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 |
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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 California band's doomy gothic arias sound unsettling and bold once more. [Sep 2007, p.91]- Q Magazine
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Across Planet Earth’s brisk and varied 10 tracks, he is once again doing it pretty well, from cocky rock strut ('Guitar') to Chic-style, pumped-up funk ('Chelsea Rodgers') and knicker-loosening R&B beats ('Future Baby Mama').- Q Magazine
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His sixth album has a political slant, but the message is subtler than his controversial 2000 ditty, 'Bill Gates Must Die.'- Q Magazine
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Those seeking more of the same will not be disappointed. [Dec 2006, p.128]- Q Magazine
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A radio-friendly collection of feel-good summer pop alongside teen-angsty ballads. [Nov 2007, p.147]- Q Magazine
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It's the same sure-footed, Beatles-inspired pop that made them so popular in the early '90s. [Sep 2007, p.100]- Q Magazine
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The likes of 'Americans Abroad' and 'White People For Peace' pick up where Green Day's "American Idiot" left off, channelling righteous fury into a racket that's as vigorous as it's earnest. [Sep 2007, p.88]- Q Magazine
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It's business as usual for Bad Religion, the US punk rock stalwarts recently restored to full power with the return of guitarist Brett Gurewitz. [Sep 2007, p.100]- Q Magazine
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Clearly, motherhood has only improved her sense of fun. [Oct 2007, p.106]- Q Magazine
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Above all else, [it] once again underlines Dylan's singularly magnificent gifts as a songwriter. [Apr 2007, p.121]- Q Magazine
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The Aliens' album often has the wide-eyed beauty of Brian Wilson or Jonathan Richman. [Apr 2007, p.120]- Q Magazine
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Despite this being their widest-ranging album, their lack of of a truly great song is ultimately frustrating. [Sep 2007, p.99]- Q Magazine
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It's very easy on the ear, but, as on the Jose Gonzalez collaboration Estrella De Dos Caras, it needs focus. [Sep 2007, p.99]- Q Magazine
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At 14 tracks Versions is too long... At its best, though, it's a blast. [May 2007, p.124]- Q Magazine
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Over a strident indie-rock soundtrack, singer Kate Jackson comes across like a female Morrissey. [Dec 2006, p.138]- Q Magazine
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Pick of the bunch is 'March of the Camels,' which marries a doomy baseline with children's choir backing vocals, and exemplifies their gift for the surreal. [Apr 2008, p.117]- Q Magazine
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Strip away the Victorian undertaker drag, and Strange House is disappointingly insubstantial. [Apr 2007, p.116]- Q Magazine
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Yet, for all the dumbing down, they have much going for them. [May 2007, p.122]- Q Magazine
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Proof positive that you can post-rock and still have a smile on your face. [May 2007, p.124]- Q Magazine
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Mood music for goat-sacrificing pagan rituals. [May 2007, p.124]- Q Magazine
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On tracks such as single Weapon Of Choice, Berlin, 666 Conductor and Need Some Air, BRMC can show anyone a clean set of scuffed heels. [May 2007, p.123]- Q Magazine
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The spark that made initial albums such as Bug so special is still missing. [May 2007, p.123]- Q Magazine
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