Quote Originally Posted by fac
but it is. have u never used sentences like "oh, thats the best record he has done so far." or "his recent stuff is lame. his older tracks are much better." or "procucer xy makes the best [insert a style of your choice] records at the moment."?
Yes of course I've heard these kind of things, but rarely are two people in complete agreement. You cannot say, objectively speaking, that one tune is superior to another, without breaking it down into a series of technical judgements which would - I feel - essentially be losing sight of the point.

Music is many things to many people, and picking a best is impossible because there are just too many criteria and there's no accounting for taste.

Case in point: What is the best piece of music ever?

If you can answer that question then perhaps you don't really love music as much as you think.