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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A work of dazzling scope and grandeur... It is impossible to imagine any other band making music quite like this. [Aug 2006, p.106]- Q Magazine
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It's all wilfully haphazard, though the fact that they never sound like they're taking things too seriously happily dispels the whiff of pretension. [Sep 2006, p.110]- Q Magazine
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A notch above an off-cuts collection. [Aug 2006, p.116]- Q Magazine
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It sounds as you would expect: a desolate dreamscape punctuated by nervous drum machines. In other words, it's a bit Kid A. [Aug 2006, p.110]- Q Magazine
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Like Coldplay rummaging through a charity shop, it's a patchwork of moods and styles all stitched together by Dangerfield's heart-on-sleeve exhortations. [Aug 2006, p.113]- Q Magazine
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It makes a dignified final addition to the American Recordings series. [Aug 2006, p.109]- Q Magazine
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You'll waste time expecting actual songs to arrive, but the obligation to trance out is irresistible. [Sep 2006, p.107]- Q Magazine
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Her sauntering melodies struggle under the weight of their worthy load. [Aug 2006, p.110]- Q Magazine
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It's difficult to imagine Carraba's earnest tenor appealing to anyone over the age of 20. [Sep 2006, p.107]- Q Magazine
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Essential listening for mall rats everywhere. [Aug 2006, p.113]- Q Magazine
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Rap rarely comes more unedited and spontaneous. [Oct 2006, p.125]- Q Magazine
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It's [his] spin on social commentary that singles Drew out. [Jul 2006, p.116]- Q Magazine
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At its worst, only the quality of the backing band distinguishes it from pub rock. [Jul 2006, p.112]- Q Magazine
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This lack of reinvention... does not mean lack of invention. [Jul 2006, p.108]- Q Magazine
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There's nothing fancy about her songs... but there is magic in the way she sings them. [Apr 2006, p.112]- Q Magazine
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Think Spiritualized with a Native American obsession. [Dec 2006, p.133]- Q Magazine
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Devoid of Hannon's penchant for the smugly esoteric, this is by far his most approachable album. [Aug 2006, p.111]- Q Magazine
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Feel[s] like an album to be admired rather than enjoyed. [Jun 2006, p.115]- Q Magazine
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There are moments... as good and chart-friendly as anything by Royksopp or Mylo.... But most of the time they prefer to trade in dreary whimsy. [Jun 2006, p.116]- Q Magazine
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Luckily, Lif's mental agility and provocative rhymes are matched by the production skills of... El-P. [Jul 2006, p.115]- Q Magazine
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Comes across like a refresher of the best mood music of the last 40 years. [Aug 2006, p.110]- Q Magazine
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The results are enticingly hypnotic and reassuringly unhinged in places. [Jun 2006, p.117]- Q Magazine