Alternative Press' Scores
- Music
For 3,071 reviews, this publication has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
| Highest review score: | LANY | |
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| Lowest review score: | Results May Vary |
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Positive: 2,331 out of 3071
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Mixed: 695 out of 3071
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Negative: 45 out of 3071
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The album provides further evidence of Drozd's remarkable artistic growth since he took on a more active songwriting role starting with The Soft Bulletin. [Sep 2014, p.106]- Alternative Press
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[Dalek] have harnessed their noise fetish into a sound that's more sedate, but just as unnerving. [Apr 2007, p.194]- Alternative Press
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"Piano Mantra" is ambitious, but he pulls it all off in an epic way--which could be said for MCII as a whole. [Jun 2013, p.92]- Alternative Press
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On any other Walkmen album, just the hooky brilliance of the title track could be enough to declare this set a success, but there's never been one quite like this before.- Alternative Press
- Posted Jun 1, 2012
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Everything that has made Boysetsfire an essential hardcore band since they formed in the mid-’90s fits into the right spots on this new album.- Alternative Press
- Posted Jun 11, 2013
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They drench Great Divide in both attitude and dirty fuzz, making for a record that draws from timeless arena rock while sounding fresh and new. [Sep 2014, p.110]- Alternative Press
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The haze is fairly one-dimensional, but it's an engrossing path of melancholia. [Oct 2014, p.102]- Alternative Press
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On Small Craft, the 62-year-old Eno has provided both sonic career overview, as well as an engaging experience for listeners wanting something both familiar and new. [Dec 2010, p.111]- Alternative Press
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It crushes with more speed, weirdness and sheer sonic weight than "Hope For Men" and the band's punkier debut, 2005's "Shallow." [Sep 2009, p.108]- Alternative Press
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Ultimately, To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere is a small triumph not just in its existence but also in its execution. Second chances don't normally sound this sweet.- Alternative Press
- Posted May 26, 2016
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Even without a high-profile knob-twiddler [Walla] this would have sounded like their version of Husker Du's Metal Circus--a document of grace on the way to greatness. [Jul 2004, p.138]- Alternative Press
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The first five tracks just feel like the opening act for the stripped-down, twangy acoustic trilogy that closes out the album. [May 2005, p.172]- Alternative Press
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While he certainly has the ability to rage in a Mel-Gibson-esque blow-me-while -I-burn-the-house-down style, Cave brings enough grace and reticence to the songs, making the proceedings even more sinister. [Oct 2010, p.113]- Alternative Press
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Your Majesty comes off as less gooey and precocious than your average Vagrant Records paramour. [May 2002, p.78]- Alternative Press
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Moves from intense free jazz to gamelan to Boredoms-like (Ger)manic trance rock to fusionoid Tortoise-style meanderings-as played by psilocybin-gobbling aliens. [Feb 2004, p.93]- Alternative Press
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Everything from the swirly, '90s guitars to the harmony-laced background vocals just scream a band gazing far beyond their genre trappings. [Jul 2014, p.102]- Alternative Press
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In short, Mythologiesis reverent to past creative innovations, while creating a few of its own. [Dec 2015, p.104]- Alternative Press
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When stripped back to basics the Brains are as brilliantly brutal as ever. [Dec 2012, p.88]- Alternative Press
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Les Savy Fav received high marks before, but this album proves this oft-comical band are no joke. [Oct 2010, p.116]- Alternative Press
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Their take on Delta blues and twisted folk is continually spot-on, going down equally well with a bad breakup or a cold beer with pals. [Nov 2007, p.172]- Alternative Press
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Pole's organic, vibrant music suggests he's busted out of his creative doldrums with gusto. [Aug 2003, p.110]- Alternative Press
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For those who like their sweetness a little sour. [Jul 2011, p.110]- Alternative Press
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The allure is, as ever, the trio's use of the stereo field, and their ability to pump some breathing room into these otherwise sticky and humid tunes. [Dec 2015, p.106]- Alternative Press
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Shredding is more notable for its urgency and energy. Oh Superchunk! It's so good to have you back. [Oct 2010, p.117]- Alternative Press
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Alongside Barthel's sweet kiss-off in "Mouthful Of Diamonds," Carter's tortured lead vocals on "You Are The Ocean" keep the rest of Eyelid Movies brimming with palpable sexual tension until the closing credits. There had better be a sequel. [Mar 2010, p.95]- Alternative Press