Q Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 8,545 reviews, this publication has graded:
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42% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 67
| Highest review score: | A Hero's Death | |
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| Lowest review score: | Gemstones |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,112 out of 8545
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Mixed: 4,355 out of 8545
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Negative: 78 out of 8545
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The melting-pot approach, amplified by Toure's raw, yearning vocals, is what makes these 10 tracks so tantalising and evocative. [Jul 2015, p.119]- Q Magazine
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It's Krell's gift, for immersive electronica, like the quivering Burning Up, which keeps him in a class all his own. [Nov 2016, p.108]- Q Magazine
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The sisters harmonise like sisters should, the tunes soar as both country and Bright Eyes should and First Aid Kit is contending like contenders should. [Feb 2012, p. 104]- Q Magazine
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Producer Rick Rubin has made Metallica sound like Metallica again. [Nov 2008, p.116]- Q Magazine
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This exemplary boxset tells the whole, rather sorry saga of how a band who seemingly had everything going for them ended up with precisely nothing. [Oct 2009, p.122]- Q Magazine
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A startling collection of heart-bruising ballads reminiscent of Nick Cave at his most maudlin. [Aug 2003, p.115]- Q Magazine
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Mogis finds a spectrum of hues in their previously monochrome sound. [Apr 2006, p.113]- Q Magazine
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The intimacy of John Bramwell's writing is carefully preserved and the trio's abundant charm still lies in a simple melodic grace and spiky romanticisms of lines. [Aug 2010, p.120]- Q Magazine
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Anyone bored by the kitchen sink will find much to love here. [Feb 2008, p.97]- Q Magazine
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It seems that Ferry's singular blend of elegance and dissolution still hasn't gone out of style. [Dec. 2010, p. 111]- Q Magazine
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It's not perfect but there's enough invention here for that not to matter. [Mar 2012, p.106]- Q Magazine
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The major surprise is just how on top of their game they sound on this orgy of melody. [Apr 2009, p.110]- Q Magazine
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DMA's aspirations here are elite-class: Life Is A Game Of Changing channels New Order circa Republic, while Silver evokes peak-period Verve's reassuringly expensive shuffle. [Aug 2020, p.107]- Q Magazine
Posted Jul 8, 2020 -
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Three Demons finds Guadalupe Plata fully charged and on devilishly good form. [Summer 2019, p.111]- Q Magazine
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A Bath Full of Ecstasy feels like a glorious concentration of Hot Chip's skills. [Summer 2019, p.111]- Q Magazine
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Scarecrow's sense of defeat actually makes it a better record. [Jan 2002, p.96]- Q Magazine
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This is music that exerts as much effortless cool as young pups The Strokes. [Oct 2001, p.118]- Q Magazine
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Anderson's anger, defiance and pride are all here, but what comes out is peculiarly beautiful and affecting. [Aug 2014, p.108]- Q Magazine
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What makes Head Carrier work is that the Pixies see, to have rediscovered what they're great at. [Nov 2016, p.109]- Q Magazine
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Timeless and effortless, it's unmistakably them. C'est Chic. [Nov 2018, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Sep 27, 2018 -
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Dark subjects [apocalypse], perhaps, but surprisingly enjoyable all the same. [Oct 2012, p.97]- Q Magazine
Posted Sep 7, 2012