> I'm judging the music on its own merits.  But doesn't it seem to you that 
> a longer period of time to work on a project would lead to greater 
> quality?  Like an album that took two years to make would be twice as good 
> as one that took one year to make.  Or and album that took four years to 
> make would be twice as good as one that too two years to make.


Given that bands have wildly different levels of money and availability - 
and those facets can change wildly for the same band - I try not to. I also 
think a lot of bands could use an editor; more time sometimes leads them 
down the rabbithole rather than the path.

I'm learning to look at every album as a gift and treat it on its own 
merits. Long learning curve, though.

b