Blender's Scores
- Music
For 1,854 reviews, this publication has graded:
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39% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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58% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 65
| Highest review score: | Together Through Life | |
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| Lowest review score: | Folker |
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Positive: 957 out of 1854
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Mixed: 862 out of 1854
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Negative: 35 out of 1854
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[Brock is] adept at wringing out emotion while straddling sentimentality, but too often here, gauche studio affectations make his sap sound plain cheap. [Apr 2004, p.134]- Blender
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Crimson's current incarnation combines the sounds of previous editions, especially the early math-rock of the mid-'70s and the deft, Talking Heads-redolent Ph.D-funk of the early '80s. [#14, p.138]- Blender
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Gummere’s voice is no one’s idea of pretty, and his lyrics are sometimes hard to decipher over the squall. But they’re both secondary to the nose-bloodying sonic punch.- Blender
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Petty, never good at deep thinking, tries to introduce some grand gestures and literary flourishes, but they're forced compared with his amiably corny odes to driving and boozing. [Sep 2006, p.147]- Blender
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Recorded in Matt’s childhood bedroom with their trademark teenage palette (a Casiotone, Matt’s nasal whinge and Kim’s bubbly punk beats), their sophomore album plays like the indie-musical version of one of those yesterday-I-was-a-teenager-but-now-I’m magically-an-adult ’80s movies.- Blender
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A new, liberating vulnerability marks the more reflective songs. [May 2006, p.110]- Blender
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His ornate, piano-driven arrangements cite a wide variety of musical sources, from indie pop to Gershwin to trip-hop and back again. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.116]- Blender
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Organ-laced acoustic ballads like "Block Island" are a tad too drowsy for the disc's tough topics. [Aug 2004, p.134]- Blender
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It's fun enough, until the interminable breakup theme that drags down the second half. [Dec 2004, p.136]- Blender
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When Cave is bad he's unbeatable, but when he's good he's darn near awful. [Apr 2005, p.133]- Blender
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Tighter and more energized than anything the band has done since Vitalogy. [Jun 2006, p.142]- Blender
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Anyone who's enjoyed its predecessor may not find the follow-up effort entirely essential. [#12, p.145]- Blender
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She spices mountain purism with rich instrumental and vocal harmony. [#9, p.153]- Blender
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Problem is, [her] words are rarely about anything but her own dexterity. [Oct 2004, p.122]- Blender
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This successor improves, sonically (recording in a studio with a producer will do that) and in its energy and sharp writing.- Blender
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There's rambling, digital fiddling and self-indulgent sprawl here, but a sense of purpose, too, even as her lips move on autopilot. [#20, p.114]- Blender
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There isn't a bad song or performance on it. Unfortunately, there isn't a new song or performance on it either. [Jun 2005, p.117]- Blender
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His calm articulation and clean beats never waver--where once he copped to vices and joked about dirty asses, now his “naked funk” is all about a craft that won’t quit. That’s impressive. But it’s also limited.- Blender
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McCrea is still spinning wry, keenly observed stories, though the band has broadened its stylistic base some... [Aug/Sep 2001, p.121]- Blender
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Romantica is Luna's most energetic record ever. Which isn't saying much. [Apr/May 2002, p.115]- Blender
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The Deftones' fifth album turns the dial to "statesmen." [Dec 2006, p.172]- Blender
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The real problem is sounding like Alice In Chains; afloat without a genre, the gang too often turn their emotional intelligence to making kinda dark, vaguely artistic middle metal. [Sep 2005, p.138]- Blender
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Tapes 'n Tapes take not just their frazzled vocals but also their low-fi mixes, fuzzed-out guitars, semi-sequitur lyrics, falsetto refrains and general air of nearly falling apart from campus kings Pavement. [Aug 2006, p.114]- Blender
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Mostly, Peaches sadomasochistic come-ons sound like a satire of phone-sex services, without the per-minute charges. [#11, p.139]- Blender
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Donelly shows more confidence in her dreaminess than ever. [Apr/May 2002, p.113]- Blender
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The oompah-oompah music-hall bounce, jolly sing-along tunes and attitude of playful whimsy haven't changed. [Jul 2007, p.116]- Blender
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Usher has called Here I Stand his “grown and sexy” album, and he’s half right. Apart from a couple of Aup-tempo tracks by Danjahandz (“Appetite”) and Scandinavians-of-the-moment Stargate (“What’s a Man to Do”), the production is cocktail-lounge crunk, full of splashy cymbals, jazzy electric guitar and tinkly pianos.- Blender
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