Uncut's Scores
- Music
For 11,991 reviews, this publication has graded:
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50% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
| Highest review score: | Miles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975 The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Let Me Introduce My Friends |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9,011 out of 11991
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Mixed: 2,906 out of 11991
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Negative: 74 out of 11991
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The second half of this compilation, thoughtfully assembled by Gotye's Wally De Backer, features Perrey demonstrating the range of the Ondioline's sonority with 10-second clips of him mimicking a banjo, castanets, oboe and so on, restored from the original acetate. The first half collects 11 of Perrey's more conventional Ondioline compositions from the '50s and '60s. [Aug 2017, p.48]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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Purple Rain sounds incrementally more alive. [Sep 2017, p.51]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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The warm interaction between Brian and his bandmates on these recordings really does cast a much misunderstood period of The Beach Boys' career in a new light. [Sep 2017, p.44]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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As ever, you wish they'd stretch out and jam a bit more in the studio, but this might just be the most satisfying CRB set since 2012's Big Moon Ritual. [Sep 2017, p.37]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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He pulls a few originals out of the bag. But it is the sideways eviscerations of "Ol' Man River" and "Over The Rainbow" that resonate the longest. [Sep 2017, p.35]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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The music glistens and gleams. ... An intoxicating ride. [Sep 2017, p.34]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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It's not the kink in the tail of FTP's impeccably groomed pop that makes them so intriguing, but rather their unembarrassed, first-level readability, which is such that you begin to suspect fiendish subversion. [Sep 2017, p.28]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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Fans of Ariel Pink, Sinkane and mild hallucinogens would do well to seek out this eye-opening, vibes-heavy debut by shamanic newcomer Feynman. [Sep 2017, p.26]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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Snaith's take on minimal dance music is brighter and more immediate [than his Fabric mix in 2007]. [Sep 2017, p.24]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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There's little of the playful invention of 1997's astonishing Fantasma, but imaginative details abound, even at these slower tempos. [Sep 2017, p.24]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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Achieves a drifting, beautiful desolation that many of their peers lack. [Sep 2017, p.24]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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The result is a disjointed, jarring mix of washy atmospherics, bleary electronics and half-baked songs. [Sep 2017, p.23]- Uncut
Posted Jul 20, 2017 -
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Universal High usually depends more on mood than focus. A little more of the latter and it would be almost perfect. [Aug 2017, p.26]- Uncut
Posted Jul 19, 2017 -
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Take Me Home in particular sounds like a bonus disc to a full album reissue. But they reveal new angles to the Big Star story. [Aug 2017, p.52]- Uncut
Posted Jul 18, 2017 -
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Aching pop-soul bathed in nostalgic warmth of another era. ... Yet Atkins is also possessed of a singular, torchy voice that floods these songs with genuine fervour. [Aug 2017, p.25]- Uncut
Posted Jul 18, 2017 -
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These unfailingly lovely late-night reflections stalk the same territory as the third VU album, Richard Hawley, The Lilac Time, and ballad mode JAMC, moving from the stark intimacy of "Over You" to the narcotic drag of "Waking Up" and Bond theme grandeur of "If The World Is All We Have." [Aug 2017, p.30]- Uncut
Posted Jul 17, 2017 -
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Zauner adds peppier number like "Machinist" and "Road Head" without ever sounding like she's spread too thin. [Aug 2017, p.32]- Uncut
Posted Jul 13, 2017 -
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There are shades of Chvrches in the title track, with its soaring choruses and shimmering soundscapes, while "Bigger Than Love" is The xx with a massive soul injection. [Jul 2017, p.35]- Uncut
Posted Jul 13, 2017 -
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A largely enjoyable ramble through '90s and early '00s-era soul-jazz and brassy funk. [Aug 2017, p.32]- Uncut
Posted Jul 12, 2017 -
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They raise a lively ruckus, but never venture far from the sounds pioneered by groups like Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. [Aug 2017, p.35]- Uncut
Posted Jul 7, 2017 -
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There is surprising range here. [Aug 2017, p.52]- Uncut
Posted Jul 7, 2017 -
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A sweltering sun-baked quality. Lyrically, meanwhile, the concept--of discomfort with technology--comes a little more into focus here. [Aug 2017, p.31]- Uncut
Posted Jul 7, 2017 -
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It is difficult, however, to detect any Latin influence upon what is another collection of lilting, lulling Joni Mitchell Pastiches pitched largely between winsome and the twee. [Aug 2017, p.37]- Uncut
Posted Jul 7, 2017 -
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"Whiskey, Wine And Ham" is the only track that really pops, enlivened by a rare burst of classic Ryderese. Otherwise it's slim pickings from men a long way past their prime. [Aug 2017, p.25]- Uncut
Posted Jul 6, 2017 -
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It's a thrilling start but, after the breathless thrills of the first six songs, things tail off sharply. Still, it's hard to begrudge them. [Aug 2017, p.37]- Uncut
Posted Jul 6, 2017 -
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Posted Jul 6, 2017 -
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The sinewy electric guitar lines and occasionally stodgy songs at times stray into the realm of windy stadium-folk, as blandly generic as Smith's name. When it does cut to the heart of the matter, however, Headlong impresses. [Aug 2017, p.37]- Uncut
Posted Jul 6, 2017 -
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Gangster Star is a light, trippy confection, reinventing R&B with rippling electronics and slippery, Prince-like funk. [Aug 2017, p.31]- Uncut
Posted Jul 5, 2017 -
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Moonshine Freeze is an impressive conduit for their upward trajectory. [Aug 2017, p.36]- Uncut
Posted Jul 5, 2017 -
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Songs are steeped in creeping '90s guitar with ear-catching lyrics, plus a sense of vibrancy that comes from the fact Crutchfield really does have something to say. [Aug 2017, p.38- Uncut
Posted Jul 5, 2017