Q Magazine's Scores

  • Music
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:
8545 music reviews
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Possessing neither Cuomo's melodic nous nor the self-absorbed misanthropy that makes Weezer's best work so compelling, Wilson's power-pop never exceeds cynical expectations. [Apr 2004, p.120]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's less of Califone's rootsy side here and more floaty mood-pieces or doomy dance grooves. [Feb 2004, p.98]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A gorgeous, near-religious record. [Feb 2004, p.100]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    THe jazzy stylings are a mixed blessing... [but] her fans will not be disappointed. [Mar 2003, p.101]
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    [A] strikingly stark and innovative debut. [Sep 2003, p.102]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Masterfully crafted and shot through with outlaw energy. [May 2004, p.101]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    This is as cynical a mish-mash of popular trends as you can imagine. [May 2004, p.106]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Finds his muse back in rudest health after the relative disappointment of Rock N Roll. [Feb 2004, p.98]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Whereas Wanderland at least felt like Kelis was moving in a new direction... Tasty seems retrogressive, a step back into a more conventional landscape of guest raps and heavy basslines. [Mar 2003, p.106]
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A safe, calculated release. [Jan 2004, p.121]
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    • 45 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A rare peep at the methods of a great songwriter. [Feb 2004, p.98]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A proper soul album which hooks you with the first pneumatic beat and draws you deeper with every heady atmosphere and vivid emotion. [Jan 2004, p.111]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Missy and Timbaland give us what we've come to expect--the sexiest, most ear-popping, jaw-dropping fusion of old-school rap tribute, sparse R&B, mutant bhangra, and beat innovation on Planet Pop. [Feb 2004, p.100]
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    • 37 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    They cook up an almighty storm, but as winds go, it's rather hollow. [Feb 2004, p.105]
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    At times [Folklore] is too self-satisfied, throwing everything available into the mix in what seems like a desperate bid to grab some cred. [Jan 2004, p.114]
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    • 49 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Unconvincing and safe. [Feb 2004, p.102]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Almost classic Green. [Jan 2004, p.114]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This collection is laced with a compelling sense of psychosis. [Dec 2003, p.156]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The majority of material... is forgettable. [Dec 2003, p.118]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A sprightly collection of provocative pop. [Jan 2004, p.122]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Mercifully, the original Let It Be remains on sale. [Dec 2003, p.146]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mostly, it's tight but standard. [Jan 2004, p.114]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Excellent, although not quite the epoch-defining triumph its hype suggested it might be. [Jan 2004, p.108]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rock's response is to ease off the hip hop and get back to the '70s, and it works. [Apr 2004, p.114]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Unlike other wannabes, Pink shares Madonna's two best assets: a keen eye for the next collaborator to further her cause and the ability to sound like Pink no matter what shape her cause takes. [Dec 2003, p.133]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A shadowy affair, overflowing with fractured breaks, amoebic bass and emotive, medieval chords. [Nov 2003, p.120]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    At times, he thinks as laterally as Pavement's Stephen Malkmus. [Feb 2004, p.102]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A stoned gas. [Dec 2003, p.123]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Part 1's eight deluxe country rock essays all impress. [Feb 2004, p.98]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    His fourth album sees credible Jean making a timely return. [Dec 2003, p.129]
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