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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As with the other great British debut of 2004 so far, by Franz Ferdinand, Up All Night ripples with cocksure sangfroid and a barely contained sexual fever. [Jul 2004, p.111]- Q Magazine
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While it's hard to feel moved, it's impossible not to admire the craftsmanship. [Mar 2005, p.101]- Q Magazine
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These songs display such moustache-twirling camp that they exert a lively pull despite the undead atmospherics. [Dec 2004, p.136]- Q Magazine
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Without enough killer hooks Leo seems unlikely to claw his way much beyond cult attraction. [Mar 2005, p.100]- Q Magazine
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His reluctance to engage, ego issues and occasional sexism speak of a vanity as large as any of the major-label players he opposes. [Nov 2004, p.117]- Q Magazine
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The Music generate their songs like a smoke machine--vaguely atmospheric but ultimately lacking in substance. [Oct 2004, p.124]- Q Magazine
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This is largely intense, liberated stuff. [Nov 2004, p.111]- Q Magazine
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McCabe details a stoner's humdrum city life a touch too convincingly at times, but the spirit of musical adventure is nonetheless commendable. [May 2004, p.111]- Q Magazine
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When they strain for sexy modernity... it's as appealing as Mr. Burns writhing round in satin sheets. [Nov 2004, p.119]- Q Magazine
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It might be wearing, were it not for the fact that his voice... is a thing of considerable power. [Aug 2005, p.122]- Q Magazine
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Punk funk can be a prickly thing, but they never overdo the art-rocking, always placing the emphasis on melody. [Feb 2005, p.101]- Q Magazine
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If anything, [Disc 2] is the real rip-off, as unsuspecting buyers will be shellshocked by these FX-laden, space-ambient settings. [Dec 2004, p.135]- Q Magazine
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Strong and melodic, atmospheric and creative... a powerful work. [Oct 2004, p.120]- Q Magazine
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There's too much instrumental cleverness to get to grips with the theme. [Nov 2004, p.118]- Q Magazine
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Too melodic for metal fans and too heavy for the pop-punk kids who made them famous. [Nov 2004, p.127]- Q Magazine
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Can be summed up succinctly: Damon Albarn sings The Smiths. [Nov 2004, p.130]- Q Magazine
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If iPods came with a button that randomly spliced tracks together it would sound like this. [Dec 2004, p.137]- Q Magazine
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The result is somewhere between a Badly Drawn Boy and a strung-out Paul McCartney. [Dec 2004, p.135]- Q Magazine
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Essentially, Fatboy Slim is doing little more than repeating his past, but the quality here doesn't suffer for that. [Nov 2004, p.120]- Q Magazine
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with Mono, but bands such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions In The Sky do it better. [Aug 2004, p.116]- Q Magazine
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Great non-rap spoken-word albums comprise a list shorter than Wiiliam Shatner's critically acclaimed film roles. Yet [Shatner and Folds] have got closer here than most. [Dec 2004, p.144]- Q Magazine
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A tricky, pretentious balancing act that's mostly charismatic and only occasionally hard work. [Jul 2004, p.116]- Q Magazine