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 |
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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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All That Remains maintain the progression demostrated on 2006's "The Fall Of ideals," further exploring metal taboos like hooks and melody. [Oct 2008, p.156]- Alternative Press
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Finds the fearless foursome cruising right along with the same carefree glee that made us pay attention in the first place. [March 2003, p.100]- Alternative Press
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So authentic, you'll think songs like "Bad Dream Mama" were put to tape 25 years ago. [Jun 2004, p.108]- Alternative Press
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With the exception of a few tracks, Reveal is a remarkably cohesive album of intense beauty and heady wisdom that inspires with its passionate strength. [Jul 2001, p.79]- Alternative Press
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Sonically, it’s practically Sea Change Part II. Musical choices are almost identical—bells, swelling cinematic strings, ample harmonies--but Hansen’s voice doesn’t sound quite so sad.- Alternative Press
- Posted Feb 18, 2014
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Perhaps the strangest and most successful finale ever. [Nov 2003, p.116]- Alternative Press
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They've never sounded so confident and comfortable, if maybe a bit tired. [Jun 2002, p.80]- Alternative Press
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Curiously akin to Violent Femmes, the trio are precussively sparse, defiantly devoid of distortion and occasionally potty-mouthed. [Jul 2010, p.122]- Alternative Press
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Reflection supplants rage on “The Witness Trees,” while “Song #3” is a heartfelt, hook-heavy paean to love’s salvation that’s among Stone Sour’s most pop-savvy moments. ... [frontman Corey Taylor] still spits out words heated enough to melt earbuds on ragers including the near-thrash kiss-off “Somebody Stole My Eyes” and the aptly, awesomely titled “Whiplash Pants.”- Alternative Press
- Posted Jun 30, 2017
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These eight songs are as strangely catchy as they are desperate. [Feb 2004, p.92]- Alternative Press
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They're sometimes lost attempting to balance clumsy choruses with fleet fingered flash. At other moments, however they absolutely nail it. [Nov 2013, p.84]- Alternative Press
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While not much of a departure from 2013's Feast Of Love as it is a second helping of their best bits, for Pity sex, refining what works has never gone down smoother. [May 2016, p.80]- Alternative Press
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There's nothing here that will lead Disguises to be hailed as a masterpiece, because there's nothing here that hasn't already been done before--either by other bands or by Aiden themselves--but it's nevertheless a solid piece of work that demonstrates the power and passion of their dark melodies.- Alternative Press
- Posted Apr 8, 2011
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In mood, style and tone, Riot Act sounds like every other Pearl Jam record, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. [Dec 2002, p.89]- Alternative Press
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The album doesn’t work for all moods or times of day. It’s a dusk-to-dawn kind of collection that emanates a lovely, flickering fire-like glow from within.- Alternative Press
- Posted May 6, 2014
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The Beta Band have added muscle to their rickety rock chassis without losing their past work's wood-fairy charm. [Aug 2004, p.106]- Alternative Press
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Stuffed from nose to toes with nine noise-rock delights. [Oct 2007, p.168]- Alternative Press
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While the disc does get bogged down with a little too much force-feeding of the Christian and Gloria characters (just like Idiot's Jimmy and Whatshername), it's a safe bet that the listener will come out the other end having largely enjoyed the last 70 minutes and 18 tracks.- Alternative Press
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There’s no question Common Courtesy will at least partially satisfy eager fans, because if nothing else, it’s a textbook A Day To Remember record. Whether or not that’s good or bad is entirely up to you.- Alternative Press
- Posted Nov 19, 2013
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It might not be the same band as in 1998, but this graceful, elegant record is more than deserving of a place in their discography.- Alternative Press
- Posted Apr 23, 2013
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Broadway calls wield a melodic, snotty jubilance that recalls Nimrod-era Green Day--filling an oddly vacant niche for present-day pop-punk. [Mar 2013, p.88]- Alternative Press
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California sounds like what Blink-182 probably should sound like in 2016: upbeat, hooky and, above anything else, a total blast. Some will call the lack of truly progressive moments a regression while others will hail the album for being a breezy throwback. But Hoppus, Skiba and Barker have given Blink-182 momentum for future productivity and success.- Alternative Press
- Posted Jul 1, 2016
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