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For 1,316 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 68% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 71
Highest review score:
City of Refuge
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Lulu
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,054 out of 1316
  2. Mixed: 255 out of 1316
  3. Negative: 7 out of 1316
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    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 30
    The Third Hand
    For someone who has dazzled with his sonic imagination in the past, Rjd2 sounds very tentative here.
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    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 30
    Dumb Luck
    Everyone seems tired on this album: The songs meander, and the guest singers (including Conor Oberst) speak or moan lyrics they don't seem to care about.
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    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 30
    Animal
    It’s hard to remember the last time an album so flat and vacuous generated such a buzz.
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    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 30
    BAYTL
    A tired, impotent album for sure, but between dumb and dumber, dumb wins every time.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 30
    O.N.I.F.C.
    He's less dexterous and creative on this interminable 17-song, 73-minute disc as he indulges in all of rap's worst impulses.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 20
    The Duke
    The Duke is an awful, awful record.
    • Metascore: 45
    • Critic Score 10
    Lulu
    The godfather of avant-rock and the popular metal band don't click on any level.