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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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    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Broken Social Scene
    What on paper might sound like a recipe for disaster in fact turns into a triumph. [Jan 2006, p.125]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    You Could Have It So Much Better
    You Could Have... doesn't take you on the journey of highs and lows that the very greatest albums do. Its Greatest Hits feel is both its major strength and its major weakness. [Oct 2005, p.108]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Witching Hour
    A curious third outing. [Oct 2005, p.117]
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Z
    Z proves they have not lost the magical intimacy that touched 2001's At Dawn and '03's It Still Moves. [Nov 2005, p.127]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Throw Down Your Arms
    You can't fault the songs, the playing or the voice, but these versions contribute little to the originals. [Oct 2005, p.117]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fall Heads Roll
    [Smith's] curiously magical songwriting skills... remain undimmed by time and drink. [Nov 2005, p.124]
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    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    All The Right Reasons
    Like the rock equivalent of an SUV, All The Right Reasons is huge, polished and ultimately pointless. [Dec 2005, p.155]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Judgement Days
    Judgement Days is no disgrace, but nor is it cause to anoint Dynamite as a major talent. [Oct 2005, p.112]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jacksonville City Nights
    Where Cold Roses was dense, narcotic rock... this is a country album in the tradition of Neil Young's Harvest and, notably, Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons. [Nov 2005, p.122]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    In Space
    It's a loose affair, typical of Chilton's slapdash attitude towards heritage curation. [Oct 2005, p.114]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Craft
    A breath of fresh air. [Nov 2005, p.122]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wildflower
    There are moments of genuine heartbreak amid the musty gloom. [Oct 2005, p.115]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla [EP]
    Tracks such as Florida and Pull The Curtains... add a Pixies-ish aggression to their signature bleepy country rock. [Nov 2005, p.124]
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Past Presents The Future
    Should go down well with listeners who like their singers to take break-ups badly. [Nov 2005, p.125]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Antidote
    They have toughened up. [Jun 2005, p.113]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Road To Rouen
    While the depth of the band's musicianship and production skills continues to impress, Road To Rouen feels emotionally blank. [Sep 2005, p.111]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Apologies To The Queen Mary
    One to watch. [Jan 2006, p.128]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Prairie Wind
    Prairie Wind finds Neil Young on fine creative form and all too aware of the limited time he may have left to enjoy it. [Nov 2005, p.118]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Collisions
    Collisions marks Calla as an enchanting secret. [Mar 2006, p.106]
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dark Light
    A collection of irresistible pop-rock anthems. [Nov 2005, p.125]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Set Free
    Monotonous riffs are churned out at a snail's pace. [Oct 2005, p.114]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Tender Buttons
    You want to like Broadcast. But they don't make it easy. [Oct 2005, p.115]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Siberia
    A rich seam of quality courses through the 11 tracks. [Oct 2005, p.116]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dynamite
    Taut, and wired with determination. [Jul 2005, p.119]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Certified
    Banner's rasped raps are as direct and filthy as ever. [Jan 2006, p.124]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness
    Insane, but in a good way. [Nov 2005, p.123]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cripple Crow
    In the comparatively safe musical surrounds of 2005, he stands out as a compelling and utterly unique artist. [Oct 2005, p.119]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Give Blood
    Lunacy has seldom sounded more exhilarating. [Aug 2005, p.126]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Where You Live
    In many ways Chapman just sings the same song over and over. [Oct 2005, p.115]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Noah's Ark
    There's nothing here that's conventional-sounding enough to take... CocoRosie beyond cult status, just shard after shard of fractured melody that burrows deep into the subconscious. [Oct 2005, p.121]
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