Benjamin Stevens' RARB scoring

10

everything about this song is perfect, from intonation to tone to rhythm to ... moreover, the group must really live it up: an infectious energy, whatever the mood of the song

9

a nearly flawless performance, worth listening to again and again

8

potentially more "perfect" than a 9, but with less life

7

a strong song, everybody doing their job and doing it well, but it just may not "click" . . . perhaps the solo and the background have different moods in mind, or the voices are not quite suited to their roles

6

a good song, clearly stock repertoire, but either not very interesting as an arrangement, or just not a very cool song to begin with (some of this is subjective, obviously)

5

this song may have some problems: with tempo, with tonality, with rhythm; a sense of a bunch of people singing, but not really together

4

lifeless and dull, or without much skill at all

3

I can hardly believe there are songs this bad: these should not have been included on the album, for want of musicality or sheer lack of life

2

this would have to be god-awful, a real testament to one helluva terrible recording session or some MAJOR flaw in the arrangement: no meat to the middle, etc.

1

if a group can produce a 1, they probably shouldn't be singing as a group or as individuals . . . I might give a bunch of drunks singing a 1, but a collegiate group? I hope I never have to.

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