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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They might have a shelf life shorter than a pint of milk but, with a good tune underpinning each over-egged slice of rock pudding, are all the more thrilling for it. [Aug 2003, p.104]- Q Magazine
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Amid such moments of clarity, however, there's the kind of meandering you originally expected from such an arty bunch. [Nov 2003, p.105]- Q Magazine
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There are some crisp pop tunes--Next To Nothing; So Easy, So Cool--but the country-tinged folk of Convince Us and Say Goodbye reek of "will this do?" [Nov 2003, p.124]- Q Magazine
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It retains all the allure of the most hypnotic electronica with none of the digital cliches. [Jan 2004, p.122]- Q Magazine
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Showcas[es] [Shields'] typically speaker-buckling white noise. [Nov 2003, p.126]- Q Magazine
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Unabashed whimsy merges seamlessly with melodious garage rock. [Jul 2003, p.100]- Q Magazine
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Mostly brilliant and, most surprising of all, never pretentious. [Oct 2003, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Finds their meld of expansive rock, country melodies and myriad other elements scraping truly inspirational heights. [Oct 2003, p.111]- Q Magazine
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An orgy of harmonica, squalling guitar, plodding ballads and ill-fitting minimalist trousers. What on earth is going on? [Oct 2003, p.113]- Q Magazine
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Suffers from the same faults as previous efforts: limp tunes, pompous guitar solos and an overhwlming sense of "Will this do?" [Sep 2003, p.98]- Q Magazine
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Jones's voice and melodic savvy means this album boasts--if you will--just enough entertainment to perform. [Jul 2003, p.109]- Q Magazine
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Sees WK adding a little more classic rock sensibility to his high-energy party metal. [Oct 2003, p.100]- Q Magazine
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The Meadowlands represents an impressive triumph of persistence over talent. [Oct 2005, p.121]- Q Magazine
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For all its wit and occasional beauty, Passionoia lacks the killer anthem that would make the band genuine subversives rather than cult wags. [Mar 2003, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Most disappointing of all... is the drab nature of Ryder's contribution: slurred, incoherent, and largely based around drug stories and lots of swearing. [Aug 2003, p.103]- Q Magazine
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There's a lack of emotional intrigue or maverick charm here that keeps everything at a shrug-inducing distance. [Sep 2003, p.100]- Q Magazine
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There's a thin line between quirky powerpop and being They Might Be Giants. [Feb 2004, p.106]- Q Magazine
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Much of Love & Life... is a procession of syrupy ballads with added self-help litanies. [Nov 2003, p.113]- Q Magazine
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They wouldn't be totally awful if Client A could actually sing. [Oct 2003, p.103]- Q Magazine
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An uneasy hybrid of furious, three-minute punkers and would-be anthemic ballads in the time-honoured Ramones style. [Aug 2003, p.115]- Q Magazine
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While dull moments are few and far between, there's little among these 19 tracks to rival such hummable past glories as Time Bomb or Roots Radicals. [Oct 2003, p.113]- Q Magazine
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As synth-rock rebirths go, it's highly convincing. [Jun 2003, p.95]- Q Magazine