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For 18,326 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 The Marshall Mathers LP
Lowest review score: 20 Graffiti
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15,369 out of 18326
  2. Mixed: 2,931 out of 18326
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18326
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    • 100 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Sticky Fingers [Deluxe Edition]
    The real selling point to both the Deluxe Edition and especially the Super Deluxe Editions are the live material. The second disc is rounded out with five selections from the Roundhouse in 1971, killers every one, but they're eclipsed by the first official release of Get Yer Leeds Lungs Out on the third disc of the Super Deluxe Editions.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Universal Themes
    Hs brilliant musicianship and guitar playing combined with his fascinating storytelling skills ensure that his music is as poignant and life-affirming as ever, and the album is yet another success in his remarkable catalog.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tenderness
    Souther's command of both his music and his voice on Tenderness is total; he makes it all sound easy. But that's deceptive: it takes a lifetime of commitment and hard work to deliver a gem like this.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jem
    While they're certainly not the first band in 2015 to reference the swirling dream pop of Cocteau Twins or bleak sonic themes of Portishead, they are far more original and daring than your typical experimental bedroom pop act, using their inspirations as a stepping-off point en route to their own adventures and inventions.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall
    Not one for the skeptical, but Carnegie Hall charms: give yourself over to it, and Adams wins you over, first through his act and then through his songs.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Many Levels of Laughter
    Fernandez's engaging, exploratory songcraft and the plush result of all the component sounds should appeal to post-rock-minded folks as well as those who favor artful, low-key intensity to bombast.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Don't Want To Let You Down [EP]
    Both strong and vulnerable, I Don't Want to Let You Down is a concise and angst-packed set delivered with emphasis in all the right places.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sub-Lingual Tablet
    A satisfying land where they receive all the drive, the snarl, and tribal drums they require, while late album highlights "Quit iPhone" and "Fibre Book Troll" (which is really "Facebook Troll") are screaming examples of the band's rockabilly-punk in overdrive.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FFS
    A near-perfect blend of Sparks and Franz Ferdinand's skills, FFS is a collaboration that works very well and offers just about everything a fan of either band could want.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Drones
    This absurdly overstuffed synthesis is unmistakably Muse's own, so thunderous it drowns out any good intentions the band may have had.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cold Hot Plumbs
    It may be a side project but Dwyer really put all his formidable talents into Cold Hot Plumbs.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Faulty Superheroes
    Faulty Superheroes sounds like Pollard and his cohorts were aiming to make a solid rock & roll record rather than killing a few days in the studio, and that certainly makes the difference, especially if you're a fan of the man's endless well of melodic invention.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Euphoria
    What makes the record so terrific--and it is one of Stamey's best albums--is how it crackles with a vitality that makes the strong song and studio craft feel vibrant and alive, not a stale exercise in pining for the way things used to be.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Love Is the Great Rebellion
    Generally the polished punch of Wood's work pushes Love Is the Great Rebellion into sunny positive pop, the kind of album that can double as motivation or pleasing background music for the office.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Helio Sequence
    Summers and Weikel's talent and craft are all over The Helio Sequence, but this music is more than a bit short on inspiration, and the finished product sounds less like music they had a passion to create than something they were put up to--which is just what they tell us it is.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
    Ultimately, The Bad Plus Joshua Redman sounds less like a collaboration between two separate entities and more like the assured work of a unified band.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
    That material ["Like A Drum"], as well as much of what surrounds it, is significantly less substantive than the singer's past work.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    More Faithful
    More Faithful is a masterpiece for headphones, and more enjoyable with every listen at high, open air volumes, easily offering the best songwriting and aural presentation the band has mustered yet.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    7 (Or 8)
    7 (Or 8) is the messy but precise sound of true believers in search of the Crunch that Transcends All, and there are moments where they come impressively close to actually finding it.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Black Age Blues
    This is an exceptional addition to Goatsnake's catalog; it's a doomsday boogie album for the ages.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sylva [Live]
    Musical sophistication meets the gritty danger of live performance; execution matches ambition with crackling energy and soulful expression.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Full Communism
    Full Communism would be the perfect soundtrack for the victory celebration--you'd have to go back to the MC5 to find a band that combined purposeful rage and passionate rock & roll energy as well as Downtown Boys.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nozinja Lodge
    Nozinja Lodge is a gleefully frenetic album that continues to broadcast Hlungwani's singular vision to fans of otherworldly dance music across the globe.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Currency of Man
    Currency of Man is a further step away from the lithe, winsome pop-jazz that garnered her notice initially, and it's a welcome one.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    One Lost Day
    One Lost Day's songs may offer commentary about life's rough adventures but they also express openness, willingness, and tenderness as a result of them.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The High Country
    As a whole, The High Country is satisfying fare that anyone who found SSLYBY's previous works a little too light in texture will certainly want to give a spin.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Carnation
    If it often gets over on mood rather than message, Gibson turns out to be an impressively good mood guy, and the production (by Gibson and Randall Dunn) gets the details right, making Carnation sound like a middle-of-the-night album for a man whose sense of style is matched only by his knack for poor choices.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Django and Jimmie
    Often, country memories can get maudlin, but Willie and Merle are filled with good humor here and the pair often strike a delicate balance of fun and sweet melancholy which gives Django and Jimmie a soulful lift.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Before The World Was Big
    Even more than on their first release, Girlpool feel like a unit, totally locked into each other musically and emotionally, and their stark presentation remains a boon to their risky and appealingly human songs.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nature
    Transporting and pastoral, Nature is a beautiful culmination of Owens' artistry.
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