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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In the past, they have demonstrated the power to leave people flattened: Valtari, however, just falls a little flat. [Jun 2012, p.94]- Q Magazine
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[Soulfly has been] churning out "world metal" for 13 years - with, it should be said, diminishing returns. [Apr 2012, P.101]- Q Magazine
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They've re-emerged, stronger, more focused and full of headspinning ideas. [May 2012, p.106]- Q Magazine
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Ultimately, 1992-2012 does its job so well that it's hard to see the point of A Collection. [Mar 2012, p.114]- Q Magazine
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While 1992-2012 is no substitute for the seamless ebb and flow of dubnobasswith myheadman and Second Toughest In the Infants, there are some glorious moments. [Mar 2012, p.114]- Q Magazine
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A lot of the songs are too eager to please... when they stop trying too hard - like on the woozy, out of phase Holes - they create something far odder and infinitely more interesting. [May 2012, p.96]- Q Magazine
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Harvieu has an energy in her music that shows that nostalgia doesn't have to chain you down. [May 2012, p.97]- Q Magazine
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It's still fun scuzzy garage rock, and that'll do for most for now. [May 2012, p.98]- Q Magazine
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If the themes ate familiar then at least Clock Opera imbue them with a twisty, nervous heroism instead of indie's usual fatalist whingeing. [May 2012, p.94]- Q Magazine
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Fans will enjoy this career-spanning double live album. [Apr 2012, p.94]- Q Magazine
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Issues of assimilation aside, [sounding similar to Spoon] the songs are excellent. [May 2012, p.109]- Q Magazine
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At 38, Rufus's star moment appears to have finally arrived. [May 2012, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Despite moments of brilliance, at 15 songs long the self-obsession sometimes grates. [May 2012, p.108]- Q Magazine
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When he's on this sort of excitable form, no one, Albarn included can keep up. [May 2012, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Fascinating thumbnails of the blissful, abstract funk which was to come. [May 2012, p.115]- Q Magazine
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Fans will crave more drones and dreaminess (Deep War and Lioness (Requium) are half-hearted attempts) and newcomers less stoner arrogance. [May 2012, p.106]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 25, 2012 -
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Seeker Lover Keeper is frequently less than the sum of its parts. [May 2012, p.105]- Q Magazine
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Saloon-bar rockers such as Split Decision sound tired and hackneyed alongside a beautifully downbeat cover of Dylan's Standing in the Doorway... the peaceful life suits her. [May 2012, p.105]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 25, 2012 -
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The songs here are supremely catchy and delivered with the kind of sleek sheen you'd expect from a Katy Perry or Kesha record, but it's the inventive instrumentation and surprising twists they take that give Happy To You its edge. [May 2012, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 25, 2012 -
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The 17 loose, grungy guitar-led songs here ... sound full of renewed energy. [May 2012, p.103]- Q Magazine
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Funny Girl is so good it makes you think a parallel career as huge stars ought to be in the offing. [May 2012, p.103]- Q Magazine
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Wonky restores the Hartnolls' reputation among electronic music's greats. [May 2012, p.103]- Q Magazine
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Best of all is Cruisin' FDR, which oozes carefree joie de vivre... as it transposes the Californian lifestyle to the East Coast, where even the dark sky is grey "in a beautiful way." [May 2012, p.102]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 25, 2012