As far as comebacks go, sadly, this is not a good one. [29 Oct 2011, p.52]

A triumph. [29 Oct 2011, p.52]

At his worst it feels more like a parody than a tribute. [29 Oct 2011, p.51]

It will probably prove overly sweet for some tastes but when they hit top form, they're an absolute joy. [29 Oct 2011, p.51]

LuLu is an album that will require many plays before the music contained within beings to make sense. [29 Oct 2011, p.50]

It's very difficult to dislike music this unashamedly cheery. [8 Oct 2011, p.52]

The Wonder years have not only delivered a genuinely great pop-punk record but a genuinely great record, period. [8 Oct 2011, p.50]

Major/Minor is an unusually conventional and yet glorious statement from a band characterised by fearless experimentation and exquisite music. [24 Sep 2011, p.53]

The Hunter is an album in which to lose yourself. [24 Sep 2011, p.52]

Neighborhoods might never quite land a knockout blow, but it certainly does enough to earn them a rematch int he future. [24 Sep 2011, p.50]

With late Love, Oslo's Wolves like is have delivered a catchy, heartfelt racket driven by throbbing grooves and drenched in ringing guitars. [18 Jun 2011, p.52]

There are dramatic dynamic shifts and a defter blend of melody and muscle, making this by far the best album the Ohio outfit have yet produced. [10 Sep 2011, p.51]

Madina Lake sound not only more organic but also more alive. [1 Oct 2011, p.51]

What Radiosurgery proves beyond any doubt is that New Found Glory are as fired up now in 2011 as they were when they first emerged in 1997. [1 Oct 2011, p.53]

This is the best album You Me At Six have made. [1 Oct 2011, p.50]

It's a great thrash record, not the jokey novelty of the genre's boom, as stainless, hard-edged. aggressive metal album that would be just as deadly were it from 2011, or 1986. [24 Sep 2011, p.51]

Whereas Puscifer's early output exercised his funny bone, the rather brilliant Conditions Of My Parole exorcises it. [15 Oct 2011, p.52]

[The] band's strange brew is as striking as ever it was, and is no less potent for being restrained by both taste and age. [15 Oct 2011, p.51]

Where the joke on Feel The Steel has yet to feel old, the laughs on Balls Out grow stale. It's fortunate then that, once again, the music holds up. [15 Oct 2011, p.50]

This is both an unpredictable, risk-taking venture and the truest hearted Alice Cooper album in many years. [10 Sep 2011, p.52]

As ever, they do a fine job here juggling endless solos among intricate vocal passages and harmonies. [Sep 2011, p.51]

This blend of grace and discord never feels jarring, combining to produce an immersive, transcendental whole which reveals the true breadth of this duo's impressive artistry. [Sep 2011, p.51]

They are creative and explorative, restless and even daring. For the most part, though, these days they're also not that good. [Sep 2011, p.50]

Nu-Metal stars release a solid effort. [Sep 2011, p.52]

If your taste in music runs to bands that are very much one of a kind then this odd and oddly loveable album might well be to your liking. [Sep 2011, p.52]

A five year pop-rock trilogy concludes in audacious style. [Sep 2011, p.52]

This is an interesting unexpected extra--pretty, rather than essential. [Sep 2011, p.51]

This album's consistent quality should easily re-establish Evanescence back on the rock map in 2011. [1 Oct 2011, p.52]