Mojo's Scores
- Music
For 10,507 reviews, this publication has graded:
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53% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.5 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
| Highest review score: | Hundred Dollar Valentine | |
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| Lowest review score: | Milk Cow Blues |
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Positive: 6,861 out of 10507
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Mixed: 3,612 out of 10507
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Negative: 34 out of 10507
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Fans will wallow in the superficial nuttiness of it all--though profound issues underlie the wilful eccentricity. [Mar 2005, p.96]- Mojo
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Far from being a doomfest, the music is quite beautiful. [Oct 2005, p.114]- Mojo
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While there are enough inspiring moments on here to suggest Beck hasn't yet run out of ideas, it demonstrates that the best way for him to revisit former triumphs would be to travel somewhere new. [Apr 2005, p.92]- Mojo
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Fierce, minimalistic but defiantly pop-sensible hard rock. [Apr 2005, p.88]- Mojo
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If it has a fault, it is that its relentlessly innovative music can overshadow often superlative lyrics. [Apr 2005, p.102]- Mojo
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There's a confident, liberated spirit at play. [May 2005, p.95]- Mojo
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Arular's irresistible blend of crafty refugee chic and subversive digital skipping rhymes will do very nicely for the moment. [Jun 2005, p.108]- Mojo
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Ambitious in scope and abundantly stocked with viral melody, Silent Alarm is hugely impressive--flawed certainly... but nonetheless blessed with outbreaks of great flair. [Mar 2005, p.100]- Mojo
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Shave Devil's Playground of nine tracks and repackage it as an EP and it could conceivably be the comeback of the year. [Apr 2005, p.98]- Mojo
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A slightly muted, at times infuriatingly uneven, but ultimately rewarding collection. [Apr 2005, p.89]- Mojo
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It's unfortunate that the weedy vocals dilute some of its impact, otherwise this would be a triumph. [Apr 2005, p.89]- Mojo
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Fruitful collaborations... invite the listener to keep that dial locked, despite the odd distracting lapse into free-form digital static. [Jul 2005, p.112]- Mojo
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This is not a Big Rock Record. Instead it's intimate, multi-layered and uplifting. [Apr 2005, p.86]- Mojo
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Frisell's braided guitar work creates a complex, nocturnal mood, while Parks' weeping accordion and sweeping string arrangements heighten the inherent drama. [May 2005, p.104]- Mojo
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Alas, when their feisty glam racket starts to repeat itself towards the end, the joke wears a little thin. [Nov 2005, p.112]- Mojo
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The core remains Roberts' discomfitingly pure way with diction. [May 2005, p.109]- Mojo
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By the time the album ends in a full-on industrial free-jazz freakout you'll either be totally lost or suspecting this man might be a genius. [Jun 2005, p.97]- Mojo
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On all these fabulous tales, Gira's voice remains reassuringly salty. [May 2005, p.106]- Mojo
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Not their masterpiece, but a sizeable effort nonetheless. [Apr 2006, p.100]- Mojo
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As a rough cut solo exercise, Rhys has delivered a blinder. [Feb 2005, p.102]- Mojo
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Some of it is tough and unforgiving... and some is pure pop plastique. [Apr 2005, p.89]- Mojo
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Smelts the classic rock canon (Madness, Blur, Bowie, Small Faces) into an infectious, head-spinning punch. [May 2005, p.109]- Mojo
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Breathtaking moments, brilliant tunes, and Breakdown, a genuinely Beatles-league pop hit. [Nov 2004, p.114]- Mojo