These guys sound like they don't even understand why punks and classic rockers drink at separate bars. [Nov 2006, p.198]

The first great rock album of 2004. [May 2004, p.102]

It's a thing of subversive beauty, a striking debut that's self-assured and captivating. [Mar 2004, p.104]

This is the 25-year-old singer-songwriter at his most personal. [Oct 2006, p.208]

For all the offbeat touches... Dawson's wide-eyed hope and wonder are the album's most affecting qualities. [Jun 2006, p.180]

There's something for everyone here. [Jul 2003, p.120]

Each of the dozen tracks on his debut is a fully realized vignette that makes a particular locale startlingly vivid. [Sep 2006, p.230]

Saturday Night Wrist proves yet again that Deftones have a corner on the transcendental-metal market. [Dec 2006, p.192]

An impeccable album that makes good on the promise he's shown in the past. [May 2004, p.102]

A snow globe of an album that's sparkling, brilliant and only held back by gravity. [Aug 2004, p.106]

A must-hear. [May 2005, p.138]

A sprawling, 17-song, 64-minute monster that is without a doubt the finest music these three artists--vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and bassist Jeremy Davis--have ever made.

A quantum leap above not only Brand New's prior work... but beyond anything that any band in this scene are currently creating. [Jan 2007, p.129]

[They] satisfy largely by serving up more of what made their debut so good. [Dec 2003, p.142]

For an elite cadre of sound warriors, the disc perfectly bridges Slayer's demonic metallic riff majesty with the maniacally convoluted dynamics of French prog-rockers Magma. [Dec 2005, p.216]

Simple Math is a perfect interpretation of an imperfect man's life, and hopefully just another chapter in the larger story Manchester orchestra have yet to reveal. [Jun 2011, p.105]

Finally, Coheed have made an album worthy of repeat listens, rather than a monster you skim through to hit the interesting parts. [Nov 2005, p.218]

Not many albums make you smile so much your face hurts. [Oct 2005, p.156]

Revelations is Muse's best work yet primarily because of the fluid balance it keeps between excess and restraint. [Aug 2006, p.220]

A devastatingly beautiful collection of songs, and in some circles, it could be the best album released this year. [May 2005, p.124]

As with everything in Tool's oeuvre, 10,000 Days packs enough beauty, heartache and triumph that it will be dissected, studied and envied by younger bands for years to come. [Jul 2006, p.196]

A massive instrumental effort, as skilled and musical as it is on-the-fly improvised and messy. Seamlessly blending sonic experiments with live group interactions, godspeed saunter through these four extended pieces with ease. [#150, p.94]

It’s incredible just how good Dreyer is at making you connect with his characters, and how equally good his band are at backing him up.

This Is For Real is the album Aerosmith might make if they were back on the sauce. [Jul 2004, p.146]

Hot Chip strip down their influences, reworking scores of sound into new, distinctly original machinations. [Aug 2006, p.222]

The Queens have officially given us the first legitimate Album Of The Year candidate for 2005. [May 2005, p.130]

All invention and no indulgence. [Jun 2004, p.110]

Every track on Basement is a highlight. [Nov 2004, p.150]