Book Three — Quick Guide
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Quick Guide – All 34 Collections Rated G to X
Catalog Rating System & User Guide
The Purpose
This catalog is sequenced intentionally, from babies, flowers, puppies and true love to suicide, homicide, revenge porn and anal prolapse. The rating system exists to:
Guide listeners to material appropriate for their comfort level
Protect vulnerable audiences from unexpected triggers
Establish artistic intent. Serious themes are labeled as such. Shock is labeled as shock.
Let you filter yourself. Start where you're comfortable. Go as far as you want.
The Rating System
Rating
Points
Name
Definition
0
General Audiences
Inoffensive / Loving. Safe for all ages. Wholesome, spiritual, universally positive. No profanity, no sexual content, no violence.
1
Parental Guidance
Mild themes. Rare mild profanity. Romantic themes without explicit detail. No drug glorification.
2
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Default for serious work. Strong language allowed. Addiction, depression, trauma, war, political critique, implied violence, sexual innuendo. Artistic intent. Anti-glorification.
3
Restricted
First-person narrator committing crimes without clear anti-glorification framing. Reserved for severe cases only.
4
Adults Only
Explicit content with artistic merit. Not pornographic. Serious topics depicted with gravity and artistic intent.
5
Hardcore
Pornographic intent. Degradation as primary purpose. Shock without artistic framing.
The Point System
Each song is assigned a point value based on its rating. A collection's total points is the sum of all its songs. Collections are ordered from lowest points (most G/PG) to highest points (most X).
G = 0 points
PG = 1 point
PG-13 = 2 points
R = 3 points
NC-17 = 4 points
X = 5 points
How to Read This Catalog and Use the Quick Guide
If You Want
Quick Guide
Babies, flowers, puppies, true love
Pages 1–12
Identity, addiction, existential weight
Pages 11–20
Political payload, war critique, state violence
Pages 21–25
Dark satire, psychological distress
Pages 26–28
Suicide, homicide, revenge narratives
Pages 29–30
Revenge porn, butt stuff, obscenity
Pages 31–34
The Strategic Arc
1. The Honeypot (G/PG). Trust-builders. Romance, devotion, healing. Entry points for all audiences.
2. The Weight (PG-13). Serious themes. Addiction, war, politics, trauma. The artistic payload.
3. The Edge (R). First-person crime narratives. Severe cases only.
4. The Depth (NC-17). Explicit serious content. Artistic framing. Hard truths.
5. The Transgression (X). Pornographic intent. Pure shock. The final surprise.
You can stop anywhere. You can go all the way. The choice is yours.
Total Catalog
34 collections (24 Set Lists + 10 Song Lists). Approximately 434 songs. 29 years of work. Range: G to X.
Start where you want. Go as far as you can handle….
Pages 1–12 — G, PG and PG-13
Page 1 — Set List 19: Della of Troy
Page 2 — Set List 14: 6,000 km to Denmark
Page 3 — Song List 5: Love Without a Doubt
Page 4 — Song List 8: A Knight for a Lady
Page 5 — Song List 9: Between Us and Love
Page 6 — Set List 9: The Thralls of the Flame
Page 7 — Set List 8: Boss Logic
Page 8 — Set List 3: Self in the Mirror
Page 9 — Set List 1: Glass Half Something
Page 10 — Song List 6: Undertows and Afterglows
Page 11 — Song List 1: The Last Man Singing
Page 12 — Song List 3: A Day at the Office
Pages 13–22 and 24–27 — PG and PG-13
Page 13 — Song List 4: A Traveler in the Distance
Page 14 — Song List 10: One Piece Missing
Page 15 — Song List 2: Sheila Tequila
Page 16 — Song List 7: High Tides and Landslides
Page 17 — Set List 2: Plurality
Page 18 — Set List 10: Go Ask Gramm
Page 19 — Set List 11: Noise, Lies and Longing
Page 20 — Set List 16: Kneel, Heal and Rise
Page 21 — Set List 20: The Cost of Light
Page 22 — Set List 4: Partnered to the Crime
Page 24 — Set List 13: Power Shields
Page 25 — Set List 15: Liminal State
Page 26 — Set List 6: Definitely Not Love
Page 27 — Set List 17: Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries
Pages 23 and 28–30 — PG, PG-13 and NC-17
Page 23 — Set List 12: Wounded Masculinity
Page 28 — Set List 23: Zionation
Page 29 — Set List 7: Train Off the Tracks
Page 30 — Set List 18: Corrugation Row
Pages 31–34 — PG, PG-13, NC-17, R and X
Page 31 — Set List 5: Living à la Mode
Page 32 — Set List 21: A Cold Plate
Page 33 — Set List 22: Inherent Absence
Page 34 — Set List 24: Bi Ride or Die Ride