Q Magazine's Scores

  • Music
For 8,545 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 A Hero's Death
Lowest review score: 0 Gemstones
Score distribution:
8545 music reviews
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A welcome change of gear. [Jun 2005, p.118]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Those seeking more of the same will not be disappointed. [Dec 2006, p.128]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For the most part it's how you'd imagine: classy, laid-back, so lush it's a wonder the sleeve isn't made out of velvet, trendy beyond human experience and exceptionally well-sung. [Aug 2003, p.115]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This is the best yet from Kathleen Hanna's trio. [Nov 2004, p.130]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A triumph. [Jul 2004, p.124]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A winning collection of giddy, C&W laments. [Jun 2005, p.111]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Very New York and strongly redolent of the whole DFA/LCD sound. [Jul 2005, p.114]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As ever, when the beats go uptempo, things go awry... but there's life in the giant-haired lady yet. [Jun 2003, p.98]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Addictive R&B hooks and all-dancin', all-lovin' subject matter boosted with hot production tweaks. [Jun 2004, p.107]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    More summery than a sombrero and probably just as unfashionable. [Sep 2003, p.112]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Even if... it never quite adds up to more than the sum of its parts, it's never less than a pleasure to listen to. [Apr 2006, p.119]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As always, fans will adore, everyone else will ignore. [Sep 2004, p.123]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Seventy minutes of mind-bending, head-spinning hip hop is a lot to take in one sitting, but this is nevertheless hugely inventive stuff if taken in smaller doses. [Jun 2005, p.116]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The twosome's sincere kitchen-sink music and lyrical pathos mean the tales of Chicago life unravel like a good Paul Auster novel. [Dec 2005, p.150]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A winning combination of party grooves and Bush-baiting politics. [Jun 2006, p.113]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Easier to admire than actually like. [Oct 2003, p.114]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Can be summed up succinctly: Damon Albarn sings The Smiths. [Nov 2004, p.130]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's essentially easy listening for uneasy people. [Mar 2005, p.101]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A blistering song set with the playful spirit of '80s Prince. [Jul 2005, p.115]
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rarely has he sung this well. [Feb 2006, p.99]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Returns to the epic beauty that characterised their early work. [Aug 2004, p.116]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Big
    The record is righteously dominated by Gray's larger-than-life presence. [May 2007, p.127]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With repeated listens, [Geometry] grows in stature, full of intriguing neo-psychedelia. [Oct 2005, p.121]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Weird and wonderful. [May 2006, p.129]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Further proof of Hersh's glittering place in the rock firmament after two decades of making music. [Mar 2007, p.112]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The album heats up nicely, with songs like Line It Up far easier to warm to than former Pavement buddy Steven Malkmus' solo work. [Feb 2004, p.105]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What was once the musical equivalent of a blokes' night out has morphed into a proper gang. [Sep 2006, p.108]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bell has an instinctive feel for sound but, as Freak's teeth-grinding acid house nostalgia underlines, he won't find a new audience with this. [Oct 2003, p.108]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Some songs haven't quite matured and a new mainstream polish sometimes dulls the emotional edge. [Aug 2003, p.102]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    When it all gels, you can forgive the occasional bout of navel-gazing self-indulgence. [Jun 2005, p.120]
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