Country Weekly's Scores
- Music
For 158 reviews, this publication has graded:
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75% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.7 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 80
Highest review score: | Upland Stories | |
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Lowest review score: | Spring Break... Checkin' Out |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 132 out of 158
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Mixed: 26 out of 158
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Negative: 0 out of 158
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Kip's grainy, warm and confident vocal delivery ties the tales together into a believable tapestry.- Country Weekly
- Posted Oct 29, 2012
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Chris Young's new 10-track project is tightly packed with solid songs, honoring both family and desires of the flesh.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jul 19, 2011
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This disc highlights a collection of substantial songs every bit as relevant as they were in Loretta's heyday.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 11, 2011
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After the success of his "six-pack" album concept with Hillbilly Bone, Blake is back to delivering a full-length offering of music.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jul 12, 2011
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[Reba] singing, "I'll give my heart to a song, but I'll never sell my soul." That's exactly how Reba's approached her career thus far, and what she continues to do on this emotionally charged set of songs.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 11, 2011
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The sugared tunes would be easy to dismiss except for the credible guitar riffs, foot-tapping rhythms and fiery passion with which Keith sings. Thankfully, it's not all sunshine.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 11, 2011
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A true duo, Joshua Scott Jones' rugged rock voice blends and contrasts at the right moments with Meghan Linsey's fluid soul singing.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 11, 2011
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Far from being a punching bag, this album contains enough musical muscle to throw a few punches of its own.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jun 12, 2012
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The plucky "Bombshell," a nimble instrumental number, is just one example of the shimmering mandolin and fiddle solos that permeate the album.- Country Weekly
- Posted Apr 21, 2011
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Vince's superb musicianship leaves the spotlight on these poignant songs.- Country Weekly
- Posted Oct 25, 2011
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Easton gives fans of traditional country everything they've been missing.- Country Weekly
- Posted Oct 31, 2012
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Brad Paisley, having been raised on traditional country music, is one of a handful of contemporary stars who could title an album This Is Country Music (with all that the title implies) without raising more than a few eyebrows.- Country Weekly
- Posted May 20, 2011
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This Texas-bred singer knows how to convey heartfelt and complex emotions with one clever turn of a phrase.- Country Weekly
- Posted Oct 5, 2011
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- Posted Oct 5, 2011
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Lyrically and musically, the songs stream effortlessly from accessible to intricate, creating an estimable country album with a steady undercurrent of blues and rock.- Country Weekly
- Posted Mar 20, 2012
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As the potent observations on And So It Goes make clear, time is indeed ticking away, though Don's comforting, timeless-sounding presentation of these top-flight tunes can sometimes make it seem otherwise.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jul 10, 2012
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Fans of Matraca's songwriting, who have waited for more than a decade for a new album, will likely agree with another of that song's lyric lines: one more is never enough.- Country Weekly
- Posted May 24, 2011
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- Country Weekly
- Posted May 10, 2012
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It's all life, and Martina, with her unforced country-pop sensibility, gets it all to add up on Eleven.- Country Weekly
- Posted Oct 24, 2011
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In honoring his friend and inspiration, the late writer Hank Cochran, Jamey Johnson recorded one of the most heartfelt albums of the year.- Country Weekly
- Posted Oct 16, 2012
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Guy wasn't kidding when he sang "it's got to come from the heart if you want it to work;" here, he and his talented crew prove it, playing and singing like nobody's watching.- Country Weekly
- Posted Aug 19, 2011
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On his latest, Marty meshes country with Memphis rockabilly and bluegrass-inspired background vocals throughout the disc.- Country Weekly
- Posted May 30, 2012
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The album's bluesy country sound may not make waves at radio, but these ladies are on track to give country concertgoers a little hell of their own.- Country Weekly
- Posted Aug 30, 2011
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While touching upon Led Zep's more pastoral moments and Raising Sand's rootsy variety, Robert avoids rehashing his former glories.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 10, 2011
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Producer T Bone Burnett had the foresight to infuse the album's recording with vintage microphones and techniques that would have been used on recording sessions half a century ago.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 10, 2011
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Darius' brand of country music, much like Radney's, is full of detailed, true-to-life accounts of love, regret and loyalty to childhood stomping grounds.- Country Weekly
- Posted Jan 10, 2011
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- Posted Oct 10, 2012
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Uncaged, does nothing to tarnish their sterling image and even manages to expand it a bit.- Country Weekly
- Posted Sep 7, 2012
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Country gospel at its most fervent and rousing.- Country Weekly
- Posted Feb 14, 2012
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- Country Weekly
- Posted Aug 11, 2011
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