The Riffs And Raffs Scale of Greatness

No album review this week due to personal commitments but next week (or the week after) I aim to tackle the latest Volbeat album.

This week, I've decided to add something that I'm calling the Riffs And Raffs Scale of Greatness, if you hadn't already guessed from the post title. This is basically my version of the Planet Rock Rate Of Exchange that Al Murray used to do during his Sunday radio segment where he would tell you how much each Rock band is "worth" compared to each other.
There are a couple of reasons for me doing my own version of this. Firstly, his exchange rate was governed partially by hundreds of people sending in their beliefs that some bands were worth more than others; for example, Al would say it would be 5 of Muse to 1 Queen but someone might argue that 3 or 4 is more realistic, which he may or may not agree with. My scale will be determined by albums I have and haven't discussed on this blog, although every Rock/Metal band that gets a dedicated mention on here earns a spot on the scale.
The second reason is for me to keep track of my personal ratings for bands and share them with you. I intend to change ratings and add musicians to this scale over time so you'll always have something to look out for on here. Maybe in the future, I'll consider creating smaller scales for each decade to make the overall rating for bands on this scale more reliable. I'm also welcoming feedback on ratings that readers aren't too happy with but I doubt I'll get a fraction of the same response Al Murray did.

So, here's the Riffs And Raffs Scale Of Greatness (with the key moved to the top to make reference easier):


Seen live
Reviewed on blog
Not mentioned on blog
Mentioned on blog
Listened to 0 albums

Listened to 1 album

Listened to 2 albums

Listened to 3 albums

Listened to 4 albums

Listened to 5 albums

Listened to 6 albums

Listened to 7 albums

Listened to 8+ albums

ADDED (26/05/18):

Miracle Of Sound

MOVED (31/12/17)
Inglorious (2 to 3)

10

Iron Maiden (Bruce)

Queen

9

Saxon

Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Beatles
Iron Maiden (Paul)

Van Halen

8

Metallica

Slash

Blue Oyster Cult

Megadeth
Deep Purple

Led Zeppelin

7

AC/DC (Bon Scott)
Rush
Rainbow (Bonnet)
AC/DC (Brian Johnson)

The Cult

Boston
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Wolfmother

Tenacious D

Black Sabbath (Dio)
The Traveling Wilburys

Def Leppard

The Sword

(Jeff Lynne's) ELO
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Styx
Thin Lizzy

6

The Kinks
The Hollies
Airbourne

The Answer

Judas Priest

Cheap Trick
Rainbow (Dio)

Black Sabbath (Ozzy)

Motorhead

Motley Crue

Anthrax
Sweet

Bad Company
The Who
The Allman Brothers Band
Winger
Genesis (Phil Collins)
Diamond Head
Jethro Tull
Molly Hatchet
W.A.S.P.
Extreme
The Offspring
Kansas
Yes
Jefferson Airplane
The Doobie Brothers
Eagles
The Cure
Rainbow (Turner)
R.E.M.

Maximo Park
Miracle Of Sound
10cc
Avenged Sevenfold

Dream Theater
Fleetwood Mac
UFO

Iced Earth

Supertramp

5

Ozzy Osbourne
Dio

Whitesnake

Uriah Heep

Foo Fighters

Pearl Jam

Queensryche

Triumph

Bon Jovi

Scorpions
The Darkness

Soundgarden
Disturbed

Black Star Riders

Steve Miller Band
David Bowie
Slade
The Doors
Eric Johnson
Joe Satriani
Shinedown
Steve Vai
T. Rex
Halestorm

Weezer
Blind Faith

Journey

Muse

Ted Nugent

Aerosmith
Billy Squier

Queens Of The Stone Age
Alice Cooper
Black Tide
Aldo Nova
Budgie
KISS
Mott The Hoople
Foreigner
Tesla
Heart
U2

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Blackfoot
Skid Row
Samson
Yardbirds
The Monkees
Warrant
April Wine
Billy Talent
Iron Maiden (Blaze)

The Jam
4

The Rolling Stones
Tom Petty
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Status Quo
Toto
Spinal Tap
Rob Zombie
Montrose

