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For 8,545 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 A Hero's Death
Lowest review score: 0 Gemstones
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,112 out of 8545
  2. Mixed: 4,355 out of 8545
  3. Negative: 78 out of 8545
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    When The Going Gets Dark
    Here it seems desperation has resulted in rockier, more rewarding work. [May 2006, p.130]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    3121
    There are songs here that are terrific.... But 3121 wouldn't be a Prince album if it wasn't also full of filler. [May 2006, p.119]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    All At Once
    One of those albums that grabs your attention without ever having to shout at you. [May 2006, p.131]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kicking The National Habit
    One of the year's most inventive debuts. [Jul 2004, p.114]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Morph The Cat
    Smart, sophisticated, noodly--what else would you expect? [Apr 2006, p.113]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stars Of CCTV
    A rousing debut. [Aug 2005, p.123]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Showtunes
    Highly theatrical, camp and not a little shrill. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Love Travels At Illegal Speeds
    Sees a great guitarist becoming a great songwriter. [Apr 2006, p.113]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cuts Across The Land
    A commanding debut. [Jun 2005, p.113]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Supernature
    Supernature sounds brilliantly here and now. Less coldly perverse than Black Cherry, it's also a lot of fun. [Sep 2005, p.110]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Flat-Pack Philosophy
    It's a sterling testimony to both the songwriting skills of Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle and bassist Tony Barber's crisp production that Buzzcocks still sound so undeniably valid. [Apr 2006, p.112]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    On An Island
    A sumptuous record that leans heavily on familiar Floyd themes. [Apr 2006, p.111]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Fab Four Suture
    With no fresh ideas or strong melodies to lighten the mood, [Sadier's] icy hauteur makes for bland and featureless listening. [Apr 2006, p.120]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Under A Billion Suns
    Most... is either shapeless mush or verging on self-parody. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mr. Beast
    While the sense of danger that characterised 1997's Mogwai Young Team or 2001's Rock Action might have abated, Mr Beast shows a band who have lost none of their bark or their bite. [Mar 2006, p.108]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ballad Of The Broken Seas
    Play[s] the kitsch-folk game with real panache. [Feb 2006, p.101]
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
    Exhibits a grace and richness that is sometimes absent from Case's self-regarding live shows. [Apr 2006, p.112]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This Old Road
    A return to his best work. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Little Willies
    Pleasant but unremarkable. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pay The Devil
    It's hard to see it as anything more than another mildly diverting whim. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hello Young Lovers
    A sweetly brain-scrambling experience. [Apr 2006, p.114]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Push The Heart
    Whilte thoughtfully put together, Push The Heart is hardly a venture into uncharted territory. [Apr 2006, p.119]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Exchange Session Vol. 1
    Genuinely ear-popping... utterly mesmeric. [Apr 2006, p.119]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    In A Space Outta Sound
    A feeling of "not a lot happening" pervades. [Apr 2006, p.118]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Invisible Deck
    Their jittery new-wave revivalism isn't unique, but their sparse rock attack still yields rewards. [May 2006, p.130]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You See Colours
    Guitar pop at its most ecstatic. [Apr 2006, p.113]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Making Dens
    Intriguing, ambitious, but flawed. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Everything Is
    Until they learn to absorb their influences more cleverly, all this good work might be undone. [Jul 2005, p.119]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Soft Money
    Beguiling, high-density productions. [Apr 2006, p.119]
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    If Only You Were Lonely
    They spend half their time griping that they haven't got girlfriends and the other half whining that they've just been dumped. [Apr 2006, p.114]
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