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Everybody Got Their Something - Nikka Costa
Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    An intoxicating starburst of self affirming R&B...
  2. Launch.com
    90
    Costa is a potent force with all the ballsy punch of a power rocker and the brazen belt of a sharp-tongued R&B survivor.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    90
    In a just universe, Nikka Costa, with her near-perfect American debut, Everybody Got Their Something, would become the ‘00s answer to Janis Joplin, Teena Marie and Like a Virginal Madonna.
  4. E! Online
    83
    The best stuff here eschews tradition for sonic rebellion...
  5. Q Magazine
    80
    It's the tender slow rollers that really clinch this supreme collection. [#180, p.97]
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  6. CDNow
    80
    Packed with classic R&B and making clever use of electronic/dance, blues, and rock, Everybody shies far from the bloated vocalizing and obvious production that have marked the genre of late, helping put the soul back into a previously moldering art form.
  7. PopMatters
    80
    This effort from Nikka Costa proves that her ability to fuse rock, folk and soul with attitude will be her legacy.
  8. Wall of Sound
    79
    For all the back story that precedes her, and even with an already overplayed first single, Everybody is a terrific debut.
  9. Mixer
    70
    Everybody Got Their Something has something for almost everybody... [Jul 2001, p.86]
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  10. Sonicnet
    70
    The funk-by-numbers grooves of Everybody's Got Their Something borrow heavily from the likes of Sly Stone, Chaka Khan and early Prince, but do so with such affection and spirit that it's hard to take offense.
  11. Blender
    60
    While Costa is almost too glamorous for her own good, she flaunts that old-school splendor that generates apt comparisons to early Lenny Kravitz. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.107]
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  12. All Music Guide
    60
    It's a sassy section of sultry soul and urban vibratos, yet a snarling demeanor asking for a little respect also peeks through the dozen-song set list.
  13. Alternative Press
    60
    It's ultimately Costa's expressive, bluesy vocals that set her apart from other singers and make Something such a promising debut. [Jul 2001, p.63]
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  14. Playlouder
    40
    This album is bollocks. Not the bollocks, mind, just plain old fashioned middle-American bollocks, the sort of 70s, vaguely psychedelic-tinted, vaguely funkdefied bollocks that Lenny Kravitz and old school MTV made their own.
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9.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. gagaforever
    10
    Greeat Album! I found Nikka out when I heard one of her songs on a movie! "Like a Feather" is the best song ont he album and "Everybody Got Their Somethin" is the second best song and is an album to definitely check out… Full Review »
  2. MarvinfromPR
    10
    This album is brilliant. A brilliant debut by a brilliant performer. The woman surpasses anything she might have ever recorded in her live performances. The album has some near-perfect songs, like the only song anyone who doesn't care about good music will probably recognize; I'm talking about Like A Feather here, and less known stuff like Just Because, So Have I For You and Tug Of War. The album is great, check it out. But if you get the chance to see Nikka perform these songs live, believe me, you will be amazed.… Full Review »
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