The Cars
Living Colour
Black Stone Cherry
The Sisters Of Mercy

Testament
Helloween
Sum 41
Primal Fear
Foghat
The Stone Roses
ZZ Top
Oasis
Billy Idol
Nirvana
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
The Guess Who
Twisted Sister
Night Ranger
The Animals
AFI
White Zombie

The Protomen

Damn Yankees
Rage Against The Machine

Free

Neil Diamond
Incubus

Pat Benatar
Greta Van Fleet
Blondie

Social Distortion

Eagles Of Death Metal

The Outlaws

Steppenwolf

Razzmattazz

Slayer

Michael Jackson

Neil Young (with Crazy Horse)

Kaiser Chiefs
Volbeat
Mr. Big

Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Audioslave
Leslie West
Alter Bridge

Wings
Johnny Cash

Bob Dylan
Mountain
J.J. Cale
Radiohead
Slipknot
Joe Walsh
Gary Moore
DragonForce
Thunder

Black Country Communion
Jorn

The Romantics
Joe Bonamassa
Paramore
The Black Keys

Poison
3

Guns N' Roses
Dream Troll

Pantera
Danzig
John Mellencamp
Eric Clapton

The White Stripes

Elton John

Red Dragon Cartel

Rod Stewart

Mountain
Pink Floyd
Black Label Society

Von Hertzen Brothers

Ram Jam

The Black Crowes

The Knack

Turisas
Meat Loaf

Chris Cornell

The Hives
Gun

Ghost

Magnum

The Temperance Movement

The Treatment

Rival Sons
Smash Mouth

Faith No More
Eddie Cochran

Arctic Monkeys

FM
Quiet Riot

Ramones
Survivor
Tommy Tutone

Mason Williams
Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Green Day
Stevie Ray Vaughan (And Double Trouble)
Alice In Chains
Steel Panther

Inglorious
Trust
Jefferson Starship
King King
Ugly Kid Joe
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Jane's Addiction
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
Oh, Hush

2
Prince

Royal Blood
Skull Fist

Toseland

Godsmack

The Vintage Caravan

Electric River

Johnny Blazes And The Pretty Boys

Orianthi

Spirit

Norman Greenbaum
John Lennon
George Harrison
Bill Withers

Peter Frampton
Iggy Pop

Shocking Blue
Stone Temple Pilots
Depeche Mode
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Tommy Bolin
Jet
The Presidents Of The United States Of America

The Pretty Reckless

Archie Bronson Outfit

H.E.A.T.

Killing Joke
Rise Against
Patrick Stump
Fall Out Boy
Gary Glitter

Nine Inch Nails
Giant
The Bad Flowers
Wayward Sons

1

Nickelback
Babymetal
Lamb Of God
Richie Sambora
Gov't Mule

Alien Ant Farm
Robin Trower
Mad Season
Temple Of The Dog
California Breed

Linkin Park
Sex Pistols
My Chemical Romance
Rammstein

The Nerves
Sophie B. Hawkins

Bruce Springsteen
Kid Rock
Creed
Andrew W.K.

Big Joe Williams
Lapko

Last In Line

Sixx:A.M.
Buffalo Springfield
Marilyn Manson
Georgia Satellites
Biffy Clyro
Limp Bizkit
Twenty One Pilots
Ed Sheeran
One Direction

Before you get annoyed by your favourite band ranking quite low, know that this scale isn't perfect and I will be tinkering with it now and then. Some bands are only ranked towards the bottom because I only know one or two of their songs and feel a higher rank among bands I have more knowledge about wouldn't be as fair. As always, you can leave feedback in the comment section or via Twitter if you reckon I should give them more of a chance.

UPDATE: As you can see, I've added colour coding and a few other little guidelines to help further reflect my positioning of certain bands on the scale. It also helps me to see which bands I need to listen to more, as bands with 2-4 albums that I've listened to around the 5 or 6 mark deserve a fairer chance, as do bands making it higher than 6 or 7 when I've only listened to 1 of their albums.
I've also added a few more bands/artists here and there so keep a lookout for any you may have requested or enjoy/despise listening to!