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For 497 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972
Lowest review score: 10 Uncle Dysfunktional
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 296 out of 497
  2. Mixed: 177 out of 497
  3. Negative: 24 out of 497
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    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    One Of The Boys
    Katy Perry's second album offers minimal creativity or originality, but there are several likeable tracks--despite their turgid, juvenile and bordering-on-offensive lyrical content.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    No Baggage
    Former Cranberries woman gives us too much of a good thing.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Metamorphosis
    There’s nowt nu about this nu metal.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Pull The Pin
    Pull the Pin possesses nothing more than stale and horribly bland rock that will most likely leave even die-hard fans disappointed.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Good Morning Revival
    A perfectly functional album of loud guitars, ain’t life a bitch lyrics and the odd nod to different production styles and techniques.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Melodia
    'Craig Nicholls’ mob spectacularly fall from grace.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Weirdness
    Though hardly the disaster it could have been, then, The Stooges’ return feels unnecessary and, more importantly, undignified.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Scream
    Though this hook-up frequently pushes at the boundaries of plausibility, there's lots about Scream that makes perfect sense.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Jewellery Quarter
    Pleasant young fellows cause record reviewer to suffer acute fit of niceness.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Cosmos Rocks
    Freddie-less queen fail to recall old glories.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Under The Radar
    Hard-working hat-wearing ‘Had A Bad Day’ songwriter Daniel Powter’s third album is a bit of a mess when all’s said and done.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Graffiti
    Try-hard, but ultimately mediocre R’n’B comeback from disgraced singer.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    United Nations of Sound
    Ex-Verve singer teams up with the cream of modern R&B for some far-out funk soul brotherhood.
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