It's a little like a Crimewatch reconstruction: very well put together, all in a good cause, vaguely entertaining, but really they're just hoping it'll vaguely remind you of something that happened years ago. [1 Oct 2005, p.47]

Truly, Weller's back. And this time, he rules.

Samey and inaccessible in parts. [5 Nov 2005, p.43]

Dios (Malos) are clearly capable of breezily mordant psychedelia nd thumpingly pie-eyed pop... Sadly, they're not so hot on tunes you can't help whistling. [4 Mar 2006, p.31]

The Go! Team's eclectic soundclash makes us feel deliriously dizzy. [11 Sep 2004, p.53]

Gives up its delights slowly and not without a wry smirk along the way. [11 Jun 2005, p.66]

Lurches spectacularly from lounge-jazz to avant-vaudeville and takes a pop at everything in between. [14 Jan 2006, p.34]

Absolutely stunning. [4 Feb 2006, p.29]

An album which radically extends the Franz musical palette.

A record that rather makes one want to have sex. [24 Sep 2005, p.47]

By balancing progression with consolidation, technology with tradition, MMJ have created a work of stunningly expansive ambition. [15 Oct 2005, p.36]

The Fall are actually at their most settled, stable and plain rocking in years. [1 Oct 2005, p.47]

Despite questionable lyrics, it's a much more cohesive album. [8 Jul 2006, p.41]

Please Mr Eitzel, get to the bar and pour yourself another drink. [1 Oct 2005, p.45]

The beats are slick and the vocals flawless.

Adams could clearly make use of an editor here--but you can't possibly hate an album that uses pedal-steel on every track. [24 Sep 2005, p.43]

It's not perfect--but no Big Star album ever was. [24 Sep 2005, p.47]

If this is an indication of what to expect [on the next LP], things are going to get very hairy. [8 Oct 2005, p.43]

'Road To Rouen' is the sound of a band at last hitting their stride, finding out who they are and sounding like it's finally making them happy.

Sounds as if it were recorded on one perfectly wasted afternoon. [22 Oct 2005, p.43]

Laid-back and controlled, yet at times almost obsessively moody... [Collisions] hits all the peaks and troughs at just the right frequency. [4 Feb 2006, p.29]

The truth is that metal fans used to have a word for music like this, and that word is wimpy. [1 Oct 2005, p.45]

A bit less front and slightly more of her crazed, talon-nailed, plastic surgery-enhanced Bratz doll-persona would've made for a classic. [12 Nov 2005, p.41]

Terrific to get stoned to, the unfortunate upshot being that this is music that makes you fall asleep. [3 Sep 2005, p.74]

A bit of a winner. [17 Sep 2005, p.58]

There's now something a bit crumbly, a bit rattly about E&TB. [17 Sep 2005, p.58]

[He] returns with exactly the same sound he's been torturing us with for years. [9 Jul 2005, p.58]

You'll find nothing more despicable this year. [17 Sep 2005, p.58]