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For 18,280 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: 15,329 out of 18280
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18280
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18280
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Riot On An Empty Street
    If you sort of liked the first record but wished it was more interesting, that it had more punch of both the sonic and emotional variety, then your wishes have come true.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Scissor Sisters
    As fun as all of this is (and the lip-smack glam of "Music Is the Victim" is very, very fun), the Sisters' revisionism can also get them in trouble.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Where You Want To Be
    Where You Want to Be is definitely a solid album -- especially considering that it was recorded so soon after half the band was replaced -- but crafting something a little more unique would take Taking Back Sunday's music that much farther.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Miss Machine
    After five years, the band has lost nothing, only gained.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tyrannosaurus Hives
    Tyrannosaurus Hives might be a little more complex and polished than the Hives' earlier work, but it's not overthought at all; even though they've evolved, they know how to keep it simple, stupid.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Autobiography
    It's not perfect, and it's often affected, but it winds up being endearing because of her earnestness.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sorry I Make You Lush
    He's successful even when he is indulging in a little silliness.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blueberry Boat
    At times, Blueberry Boat sounds like it was made entirely out of the noodly bits that most other bands would junk for being too weird and difficult, but the Fiery Furnaces forge them into an album that's both more pop and more radical than Gallowsbird's Bark.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Together We're Heavy
    As distinctive as the band's sound is, it's not particularly varied, and two-thirds of the way through the album things may start to drag a little for those who aren't deeply indoctrinated in the ways of the Polyphonic Spree.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bicycles & Tricycles
    Bicycles & Tricycles is a bit of a letdown, especially after a three-year absence.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Back To Basics
    You can fault the album for feeling much like a scatter-shot collection rather than a planned full-length, but forgiving the lack of structure of dancehall albums yields spontaneous rewards when you're dealing with a talent like Beenie.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Soft Commands
    Stringfellow has concocted a frustratingly obtuse record that's as beautiful and bold as it is shapeless and erratic.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Spine
    Even if The Spine is decidedly uneven, it still has enough good songs to please diehard fans and keep them around for the next album.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Out Of The Shadow
    "Out of the Shadows" is an indie dream come true. A dream like another great Elliott Smith record, or a Sebadoh record that isn't an embarrassment, or a Neutral Milk Hotel record that makes sense.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Tipping Point
    What the album lacks in ambition and social commentary it makes up for with deep soul.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Porcelain
    There's just no getting around how much stronger Sparta are than so many of their peers.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stone Love
    This is her most focused and accomplished full-length to date.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Cure
    The Cure have become journeymen, for better and worse, turning out well-crafted music that's easy to enjoy yet not all that compelling either.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Seventy Two & Sunny
    Largely absent of originality.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Revival
    If you're looking for some red-hot rockabilly, the Rev is still your man, but Revival shows off some unexpected sides of his personality, and the changeup makes for some refreshing listening.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Cover Up
    Although some of the tracks seem like replicas of their previous album and Dykes' voice sometimes falls flat, The Cover Up makes up for that with the attitude that non-stop dance music can save the day.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Heat
    He's skilled and inventive with his work as a musician, but the aches and pains of songs like "Swinging Man" and "God's Lonely People" fall short of what Malin delivered on The Fine Art of Self-Destruction.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    ...it falls apart
    Jumping on the Radiohead bandwagon a couple years too late, For Stars' It Falls Apart cops so much of their sound and style it is almost ridiculous.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Space Settings
    With this diverse cast of characters, the web of collaboration and sonic diversity could spin off forever. But under Avanessian's watchful presence, the sonic palette remains in a key that will perpetually draw head-nodders in.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
    Uneven, especially compared to their earlier records, and less ambitious than the "bring it on" misinterpretation of the title might make you think.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit
    A parade of digital R&B jams that skillfully navigate the divide between cutting-edge headphone productions and bumping club tracks.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This Magnificent Distance
    A worthy and wonderfully engaging testament to Robinson's creative evolution.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Concretes
    Even if The Concretes is slightly disappointing in some aspects, it also has more than enough charms in its own right.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Hunger For More
    The Hunger for More is another solid release from the crew and is a couple steps down from 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' and a step above G-Unit's Beg for Mercy.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Afrodisiac
    Afrodisiac is Brandy's fourth consecutive durable showing, fluffed out with a few innocuous — if still very listenable — filler moments, but it is stocked with a number of spectacular -- and emotionally resonant -- singles that wind up making for her most accomplished set yet.
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