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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Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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It's Hield's increased confidence as a singer that is most striking. [Jul 2012, p.102]- Q Magazine
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If it's not an easy introduction to Mascis's work, for the converted it's a treat. [Jul 2012, p.102]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Intricate and thoughtful, it recalls the work of Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson. [Jul 2012, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Inventive and technical, it's death metal with a brain. [Jul 2012, p.102]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Some Nights is ultimately a confused, turgid tangle of ideas. [Jul 2012, p.100]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Tracks like Sorry and the brainiac funk of Mind Control show that the same sparky formula can stretch over a whole record. [Jul 2012, p.100]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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It's to Russell and Albarn's eternal credit, then, that they not only noticed but reach out and made this wonderful record happen. [Jul 2012, p.99]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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He's equally skilled as a stream-of-consciousness philosopher or gripping storyteller. [Jul 2012, p.98]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Soar finds a happy ground between Dexys' debut and their much-loved but seldom-sold third. [Jul 2012, p.98]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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This Machine sounds more like an off-cuts collection than a comeback. [Jul 2012, p.98]- Q Magazine
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Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Tom Burke's voice is perfect for the role of geek Lothario with a dozen clever ways to get the girl, and yet just as convincing when , on the sad-sack swoon of I Wouldn't Want To, heartbreak wipes off the smirk. [Jul 2012, p.97]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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It's accomplished but hard to love, with many squawking digressions. [Jul 2012, p.97]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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When the volume dips and Smith takes centre stage, United We Stand suddenly comes alive. [Jul 2012, p.95]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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Such a nuanced take on pop's paisley-coloured past won't be to everyone's taste, but devotees will be left dizzy. [Jul 2012, p.95]- Q Magazine
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Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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There's undeniably something new and intriguing going on here. [Jul 2012, p.95]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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They pull it out of the hat in quite an extraordinary fashion here. [Jul 2012, p.94]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 12, 2012 -
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It's taut, slick and more transatlantic than its predecessor but they lose some of the quirks that gave their debut much of its charm. [Oct 2012, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 10, 2012 -
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Leblanc doesn't break new ground, but he treads his haunted patch with quiet grace. [Sep 2012, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 2, 2012 -
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The array of styles that are spliced together--space rock, electronica, trip-hop, orchestral flourishes--fail to add up to a cohesive whole. [Sep 2012, p.97]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 2, 2012 -
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Like all the best break-up albums, Who Needs Who bleeds heartache from every lyric, but keeps faith in music as the surest form of consolation. [Oct 2012, p.97]- Q Magazine
Posted Oct 2, 2012 -
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The real surprises come when they sound relaxed, even delicate. [Oct 2012, p.92]- Q Magazine
Posted Sep 28, 2012 -
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Irwin peppers her songs with Southern Gothic characters, while her keening, naive voice suggests remote mountains where dark deeds are the norm. [Oct 23012, p.94]- Q Magazine
Posted Sep 27, 2012 -
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The tension between light and dark is this album's masterstroke. [Oct 2012, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted Sep 26, 2012 -
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Ambition too often trumps listenability. [Oct 2012, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted Sep 24, 2012 -
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An album that sounds hushed, bucolic and carefully crafted. [Oct 2012, p.94]- Q Magazine
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Posted Sep 20, 2012