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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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]- Q Magazine
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There's less of Califone's rootsy side here and more floaty mood-pieces or doomy dance grooves. [Feb 2004, p.98]- Q Magazine
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THe jazzy stylings are a mixed blessing... [but] her fans will not be disappointed. [Mar 2003, p.101]- Q Magazine
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Masterfully crafted and shot through with outlaw energy. [May 2004, p.101]- Q Magazine
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This is as cynical a mish-mash of popular trends as you can imagine. [May 2004, p.106]- Q Magazine
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Finds his muse back in rudest health after the relative disappointment of Rock N Roll. [Feb 2004, p.98]- Q Magazine
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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]- Q Magazine
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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]- Q Magazine
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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]- Q Magazine
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They cook up an almighty storm, but as winds go, it's rather hollow. [Feb 2004, p.105]- Q Magazine
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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]- Q Magazine
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This collection is laced with a compelling sense of psychosis. [Dec 2003, p.156]- Q Magazine
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Mercifully, the original Let It Be remains on sale. [Dec 2003, p.146]- Q Magazine
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Excellent, although not quite the epoch-defining triumph its hype suggested it might be. [Jan 2004, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Rock's response is to ease off the hip hop and get back to the '70s, and it works. [Apr 2004, p.114]- Q Magazine
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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]- Q Magazine
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A shadowy affair, overflowing with fractured breaks, amoebic bass and emotive, medieval chords. [Nov 2003, p.120]- Q Magazine
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At times, he thinks as laterally as Pavement's Stephen Malkmus. [Feb 2004, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Part 1's eight deluxe country rock essays all impress. [Feb 2004, p.98]- Q Magazine
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His fourth album sees credible Jean making a timely return. [Dec 2003, p.129]- Q Magazine