The marks are on individual ratings which are toted up at the end, the 'value' rating is to help determine its value to your record collection and 3 out of five means it is better then average, with only 4 songs out of ten worth playing again and again the album 'value' rated a 3... but after reflection and and replaying it last night I am happy to move it up a notch in the value ratings because this sort of rock is always related to your mood, and last night it struck a chord!