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 big indie-rock of Sleepy Hallow is beaten in the chirpy stakes only by the vaguely Afrobeat of This Little Sister while McIntyre's melancholy of old takes on Titanic proportions for the pleasing Why Do They Go So Soon. [May 2016, p.113]- Q Magazine
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Ambitious and heartfelt, Music For The People is the sound of a band caught between rock and a hard place. [May 2009, p.111]- Q Magazine
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An intriguing, if not quite essential, addition to the Maus canon. [Jul 2018, p.115]- Q Magazine
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His alt-country songs bristle with classic influences form Gram Parsons to John Fogerty to Steve Eerle. New dog, old tricks. [Jan 2010, p. 122]- Q Magazine
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Like Beck before he developed the Prince fixation, Fog's anti-puritanism makes this a constantly startling, wholly addictive joy.- Q Magazine
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While it's less draining than some of his earlier work, it still speaks the language of lamentation. [May 2012, p.99]- Q Magazine
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Boyle is still at his strongest when he opts to bring the noise. [Jul 2015, p.102]- Q Magazine
Posted May 28, 2015 -
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The album's middle section is an exercise in restrained songcraft. [Mar 2003, p.114]- Q Magazine
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Despite it's title and Young's Ben Folds-esque vocals, All Things Bright and Beautiful keeps its beliefs at a distance for the most part. [July 2011, p. 117]- Q Magazine
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It's when the rappers stand down that it hits its stride. [Jun 2012, p.108]- Q Magazine
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She has a fine technical voice but the emotional resonance of a car park. [Feb 2003, p.98]- Q Magazine
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Plenty of opportunities to put your hands in the air, but, ultimately, you may not care. [Nov 2016, p.108]- Q Magazine
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The ensemble take more risks with Gabriel's own songs, pulling them into bold new shapes. [Jul 2012, p.100]- Q Magazine
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Lytle's melodic warmth provides a protective layer against the heartbreak and horror. [Nov 2012, p.101]- Q Magazine
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This latest studio offering is equally tricky to categorise. The mood, though, never overwhelms. [Dec 2013, p.105]- Q Magazine
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Witty, gritty punchlines abound, maintaining the energy level even on those tracks where the beats are somewhat routine. [Feb 2013, p.103]- Q Magazine
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It's an odd concoction that manages to shift between Boards Of Canada-gone-baroque and unsettling white noise. [Dec 2013, p.99]- Q Magazine
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The net result is an album that hangs suspended between Earth and the stars. [Jun 2019, p.116]- Q Magazine
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Some arena-pleasing riffs, a couple of polished acoustic numers and everyone goes home happy. [Apr 2002, p.114]- Q Magazine
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Gone are most of the Beck-ish hip hop stylings, back is the bespoke indiecraft of spidery guitars, loose drums and oblique lyricism. [Mar 2003, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Contains some potentially highly commercial music, were it not for the underwhelming production. [Sep 2004, p.118]- Q Magazine
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Their pure pop rock is both uncomplicated and uninhibited. [June 2002, p.120]- Q Magazine
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The Archer Trilogy were exercises in electronic indie that were sparsely fragile (pt. 1, mostly) or verging on Europop (much of Pt. 2). The final installment manages to combine both and is all the better for it. [Jul 2013, p.101]- Q Magazine
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Concrete And Gold is a straightforward Foo Fighters album, albeit one that does occasionally fulfill its promise to deliver both aural lavishness and maximum heaviosity. [Oct 2017, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Not, perhaps, the best overview of their work, but bound to satisfy loyal fans. [Jan 2003, p.123]- Q Magazine