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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Mark appears disarmingly buoyant, his lyrics so humdrum that it's hard to take his pain entirely seriously. [Apr 2007, p.120]- Q Magazine
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Razor-sharp songs that do valiant justice to the desperate optimism of gutter-bound dreamers. [Mar 2007, p.115]- Q Magazine
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Think Mogwai at their loudest or a less willfully awkward Godspeed You! Black Emperor. [Apr 2007, p.118]- Q Magazine
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Such is the man's zest and pinballing musical imagination that it's hard not to be wildly entertained. [Mar 2007, p.115]- Q Magazine
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[It] is the stirring, rounded collection leader Glen Hansard has hinted at since they formed in 1990. [Feb 2007, p.99]- Q Magazine
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The problem lies in Conn himself, a mannered vocalist whose lyrics aren't as funny or provocative as he thinks. [Mar 2007, p.111]- Q Magazine
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He might be a man out of time, but his music's timeless. [Mar 2007, p.114]- Q Magazine
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Intriguing, unpredictable and far from ordinary. [Mar 2007, p.110]- Q Magazine
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This is laregly classic pastoral English whimsy at its best. [Apr 2007, p.119]- Q Magazine
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It's a long, hard haul, but this is an outstanding talent at the top of her game. [Mar 2007, p.116]- Q Magazine
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As ever... not everything comes off. But the good bits are very good indeed. [Apr 2007, p.116]- Q Magazine
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An album of palatable Radio 1-friendly alt-rock. [Mar 2007, p.110]- Q Magazine
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Not song-based, the album relies on mood... making its impact in a similar, slightly less accomplished manner to Brian Eno's early ambient experiments. [Feb 2007, p.102]- Q Magazine
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His high, thin voice won't grab everyone, but will generate a gentle glow for many. [May 2007, p.125]- Q Magazine
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Gleaming with instant hooks, this is a uniformly radio-friendly album. It's also a hugely addictive and likeable one. [Mar 2007, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Forget the usual, constricting alt-country tag, this is simply a wonderful record. [Mar 2007, p.116]- Q Magazine
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Sorrowful and stately, Griffin's voice is a startlingly expressive instrument. [May 2007, p.125]- Q Magazine
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Anyone expecting a lot of happy-clappy Bible-thumping best rethink. [Mar 2007, p.112]- Q Magazine
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It walks the line between indie and pop without stumbling. [Oct 2006, p.125]- Q Magazine
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The overall effect is not dissimilar to Sugababes, only with added adult content. [Aug 2006, p.111]- Q Magazine
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Though the results are less homemade-sounding than their debut, a mood of playful experimentation is evident throughout. [Feb 2007, p.99]- Q Magazine
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With a surfeit of samey country-rock ballads, Not Too Late ultimately proves rather a long haul. [Feb 2007, p.98]- Q Magazine
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Even if the songwriting... doesn't always match the musicianship, there's something addictively funky going on here. [Feb 2007, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Albarn seems bent on exploring unsettling moods and shuffling rhythms rather than gleaming melodies and addictive choruses. [Feb 2007, p.94]- Q Magazine
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Wincing The Night Away is super-smart pop music the way they (Brits, mainly) used to make it 20 years ago. [Feb 2007, p.100]- Q Magazine