Mojo's Scores
- Music
For 10,495 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: 6,850 out of 10495
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Mixed: 3,611 out of 10495
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Negative: 34 out of 10495
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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
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Brings a little focus--and some memorable tunes--to the proceedings, though Wolf's muse remains doggedly eclectic. [May 2005, p.108]- Mojo
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[An] almost equal measure of intriguing and tiresome music. [Jun 2005, p.108]- Mojo
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Retains the gum-tingling pop harmonies and guitar-throttling riffs of previous albums, but their reedy punk sinew has swollen into rock muscle. [Jun 2004, p.112]- Mojo
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Takes the most accessible aspects of the house-soaked, pre-Britpop scene and crafts a swaggering debut that places songwriting suss firmly above pointless posturing. [Oct 2004, p.97]- Mojo
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Her textured roar means even the less melodic songs have traction. [May 2005, p.103]- Mojo
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It's a little hard to take in one sitting, though downcast fans of Saint Etienne and The Magnetic Fields will find much to adore. [Sep 2005, p.92]- Mojo
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Sadly, the songs are less noticeable than the urge to strangle the drummer. [Mar 2005, p.101]- Mojo