Controversy reigns here at New York over the rock nyc grading system, I get accosted in the streets, and at night clubs, gay bars, nude beaches, and Michelin approved restaurants and there is only one question: what the heck is with these grades? They make no sense…
I guess they don’t.
For one thing, I simultaneously grade on a personal and a universal curve, and for another? I change my mind, sometimes midway through a review and finally, and most disturbing, my grades don’t mirror High School grades. In High School, “D-“ is a pass by the skin of its teeth, in my world it is a disaster that should be shot at dawn,.
As we enter our SEVENTH YEAR at rock nyc, perhaps a refresher
A+ – A flat out masterpiece, one of the best ever. There maybe no more than three or four in a year
A – One of the best of the year
A- – Flawed but not by much
B+ – Absolutely on the best of the year list
B – Pretty good but not on the best of the year least
B- – Good but definitely not great
C+ – A disappointment
C – A major disappointment
D+ — A dog with fleas never to be heard again
D – A disaster, kill me now
D- – Shoud be shot at dawn
F – It doesn’t happen often, “Touchdown Jesus” by Tim McGraw may be the perfect example of the deep offence we know as the dreaded seldom seen “F”