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For 18,293 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: 15,342 out of 18293
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18293
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18293
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    • 40 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Never Gone
    Never Gone [is] a solid adult contemporary album, which will please both BSB diehards and the dwindling ranks who wish that the glory days of Jon Secada never ended, but its relative strength does highlight one problem with the album: this kind of music doesn't sound quite as convincing when delivered by a group of guys as it does by one singer.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Every Kind Of Light
    It's nice to have the Posies back in the studio again, but Every Kind of Light isn't the triumphant return fans might have hoped for.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
    It's a pleasant enough listen, but it's hard to see the point of the album.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fireflies
    Perfectly likable and pleasant.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Self Help Serenade
    So Marjorie Fair's debut isn't an immediate five-star classic. But its backgrounds are incredibly well-crafted... and the songs' blend evening-sun comfort with a quiet forlornness that's somehow welcoming.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Chapter V
    The mostly mid-tempo songs plod along, usually turning to a screeching lead guitar over chunky chording to differentiate the choruses.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Early 21st Century Blues
    Reliable late-night jams that will appeal to the choir, but not the whole church.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Odditorium Or Warlords Of Mars
    Something this indulgent could only be a labor of love, but even die-hard Dandy Warhols fans might find embracing this album to be too much work.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Life In Slow Motion
    A rewarding listen for the faithful who have the time, patience, and inclination to dig into this, but for those whose dedication isn't so strong, this is sweet, gentle, and ultimately forgettable.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Harmonies For The Haunted
    A game of "name that influence" runs rampant from the album's start to its closing seconds.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Don't Tread On Me
    There are no missteps on the album, and the group's faithful will have plenty to rock with. But Don't Tread on Me still feels like one to grow on instead of one to remember.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    In Space
    In Space is an album that should appeal to anyone who digs Alex Chilton; however, anyone expecting a Big Star album is going to be more than a bit puzzled by most of these tunes.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Somebody's Miracle
    Pleasant but dull.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unplugged
    There's no sense of storytelling or momentum to her performances: she starts the song in one place and stays there riding in circles until the end.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Candy Ass
    Once upon a time, Mark Eitzel seemed incapable of writing a bad song, and while that doesn't quite happen on Candy Ass, enough of the album comes close enough to suggest this guy needs to hook up with American Music Club again, and soon.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Birds Make Good Neighbors
    Unfortunately, the forced and false-sounding songs outnumber these bright spots by a wide margin.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Albatross
    Albatross can sometimes be too insular for its own good.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Road And The Radio
    The problem with The Road and the Radio is that the songs just aren't very memorable.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Closing In
    Closing In is numbingly derivative, not just because it wears its influences like a bat in its mouth, but because there's nothing even remotely memorable or engaging about it.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back
    Not so much a letdown as a comedown, One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back just shows that the giddy highs of Permission to Land aren't so easy to get the second time around.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A Little More Personal (Raw)
    While this makes for an album that's substantially more interesting and cohesive than the gaudy Speak, it doesn't necessarily mean that A Little More Personal (Raw) is a successful record, either.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow
    While it's often an absorbing listen, it's hard to fathom this appealing to anyone but the terminally obsessed.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    First Impressions Of Earth
    The Strokes indulge their every whim, and the results are their weakest album yet.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Brave And The Bold
    Approach it as a slightly goofy one-off, and you won't be disappointed.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Keys To The World
    Not terribly different [from 'Human Conditions'], though certainly more pastoral and perhaps more middle of the road.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Firewater
    What prevents the album from being on par with the likes of 21 & Over and Coast II Coast is that the MCs have slowed a little with age.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Idols Of Exile
    It is a more stripped-down affair compared to Broken Social Scene's more ambitious material.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Young For Eternity
    Feels comfortably familiar even as it rages to say something new.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Timeless
    Timeless is a mixed bag, but it's not because of Mendes. His own playing and arranging is utterly elegant.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    20/20
    While 20/20 might be a shade too unambitious for casual listeners expecting another Expansion Team, DP heads looking to kick back and listen get plenty of pure underground to devour.
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