For 2,989 reviews, this publication has graded:
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On average, this publication grades 5.2 points higher than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 77
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Positive: 2,588 out of 2989
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Mixed: 376 out of 2989
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Another set of songs that are political and unflinchingly personal, but still manage to entertain. [7 June 2002, p. 76] -
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In wedding bluegrass with the Appalachian sound of her youth, Parton, who wrote half of the material and reprises her classic ''Down From Dover,'' repeatedly explores her favorite theme -- romantic betrayal -- and turns in a powerful performance, augmented by the best of bluegrass' hot pickers -
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A magisterial album.... If the group has cast off some of the youthful eclecticism, the three Chicks have pulled off something more difficult: refined their trademark sound without allowing it to turn into a copyrighted formula. -
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Although he can be self-righteous, scattered, and grim, a team of truly youthful-minded producers is there to color the gray. -
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The sweetly pained vocals sound darn similar to Beth Orton's. [25 Apr 2003, p.151] -
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A perfect 41-minute album that balances wide-open melodic inventions with crisp, time-stopping grooves. [Listen 2 This supplement, Feb 2003, p.10] -
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Wipe away its dusting of frost and you'll encounter mystery, beauty, and alluring rhapsodies, with the warm, pulsating beats serving as the music's heart. -
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Though the Man in Black has rarely sounded blacker, producer Rick Rubin frames that deep sea voice with harmonies and churchly organs, making for a dark angel beauty of an album that's austere but welcoming. -
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A glorious blend of punk and power pop straight outta '78. [22/29 Aug 2003, p.133] -
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With Broadway-worthy new standards, and a strong supporting cast, Wainwright delivers a flawless, flip-flopless performance. [8 June 2001, p.76] -
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They're profane, bursting with rage and lust, and they deliver more laughs than anyone since Richard Pryor. -
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As hopelessly antiquated as it may sound in the year 2000, it's as if they decided it was time to write and record an album of very good, extremely substantial traditional rock songs with an underlying inspirational bent.... the new work focuses on songs, not sonic gimmicks, and the difference is palpable. -
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Practically every song is a near-perfect amalgam of straight-up melodies and pogoing beats. [5 Nov 2004, p.80] -
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Stankonia reeks of artful ambition rendered with impeccable skill -- or as one song title so concisely has it, ''So Fresh, So Clean.'' -
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Much of the credit for this catchy set of Britpop goes to the intelligent use of samples. [2 Apr 2004, p.66] -
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Apple's piano trundles, the strings loom, the beats clop; everything, including her throaty voice, has alluring dark circles under it. With their hints of cabaret, tango, and doomed chanteuses, the melodies slither rather than pummel you. -
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From start to powerful finish 16 tracks later, Scorpion pumps up the volume, the rhythms, everything. -
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11 irresistible sound collages that feature driving beats, amiable guitar acoustics, and a quadraphonic sense of aural play that encourages rampant headphone abuse. [15 Feb 2002, p.68] -
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Lovely, heartbreaking, and just diffident enough to get perspective on this bittersweet old world. [26 Sep 2003, p.94] -
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It's not all darkness: The Brighton, England-based quintet offers enough straight-ahead rockers to keep the CD from turning into dirge overkill. [Oct 2003, p.95] -
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Sophisticated stuff even for a music vet; truly stunning considering McKay is only 19. -
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The disc's gritter sound, courtesy of producer Steve Earle, is a perfect complement to Sexsmith's "Waterloo Sunset" croon... [6/8/2001, p.76] -