AllMusic's Scores
- Music
For 17,266 reviews, this publication has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | The Marshall Mathers LP | |
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Lowest review score: | Graffiti |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 14,383 out of 17266
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Mixed: 2,861 out of 17266
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Negative: 22 out of 17266
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A copy of Soul'd Out should be in every public library. Stax fanatics will find that it superbly complements the four Complete Stax/Volt Singles boxed sets.- AllMusic
- Posted Mar 8, 2023
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Their commitment to the people they write about and their instincts about crafting music to match make this a stunningly powerful work that may well turn out to be a masterpiece.- AllMusic
- Posted May 1, 2023
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Racism and its side effects, from theft of culture and land to willful distortions and ignorance of black achievement, weigh heaviest on Woods' mind, yet her voice maintains a sweetness, unfurling like ribbon over the rhythms.- AllMusic
- Posted May 10, 2019
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- Posted Jan 27, 2015
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This is the Welsh iconoclast at his most elegant, energetic, and innovative.- AllMusic
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A mesmerizing 11-song set that pairs bracing hardcore with expansive symphonic and post-metal.- AllMusic
- Posted Nov 18, 2021
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RTJ4 distills the anger and frustration of the people through Run the Jewels' hard-hitting, no-nonsense revolution anthems. Trim with no filler, this fourth set from the outspoken duo provides relevant history lessons that are more useful than a classroom textbook.- AllMusic
- Posted Jun 5, 2020
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- Posted Aug 11, 2020
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On this stunning debut, Sawayama captures Dua Lipa's future nostalgia and Poppy's metal-meets-pop savvy, rightfully making it her own with more depth, bigger thrills, and a limitless palette.- AllMusic
- Posted May 19, 2020
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I Love You Jennifer B is pop at its most baffling, but its considered arrangement keeps the album not just listenable, but thrilling, even as it dives off of various sonic cliffs into the unknown.- AllMusic
- Posted Sep 9, 2022
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Black Origami is a monumental achievement, yet it still seems like Jlin is just getting started.- AllMusic
- Posted May 18, 2017
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It's never really obvious who is playing what here, but it doesn't seem to matter on an album so moving, immersive and mysterious, organic and otherworldly. Sprague and her bandmates hanging out on a porch upstate managed to make a record that delivers simple songs, artful sound exploration, deep emotions, and comfort all at once.- AllMusic
- Posted Jul 28, 2022
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To call Bachelor No. 2 a masterpiece may be overstating the matter somewhat, since an album this intimate and unassuming (but not unconfident) doesn't call attention to itself the way self-styled masterpieces do. However, it isn't hyperbole to call it the finest record Mann has made to date.- AllMusic
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Though she may have initially built her reputation on stark and brittle atmospheres, it turns out that her trademark vulnerability is only elevated by these stirring, highly stylized interpretations, making it a risk that pays off in spades.- AllMusic
- Posted Oct 4, 2019
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While Dabice and Mannequin Pussy might be worried that their destructive Dark Phoenix energy is too much to take, I Got Heaven is an album of apocalyptic rock & roll bliss.- AllMusic
- Posted Mar 8, 2024
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As a vocalist, Parks shows even greater versatility, matching modes ranging from breathy siren to tough MC with productions that dish out flickering electronics, atmospheric breaks, blown-out trap, and knocking hip-hop soul. Resilience, joy, and power emanate from all of it.- AllMusic
- Posted Sep 9, 2022
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Clark has more than earned the freedom she gives herself to express so many different sides to her music, and it's a thrill to hear her stretch out on these ferocious, heartbroken, and ultimately life-affirming songs.- AllMusic
- Posted Apr 26, 2024
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This remains some of their finest work to date, and whether you missed them back in the day or are updating your library, this set is a must.- AllMusic
- Posted Jan 15, 2014
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It is aesthetically attractive while being emotionally and intellectually resonant; pop music can hope for no more.- AllMusic
- Posted Mar 3, 2015
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Written from the heart and dredged from pop music's boneyard, Shortly After Takeoff feels like the album Christinzio has been working toward his whole career.- AllMusic
- Posted Apr 23, 2020
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Aside from the delicate "Anti-Romantic," the rest of the effort keeps the energy high with its hybrid blend of electronic, hip-hop, and anthemic rock flourish, resulting in a wholly engaging listen that ends all too soon.- AllMusic
- Posted Jul 7, 2021
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Highway Butterfly is remarkable because there isn't a weak song or performance included.- AllMusic
- Posted Dec 9, 2021
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The focus on deeply intuitive, sophisticated improvisation integrated with Luthert's instinctive, tasteful electronics is welcoming, adventurous, and abundantly creative.- AllMusic
- Posted Feb 25, 2022
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Whether it's with the themes of romantic heartbreak and bodily autonomy, or the global boundary-pushing musicality at play on Mélusine, Salvant's work is transcendent.- AllMusic
- Posted Mar 28, 2023
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The lyrics are wryly humorous, the music gritty and steamy. There isn't a dull moment here. Get it.- AllMusic
- Posted Nov 8, 2023
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The CD edition is especially nice--a fold-out cardboard package with sharp, true-to-the-era artwork for each disc. It tops the double-vinyl edition, a truncated and smart selection made by the Roots' Captain Kirk Douglas, released months earlier for Record Store Day.- AllMusic
- Posted Jul 21, 2015
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Big Fish Theory cements Staples' status as one of the most talented and forward-thinking voices in rap in the late 2010s.- AllMusic
- Posted Jun 23, 2017
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Musically and emotionally, there's so much going on that it's sometimes hard to keep up, but Ignorance is a major statement that never feels oversimplified. While she's growing so much with each album that it seems risky to call this Lindeman's best, it's safe to say this is another outstanding achievement from the Weather Station.- AllMusic
- Posted Feb 5, 2021
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For Fed, [Hayes] recruited everyone from veteran R&B arranger Tom Tom MMLXXXIV to jazz session drummer Morris Jennings to stalwart indie noisemaker Steve Albini to create a record as rich, complex, and ornate as the previous record was simple and spare.- AllMusic
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Where the slightly showier Pushin' Against a Stone covered a wider variety of styles, The Order of Time tends to flow more smoothly and gives the feeling that you've stumbled on a 45-minute section of ongoing music that has no beginning and no end.- AllMusic
- Posted Mar 8, 2017
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