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For 3,071 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 LANY
Lowest review score: 0 Results May Vary
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,331 out of 3071
  2. Mixed: 695 out of 3071
  3. Negative: 45 out of 3071
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fate
    Whether or not Dr. Dog can duly revered based on their own merits remains to be seen, but in the meantime, they've got a ringer on their hands. [Aug 2008, p.170]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Don't Be Afraid Of Love
    The U.K.'s Lo Fidelity Allstars are having the genre-smashing time of their lives. [Apr 2002, p.78]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Come With Us
    The Chems have returned to the early-'90s acid-house exuberance that first inspired them. [Feb 2002, p.67]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The Evens
    12 tracks that are so feeble and lifeless, it's actually painful to put effort into reviewing them. [Jun 2005, p.160]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Information Retrieved
    The highs are higher, the lows are lower and what resonates in the middle is a frontrunner for one of the best summer-transitions-into-fall records that you'll hear in a long, long time. [Nov 2012, p.94]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Oct 19, 2012
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Girls And Weather
    The Rumble Strips are often seen as Two-Tone ska revivalists when truthfully the sound is more like Wreckless Eric doing Memphis soul with occasional stops in Michigan to raid the vaults at Motown. [Sep 2008, p.159]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Showroom of Compassion
    Their fifth full-length Showroom Of Compassion shows Cake's key ingredients surviving their 20-year career unscathed. [Feb 2011, p.86]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Jan 11, 2011
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Let's Be Still
    The Head And The Heart do pretty much everything right on Let's Be Still. [Nov 2013, p.88]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Oct 14, 2013
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Passive Me Aggressive You
    Many songs have a steady drum-machine thump to keep the listener's attention focused, even as the low-key vocals nudge toward narcosis.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Visitations
    A sobering reminder of how frustrating it can be when a talented group become tethered to their established aesthetic. [Feb 2007, p.118]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Back To Land
    Back To Land whispers intimately and hauntingly of both paranoia and peace. [Dec 2013, p.102]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Nov 4, 2013
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Personal Life
    During the course of 10 catchy, snappy, lo-fi pop-punk songs, an incredibly personal, heartfelt narrative unfolds, full of ups and downs. [Oct 2010, p.120]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ditherer
    Although the album occasionally slogs through Broder's intentionally weird melodies, it boasts enough oddball genre fusing to keep you engaged. [Oct 2007, p.172]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Just Like You
    Falling In Reverse have given fans the rare gift of an artist stepping back to the sound they originally fell in love with. [Apr 2015, p.89]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Mar 2, 2015
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Log 22
    Their music is just too smart. [June 2003, p.96]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Baby I'm Bored
    There's nothing bad here, but also nothing new. [June 2003, p.103]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    From The Desk Of Mr. Lady [EP]
    Parts of the result feel overly defensive and overly techno-y, but "Bang! Bang!" will blow your drawers off... [#155, p.85]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Young Miss America
    His brilliant mash-up of dancehall, techno, booty bass and stomping glam is a guaranteed floor-filler, whether you're laughing or not. [Jun 2003, p.109]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wet From Birth
    Another strong outing. [Oct 2004, p.148]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Everybody Get Close
    Everybody Get Close is a digital-only, stop-gap collection of rare tracks, remixes and outtakes that will sate both the Juan-derful fans, as well as electronic dance music listeners who are too busy looking vacant to create their own playlists.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Home
    Particularly great are a few extremely well executed ballads that showcase OWTH's typically gruff sound and Young's typically gravely vocals in new ways. [Apr 2013, p.94]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Mar 13, 2013
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Manslaughter
    Manslaughter is a ferocious, heavy record that proves once again that Ice-T and company are undeniable metal contenders, far more than a pop-cultural footnote.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Take Control
    Slaves pull no punches with social and political commentary. But Take Control is also diverse and boasts sly British humor. [Nov 2016, p.90]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Oct 10, 2016
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Jim
    What elevates Jim from faux-soul Jamiroquai ghetto is the effortless exuberance and keen reverence that Lidell brings to the vocals and arrangements, hand-crafting dusty grooves as fresh as the first drop of the needle. [July 2008, p.162]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I'm Having Fun Now
    I'm Having Fun Now is a good time for your ears, and hopefully the start of more collaborations between the two lovebirds.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    We Know About The Need
    The need for The Need is debatable, but it's a nice addition to Anticon's growing catalog of successful experiments. [Mar 2007, p.144]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yours To Keep
    Even when he's sticking closest to the sound that made him famous, it's a kinder, gentler variation. [May 2007, p.150]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Heligoland
    Through it all, Massive Attack are more menacing than midnight in the darklands. Welcome back--you've been missed terribly. [Mar 2010, p.96]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Carpenter
    Good storytelling, the brothers' distinctive vocal lobs and a pleasant combo of banjo, bass, strings and both acoustic and electric guitar [are still present]. But with so many of the rough edges buffed away, there aren't as many nooks and crannies in which listeners can embed themselves, making it more difficult to become emotionally attached to The Carpenter.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lift a Sail
    The group take a far lighter approach with the haunting “Madrid,” the airy, guitar-free “MSK” and sparkling closer “California,” a piano ballad straight from the Jason Lancaster playbook. It’s a risk, and it doesn’t always work, but you end up glad Yellowcard found the courage to hoist their sails at all this year and still plot a course, as uncharted as it may be.
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