Alternative Press' Scores
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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
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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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Songs like "Electric Chair" show the promise of this project, but unfortunately, the rest of the disc is fan-only filler. [Apr 2005, p.130]- Alternative Press
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The London-based compulsive hair-dyer follows 2007's soulful breakout "The Magic Position" with the luxurious sounds of The Bachelor, the first half of a double album to mixed results. [Sep 2009, p.108]- Alternative Press
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Their fourth album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is just as resolute as the title. [Sep 2013, p.88]- Alternative Press
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Though the album gets too repetitive, the uniformity of Acolyte still serves the band's purpose: Make the floor move.- Alternative Press
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Even [Haines'] coos about war can't make Live feel urgent or save its slanted art-rock outbursts. [Dec 2005, p.214]- Alternative Press
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Most of Boroughs feels like they're sampling themselves. [Aug 2004, p.120]- Alternative Press
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Offers few intriguing instrumental twists and only the faintest percussive pulse. [Aug 2004, p.106]- Alternative Press
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Fans will love it, but if you're not already on board, this album won't change your mind. [Oct 2007, p.169]- Alternative Press
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Like Creeper's previous albums, Take Back The Universe is a delicate piece of criss-crossing jangles and loose-limbed riffs, but the shimmery sprawl never coalesces into anything concrete. [#154, p.73]- Alternative Press
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The Invisible Band has more layers, more moods than ever before, and more tunes as well. [July 2001, p.88]- Alternative Press
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III/IV is the director's cut of a moment in Ryan Adams' all-too-prolific career. It adds dimension in some areas, but may be too much information for causal fans of the singer/songwriter.- Alternative Press
- Posted Dec 21, 2010
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While the musicianship is first-rate, the middling tempos and docile, homogenous instrumentation quickly grow boring. [Oct 2002, p.94]- Alternative Press
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On Disco Volante, [David Gedge] sometimes becomes as tedious as a typical pick-up line. [Jan 2001, p.86]- Alternative Press
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A reliance on monotonous tempos and rhythms--and a disappointing lack of melodic variation--further make Endless Now fell curiously lethargic. [Sep 2011, p.112]- Alternative Press
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Lacking the hyperbole of, say, Chemical Brothers or the musicality of more band-like fare like Crystal Method, he finds a middle ground of giving-and-taking frequencies between his twos and fours, as if mixing it live. [Sep 2001, p.104]- Alternative Press
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The trouble is that their debut album is saturated with the kind of contrived angst that seems to always maintain a level of popularity with upper-middle class white kids who don't pay their own bills yet. [Mar 2009, p.107]- Alternative Press
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The effortless pop smarts are appealing, but the Ruffians will need to vary the delivery if they're expecting a career. [Mar 2008, p.144]- Alternative Press
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The ominous charm that had fans nose over tail is not completely lost in Agony & Irony. [Aug 2008, p.156]- Alternative Press
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Much of the album reflects a tension between melancholia and euphoria that sounds more like an epic battle between Fischerspooner's love for New Order and Pet Shop Boys--but with beefier, disco-fied beats. [May 2005, p.174]- Alternative Press
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With this soft-spoken and delicate record of almost-drawling songs, he's moved his work one step closer to Nashville. [Mar 2002, p.81]- Alternative Press
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World Peace is a frustrating experience, moving too quickly between temperaments and overstaying its welcome by a good 20 minutes.- Alternative Press
- Posted Jul 7, 2014
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Telepathe should be appauled for making a challenging record; though it frequently doesn't hit the mark, there's plenty for fans of minimalism to get excited about. [Mar 2009, p.116]- Alternative Press
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The album is a success because it shows sophistication and growth. [Apr 2014, p.94]- Alternative Press
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Like Merzbow jamming with a broken dishwasher through a short-wave radio. [Nov 2004, p.146]- Alternative Press
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The music you'd imagine might play as you ascend to heaven--or the soundtrack to the WB's next teen drama. [Aug 2004, p.118]- Alternative Press
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This husband-and-wife team have made the same album for the third time. [Nov 2003, p.100]- Alternative Press
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The Lemonheads is the album Dando should have made 10 years ago, and poppy punk ain't what it used to be. [Nov 2006, p.200]- Alternative Press