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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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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Electrified
    Electrified certainly isn't the most original album you'll hear this year, but crunchy pop like this doesn't have to work very hard to impress the indie set. [Jul 2005, p.176]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Your Honor
    The most accomplished work of Grohl's post-Nirvana career. [Aug 2005, p.174]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Burner
    Damn odd. [Jul 2005, p.186]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The World And Everything In It
    Everything's emotional whole is greater than the sum of its individual musical parts. [Aug 2005, p.176]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Man-Made
    Too many tunes struggle to remind listeners of their catchiness. [Aug 2005, p.166]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Get Behind Me Satan
    Remarkably cohesive. [Aug 2005, p.176]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Thrills
    Provides enough thrilling moments to make sense on or off the dancefloor. [Sep 2005, p.168]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Don't Believe The Truth
    Don't Believe The Truth strips away the layered excess of albums like 1997's Be Here Now to revisit the streamlined pomposity of the group's earliest discs. [Jul 2005, p.182]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Everything Ecstatic
    There's nothing on Everything Ecstatic the likes of Madlib haven't already done better. [Jul 2005, p.186]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Demon Days
    The music is mostly an interesting hybrid of unlikely elements and naggingly catchy tunes. [Jul 2005, p.186]
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    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Woods
    [They] clearly sound alive with the possibility of redefining punk song structure by writing 11-minute flamboyant guitar dirges that have as much in common with My Bloody Valentine as they do with '70s arena rock. [May 2005, p.170]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Face The Truth
    May be the weirdest record Malkmus has made since Pavement's Wowee Zowee. [Jul 2005, p.174]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Crimson
    Overall, the band seem to be running long on ambition and short on ideas. [Jul 2005, p.172]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    And Everything Else
    Typical electronic fare mixed with a captivating rock sensibility. [Jul 2005, p.186]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Gimme Fiction
    Some of [Daniel's] stripped-down material sounds gaunt. [May 2005, p.166]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Hal
    Doesn't make many lasting impressions. [Jul 2005, p.182]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Headphones
    Considering how strong a songwriter Bazan has proved himself to be on the last few Pedro discs, the results here are mildly disappointing. [Jun 2005, p.164]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Seadrum/House Of Sun
    This is a sensational place to get acquainted with the immortal wonder of drones. [Aug 2005, p.178]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    13 & God
    Exactly what you'd expect from the involved parties. [May 2005, p.138]
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Oceans Apart
    Full of beautifully manicured pop that's often atmospheric and always dramatic, though it certainly wouldn't have hurt to toss in a few truly memorable choruses. [Jun 2005, p.164]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pretty In Black
    The Raveonettes sound creatively liberated. [May 2005, p.174]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Celebration Castle
    Their uncalculated sound puts them a step above their shamelessly careerist peers like the Von Bondies. [Jul 2005, p.182]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas
    A grab bag of great ideas, instead of a truly great album. [Sep 2005, p.170]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Bem-Vinda Vontade
    For the wide-awake, it's a crashing bore. [Aug 2005, p.164]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Waiting For The Sirens' Call
    A fine distillation of everything New Order have been. [May 2005, p.176]
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Blinking Lights And Other Revelations
    A devastatingly beautiful collection of songs, and in some circles, it could be the best album released this year. [May 2005, p.124]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Songs For Silverman
    Plays out like a sequel to BF5's last album... with one key element missing: humor. [May 2005, p.172]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Laughter's Fifth
    Jayne shrouds his more subversive content in Laughter's Fifth's tambourine-tapping, upbeat numbers. [May 2005, p.164]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Illuminated By The Light
    If they don't make you get down, they'll certainly get your attention. [May 2005, p.124]
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