Alternative Press' Scores
- Music
For 3,071 reviews, this publication has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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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: | Major/Minor | |
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| Lowest review score: | Results May Vary |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2,331 out of 3071
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Mixed: 695 out of 3071
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Negative: 45 out of 3071
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Longtime fans will be comforted by Nightbird, even if it comes off like the fluff Giorgio Moroder might've rejected after a coke bender. [Mar 2005, p.138]- Alternative Press
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A whole that's less than the sum of its parts, a bittersweet pill that's best taken in small doses. [Feb 2005, p.88]- Alternative Press
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Although M83's ambitions are often great, there is a problem here: Before The Dawn often drags its feet. [Mar 2005, p.138]- Alternative Press
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Hone[s] his twangy, hip-hop Americana to pitchfork sharpness. [Jan 2005, p.114]- Alternative Press
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The only thing missing is Gibbard's unique voice--well, that, and the solid songwriting that made the Postal Service's Give Up a classic, rather than just a pleasant listen. [Mar 2005, p.122]- Alternative Press
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Most of Valende's songs have that creepy nursery-rhyme thing that people who read too much Lewis Carroll would call "whimsy." [Mar 2005, p.132]- Alternative Press
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Although memorable hooks are few and far between... there's no denying the album's ferocity. [Mar 2005, p.132]- Alternative Press
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A series of sparse ruminations on barren landscapes and cosmic coincidence that comprises weird sound effects, acoustic finger-picking, tape loops and spectral vocal incantations. [Apr 2005, p.118]- Alternative Press
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Think the Postal Service, but with more instrumentation and experimentation. [Feb 2005, p.94]- Alternative Press
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The Nirvana box set isn't the Holy Grail. The Nirvana box set isn't even Incesticide. [Jan 2005, p.105]- Alternative Press
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The whole thing is over before you know it packing a punch as sweet and warm as a shot of whiskey. [Jan 2005, p.108]- Alternative Press
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Our quality of life would instantly improve if this disc didn't exist. [Feb 2005, p.94]- Alternative Press
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Give[s] Skyward In Triumph and Earth 2 a run for the title of Best Album By A Duo, ever. [Jan 2005, p.113]- Alternative Press
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We're skipping past Gold Medal's soggy, pub-folk title track toward an otherwise flawless album of glossy, commercial punk. [Dec 2004, p.142]- Alternative Press
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Stop pretending that Morrissey is still relevant, that the Libertines are actually good and that you understand Radiohead. The Futureheads will give you everything you need, if you just let them. [Dec 2004, p.144]- Alternative Press
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Some excessive ballads aside, Simple Plan's second disc all but perfects the one before it. [Dec 2004, p.141]- Alternative Press
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A beautiful example of what "heart-on-sleeve" music should be. [Nov 2004, p.148]- Alternative Press
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A marked improvement over their eponymous debut, North sounds like Muse and the Stone Roses on steroids. [Jan 2005, p.113]- Alternative Press
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Fuse[s] the best parts of '60s rock and '90s rock without sounding dated (see Oasis) or contrived (paging Franz Ferdinand). [Jan 2005, p.113]- Alternative Press
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It's moody as hell, with an aching, nameless despair and all the intimacy of a crack-up. [Jan 2005, p.108]- Alternative Press