For 3,519 reviews, this publication has graded:
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81% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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18% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5 points higher than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 78
Highest review score: | The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do | |
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Lowest review score: | Playing With Fire |
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Positive: 3,085 out of 3519
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Mixed: 407 out of 3519
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Negative: 27 out of 3519
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45:33 deftly segues from the smooth funk favored by Levan to synth-pop and Talking Heads-style polyrhythms before opening into serious space-party territory.- Entertainment Weekly
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It’s hard to grade Montage of Heck. Considering sound quality and execution of ideas, it’s in the lower C range. But as a cultural artifact that provides an inside look at the creative process of an enigmatic genius, it’s absolutely indispensable.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Nov 12, 2015
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Their grandiose score will make you glad that this silent film [Melies' 1902 film A Trip to the Moon] isn't silent anymore. [17 Feb 2012, p.72]- Entertainment Weekly
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It isn't easy listening. But it's worth it.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Jun 15, 2012
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Their lyrics reveal the mysteries of true rolling stones. [16 Oct 2009, p.59]- Entertainment Weekly
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Harvey uses the bright grooves to present her grim thoughts on the world's armed conflicts. It's a hoedown for the end of civilization.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Feb 14, 2011
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Even though they're no longer underdogs—their last album, 2005's The Woods, cemented their rep as one of the all-time great groups—that hasn't changed on their triumphant return.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Jan 15, 2015
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Earle, Townes Van Zandt's foremost disciple, gives 15 favorites the kind of carefully considered settings they deserve.- Entertainment Weekly
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Chase This Light is what emo should sound like: big emotions, sure, but also big hooks, big stakes. And big rewards. [19 Oct 2007, p.126]- Entertainment Weekly
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Could be the Strokes in 10 years--if they work hard. [Listen 2 This Supplement, Aug 2002, p.14]- Entertainment Weekly
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On Body Talk Pt. 2, this eight-track follow-up to June's Body Talk Pt. 1, the Swedish electro-pop pixie uses sleek club music to endearingly explore more unpolished emotions.- Entertainment Weekly
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The spare demos, crystal-clear concert recordings, and handsomely produced liner notes are a fan's delight, but it's the three original albums included here--38 haunting ballads and fist-pumping anthems, some in unreleased mixes, each one a gem--that still shine brightest.- Entertainment Weekly
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It isn't long before you realize how frickin' right it all sounds, how damn near flawless the tone of the whole set feels. [28 Sep 2007, p.104]- Entertainment Weekly
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- Posted Oct 28, 2011
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If less accessible on first hearing than its predecessors, the result is an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date.- Entertainment Weekly
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Overall, this is an an album that feels on the brink of falling apart. It doesn’t, but it’s exactly that tension that’s a pleasure all its own.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Jan 22, 2016
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On his gleefully carnal sixth LP he shows off a flexibility that few performers can match.[30 Jan-6 Feb 2015,p.120]- Entertainment Weekly
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Cheeky modernity hides beneath every glistening throwback.- Entertainment Weekly
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The Big To-Do features some of the band's most evocative chunks of misery-detailing to date.- Entertainment Weekly
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They've teamed up with longtime producer Danger Mouse to do what they do best.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Nov 30, 2011
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The richest and most fervent music the Jaxx have ever made. [24 Oct 2003, p.104]- Entertainment Weekly
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Moon-eyed stoners looking for a 21st-century Pink Floyd should seek out the Beta Band. [7 May 2004, p.86]- Entertainment Weekly
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This 10-song collection is dominated less by taut rhythm guitar than by synths, handclaps, and kickdrums. ... A band that never gets sick of adding tools to its bag of tricks.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Mar 16, 2017
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If Sondheim had been reared on old Van Dyke Parks records, he might sound like this. [26 Sep 2003, p.94]- Entertainment Weekly
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Wainwright's barbed lyrics about love and relationships sound like she scrawled them on a whiskey-soaked night. [22 Apr 2005, p.62]- Entertainment Weekly
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Although the rest of The Breaker may not be blessed with the T-Swizzle magic, there are some more strong contenders for your next breakup playlist.- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted Feb 24, 2017
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