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For 12,713 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Sign O' the Times [Deluxe Edition]
Lowest review score: 0 nyc ghosts & flowers
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10,450 out of 12713
  2. Mixed: 1,949 out of 12713
  3. Negative: 314 out of 12713
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Point
    The cleverness, technical mastery and ping-pong stereo effects are all there in spades, but this time they're all much more mellow than you'd think. Listen right and you'll hardly notice them, because you'll be wrapped up by the thing I initially completely missed-- some of these tracks are just plain lovely as songs.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Kittenz And Thee Glitz
    Kittenz and Thee Glitz is Housecat watered down by trivia and outside egos.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Age Of The Sun
    There's lots of good stuff on Age of the Sun. It's just that sometimes, there's a bit too much of it.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Asleep In The Back
    While the band has a very developed sense of texture and sound, though, they rather desperately need to work on changing things up a bit more with regard to the songs themselves.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Dead Media
    Dead Media works on occasion, but primarily when Hefner revert to the traditional pop trio format of bass, guitar, drums.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Future Songs
    Lyrics aside, there's nothing distinctly unappealing or half-assed about this album.... It just feels awfully familiar.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    Love Is Here
    Love Is Here isn't bad, and its prospect for radio play is far more appealing than, say, Train. The four just don't have the depth of their admitted influences.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Iron Flag
    It's the most solid Wu album in years.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    AOI: Bionix
    AOI:Bionix takes a belt sander to hip-hop's rougher edges, resulting in refinement, sophistication and undeniable accessibility.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Insignificance
    A shockingly insightful and resonant look at the workings of a musician generally more given to hiding behind absurdly twisted turns of musical phrase than letting us in on the inner-workings of his mind.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
    While some moments are absolutely stellar, I Might Be Wrong is only a shadow of what a Radiohead live album could have been.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Cold House
    Cold House takes a fantastic batch of songs and intelligently mixes in cutting edge electronic elements a la Autechre and Nobukazu Takemura, a couple of west coast underground hip-hop artists, and some delicate backing arrangements, and creates one of the most innovative releases of the past year.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Party Music
    Party Music is an effort both entertaining and politically motivating, a feat which many have attempted but few have successfully pulled off.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Welcoming Home The Astronauts
    It's all pretty silly stuff, but if nothing else, it manages to establish Flickerstick as a frontrunner for the Varsity Blues II soundtrack.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By
    My biggest gripe about Lovage is that it finds a number of clearly talented artists constructing the same song continually without variation.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Regeneration
    There's not a bad song to be found anywhere on this disc, and it remains engaging for nearly its entire duration, only falling into the background in a few isolated spots.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Since I Left You
    The Avalanches have managed to build a totally unique context for all these sounds, while still allowing each to retain its own distinct flavor. As a result, Since I Left You sounds like nothing else.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Life Is Full Of Possibilities
    A matchless combination of scratchy indie rock and post-Oval electronics.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Titles & Idols
    Though lyrically ponderous and humorless, Titles and Idols is far from being an unpleasant listen.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Change
    Change, while unquestionably more mature than anything the Dismemberment Plan have released in the past, is also, at times, an incredibly powerful record that can make mundane ruminations seem like Socratic philosophy.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Bavarian Fruit Bread
    Like all of Mazzy Star's releases, Bavarian Fruit Bread works well as a mood piece and makes good background music, but it doesn't reward close listening.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    Alive To Every Smile
    A lot of bands venture close to soft-rock territory and come out unscathed. Trembling Blue Stars aren't so lucky.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Home Burns
    Something fresh might help Orange Can retain their strengths as musicians, while developing their own voice and avoiding blandness.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Argument
    Yet another leap forward for a band that has constantly pushed itself in new directions.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Get Ready
    Finds them as able as ever, playing as though they'd never been gone, and offering their most organic album in ages.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Feminist Sweepstakes
    Feminist Sweepstakes wants to be a terrifically fun album, yet with no deviation from the ceaseless politics and endless drum machine beats, things go stale.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Once We Were Trees
    When I take into account that 1) there are actual songs here, not just parodies, and 2) most of the tunes were fun to listen to, I remember that playing rock-- psychedelic, trashy or otherwise-- doesn't have to be an exercise in originality.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    lilac6
    Lilac6 is a much more musically upbeat album... and features a crop of enjoyable, summery pop songs that are hard to argue with in the middle of winter.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow
    Albums this unpretentious are increasingly rare, and I think that's what makes Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow so seductive.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Is This It?
    The Strokes are not deities. Nor are they "brilliant," "awe-inspiring," or "genius." They're a rock band, plain and simple. And if you go into this record expecting nothing more than that, you'll probably be pretty pleased.
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