but it's a passable attempt | .. |
| 5 | So-so - I could go either way on this | The neutral mid-point - has no affect either way |
| 6 | Decent but could be better | .. |
| 7 | Good stuff, I like it, with some reservations | Weakly positive - show me a bit more of this kind of thing |
| 8 | Excellent band, I like a lot | .. |
| 9 | Near-perfect | .. |
| 10 | Unbeatable - one of my few genuine all-time favourites | Strongly positive - recommend me lots more bands like this! |
