Grading the ungradable

[steve.b@TQS.COM (Steve Berlin)]

as010b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Tree of Schnopia) blathers:

>You've *got* to be kidding me, Steve!  "You Want Alchemy" better than
>"Suspended" or "Houdini" or "Army Dreamers" or "Burning Bridge"?

>I agree it's better than "Passing Through Air," but, geez, so is "I'm Too
>Sexy," already.

I didn't mean *THAT*.  What I meant was that YMA (or any other KaTeSong,
for that matter) is better than ANYTHING ELSE by ANYBODY ELSE. 

ratIng kAtesongs aMoNgst themselves is an artfOrm That should only be
performed by the bravest of souls In which Every nuance must be
examineD.

Here's my own Rate Kate chart:

A+ (Under the Ivy, Moments of Pleasure)
A  (Army Dreamers, Ken)
A- (James and the Cold Gun, Hammer Horror)
B+ (Reaching Out, Running Up that Hill)
B  (The Burning Bridge, You Want Alchemy)
B- (Heads We're Dancing, And So is Love)
C+ (Hounds of Love, Warm and Soothing)
C  (Symphony in Blue, Rocket Man)
C- (Never Be Mine, Fullhouse)
D  (Experiment IV extended mix, I'm Still Waiting)
F  (Eat the Music extended mix, Why Should I Love You?)

Yeah, I picked choices that I knew would be controversial (for the
most part).  The hard part was limiting myself to two "B+" through
"A+" songs.  Just as hard was thinking of two "C-" and "D" songs.

- Stev0 the steep grade

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