The bonus material on both albums offer up further evidence that this was the Pumpkins' purple path. [Jan 2012, p.130]

Ultimately Smile is a case of what might have been, and after all this time that's probably only to be expected. [Dec. 2011 p. 140]

A snapshot of one of the most vital, intellectual, breathlessly thrilling bands Britain's ever produced. [Dec. 2011 p. 143]

Essential not only for fans of roots music but anyone who cares about how it shaped rock. [Apr 2015, p.116]

Dre and Big Boi (alias Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton) fill their technicolour vision with the ghosts of Sly Stone, James Brown and, most notably, Funkadelic-era George Clinton. Factor in some distinctly unorthodox production and you've rap at its risk-taking best...

Damn. is an almost flawless hip-hop masterclass that crunches Kendrick's consuming concerns--life and death, pride and guilt, fate and freewill--into the tightest, most explosive package yet. [Jul 2017, p.102]

Upgrading previous remasterings, Page's personal touch brings out even more detail.... Each album's companion disc supplies both pleasure and an education. [Jul 2014, p.120]

A new rock force was born. [Jan 2018, p.117]

Upon its release in 1994, Definitely Maybe sounded messy and thrilling. Now, of course, it sounds like a classic. [Jun 2014, p.127]

Moral and financial considerations aside, this stands a monument to success and excess. [Summer 2018, p.118]

Skeleton Tree is untouchable. [Dec 2016, p.108]

Sugar may have lacked the outsider appeal and cataclysmic cultural impact of Nirvana but he furnace-forged guitar pop of 1992 debut Copper Blue was a handsome match for Nevermind. [Aug 2012, p.114]

[Start Together] reveals a remarkable output across punk, pop and rock for a band that you can't help but feel still had much to do, As of now, they still may do it. [Dec 2014, p.124]

The Promise itself is a strange thing, less a companion to Darkness than the blueprint for a lost sequel to Born To Run. [Dec 2010, p.118]

Newly-remixed outtakes reveal Clark's progress and a posh limited-edition box set version gives this excellent album the treatment it deserves. [Dec 2019, p.117]

It's frequently unsettling listen, but never a joyless one. [Dec 2019, p.110]

17 years on, Liquid Swords represents hard-nosed hip-hop at its peak. [Oct 2012, p.117

One utterly badass album. [Jul 2004, p.116]

Before stardom, they stopped off to reinvent guitar rock. [Aug. 2011, p. 128]

A second disc continues the upbeat mood of the main album. [Jan 2012, p.135]

The fact that Grace Jones actually made a run of visionary '80s albums has long been rather overlooked, but this luxurious reissue goes a long way to righting that wrong. [Jun 2014, p.124]

This is little short of a treat: a rambunctious dance through the more sepia-tinted corners of US musical history. [Oct 2001, p.122]

This reissue underlines how much Achtung Baby's high-wire triumph owed to an era in flux and it's as excessive as it needs to be. [Dec. 2011 p. 138]

The wild rhythms, unusual arrangements and often manic energy of the selections here still resonate. [Jan 2006, p.139]

How, exactly, do you follow an album like Loveless? It's a question that pop has yet to answer. [Jun 2012, p.119]

Weirdly timeless, even now. [Feb 2012, p.117]

This first rate box-set shines a light on the bass magus's idiosyncratic solo output. [May 2018, p.117]

In time, as this 2LP Best Of shows, they mellowed, eventually got political, then split up, leaving behind a perfectly formed legacy. [Apr 2020, p.118]