Alternative Press' Scores

  • Music
For 3,071 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Major/Minor
Lowest review score: 0 Results May Vary
Score distribution:
3071 music reviews
    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The sound of an artist losing the qualities that made him unique to begin with. [Apr 2006, p.216]
    • Alternative Press
    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Today, yet another album filled with introverted hip-hop instrumentals--even one with occasional moments of beauty radiating from the murk--is doomed by comparison to the more innovative work the label has been offering lately. [Mar 2006, p.138]
    • Alternative Press
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lonely will buy Hawthorne Heights a few more minutes beyond the 15 they've already received. Here's to hoping they'll use that time to think outside of the box a little more when they write LP3. [Mar 2006, p.119]
    • Alternative Press
    • 78 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    It's not that Elbow's half-Travis, half-early-Radiohead Britpop shoegaze routine is patently shitty; it's just hopelessly forgettable. [Mar 2006, p.134]
    • Alternative Press
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Those who stick with Arab Strap will discover endearing wit and vulnerability in the duo's songs, as well as tender melodies and graceful acoustic playing. [Apr 2006, p.204]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Davies' tone has the ironic air of a cockney calypso, while the music anchors his musings in familiar surroundings. [Mar 2006, p.88]
    • Alternative Press
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rubies is nothing if not ambitious. [Apr 2006, p.204]
    • Alternative Press
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A swirling, guitar-driven headtrip. [Apr 2006, p.220]
    • Alternative Press
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    More power to those who can do it, but from this perspective, it's nearly impossible to enjoy Man Man's Six Demon Bag while sober. [Apr 2006, p.222]
    • Alternative Press
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Humbucking Coil's captivating soundscapes evoke more emotion via machines than most bands can with "real" instruments. [Mar 2006, p.138]
    • Alternative Press
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The M's understand the value of a smartly delayed compositional payoff. [Mar 2006, p.124]
    • Alternative Press
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Finds the outfit in fine form, but it seems unlikely that the casual fan will fully appreciate what Everett has done with his songs here. [Apr 2006, p.214]
    • Alternative Press
    • 73 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A bit too cleverly loaded with cultural critiques, winks and nods. [Apr 2006, p.207]
    • Alternative Press
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Light years beyond any current dance-punk act. [Apr 2006, p.203]
    • Alternative Press
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    [A] sterling debut. [Mar 2006, p.122]
    • Alternative Press
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    For Matchbook Romance, Voices is adventurous. [Mar 2006, p.122]
    • Alternative Press
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Every song sounds like background music in an art-house film. [Apr 2006, p.207]
    • Alternative Press
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Life Pursuit is less confused than the three albums that precede it, but it's also just as forgettable. [Mar 2006, p.124]
    • Alternative Press
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Herren's gift for finding order--and even melody--amid such chaos is too strong to allow this collection to be written off as self-indulgent. [Apr 2006, p.224]
    • Alternative Press
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If Magnificent City is occasionally over-friendly-sounding... well, so what? [Mar 2006, p.138]
    • Alternative Press
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    [An] interesting album. [Apr 2006, p.204]
    • Alternative Press
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fresh and interesting. [Mar 2006, p.138]
    • Alternative Press
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Walks the fine line between indie and lo-fi rock, encompassing the best elements of both genres. [Mar 2006, p.136]
    • Alternative Press
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Occasionally get[s] a tad too close to Jamiroquai territory. [Nov 2005, p.226]
    • Alternative Press
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    She's gone from being an indie rocker's wet dream to sounding like the most NPR-friendly singer-songwriter your parents haven't discovered yet. [Mar 2006, p.124]
    • Alternative Press
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While the band's last album, Amber, showed the beginnings of something great, Amber, while not perfect, has actual moments of brilliance. [Mar 2006, p.134]
    • Alternative Press
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Contains three best-of-year-brilliant songs. [Mar 2006, p.124]
    • Alternative Press
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Lewis still sounds like she's trying to figure out where she belongs. [Feb 2006, p.118]
    • Alternative Press
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Tortoise sound remarkably un-Tortoise-like on nearly everything... [and] Oldham's stunning vocals are rarely allowed the space they deserve. [Mar 2006, p.126]
    • Alternative Press
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Contains all the usual suspects: a few great songs, a few throwaways, a bunch of head-scratching song titles and indie rock's best take on the Who. [Mar 2006, p.124]
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