For 1,599 reviews, this publication has graded:
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62% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.1 points lower than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 73
| Highest review score: | Chemtrails Over the Country Club | |
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| Lowest review score: | The New Game |
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Positive: 1,361 out of 1599
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Mixed: 176 out of 1599
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Negative: 62 out of 1599
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At a time when newer acts, from fringe to mainstream, are moving the band's old ideas forward, Duran Duran needs to do more than just mix in the blips and bleeps of contemporary dance music to prove it has something to contribute. [31 Oct 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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A noncommittal aura undermines Michael Stipe's most personal, poetic and moving set of lyrics in years. [3 Oct 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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As this standout collection of songs shows, with its astounding lyrical acumen and stellar beats, De La Soul surely ranks among the best rap groups of all time. [24 Oct 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The band never quite escapes its proven pop formula or simple tales of angst. [10 Oct 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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"Smile" emerges as a beautiful and cohesive work, at times deeply moving, at others oddly whimsical, at still others eerily disturbing but celebratory. [27 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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Each collection somewhat sticks to its goal, but each has songs that could have easily fit on either release. [26 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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It's like a series of beats in search of a firestarter. [3 Oct 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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In these moments of reflection, Nelly emerges as a serious songwriter who moves the mind as effectively as he does the body. [26 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The subject matter eventually becomes a bit emotionally monochromatic, despite the broader sonic palette and the duo's fresh approach to mining such ancient territory. [3 Oct 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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Even when the emotions don't run especially deep, Jackson always sounds as though he means every word and gives those words his utmost respect. [5 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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It's largely a tour de force that speaks of love and life with an honesty and clarity recalling the optimism of Curtis Mayfield and the occasional dismay of Marvin Gaye. [5 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The luminosity of her performance counters the album's tendency toward dry formalism. [5 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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Charming, unpretentious and effortless, the singer presides over a party whose pace never flags and whose soul is fun-loving and wholesome. [22 Aug 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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A couple of songs (including the goofy "Condi, Condi") seem out of place, but the heart of "The Revolution" carries the stamp of an artist and a patriot. [22 Aug 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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McGraw's album leans heavily on the soap opera-ish tales that have brought him his biggest successes. [5 Sep 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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While the energy never fails, the themes and melodies feel commonplace at times. [18 Jul 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The album is a bit daunting and demanding. But it's also compelling and rewarding. [22 Aug 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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This may not make new converts, but Spree fans will find much cause to rejoice. [11 Jul 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The Roots have always been more about the music than the lyrics, but "Tipping Point" excels at neither. [11 Jul 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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By sticking to a single subject, "Stone Love" lacks the range and ambition of her splendid "Mahogany Soul" album in 2001, but it is still a joy. [11 Jul 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The lyric invention of past Cure albums is missing, but the pop transcendence emerges in fits.- Los Angeles Times
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Though not one of the songs on the album stands out in terms of head-popping new production -- there's not a hit that will transcend the hip-hop hard-core -- each cut is utterly bulletproof, and Banks' lyrics provide a few new twists. [18 Jul 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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Brandy has always tended toward blandness and is either unequipped or too restrained to unleash the soulful vocal flights that give R&B its distinctive stamp. [11 Jul 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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The songs are structured firmly in the classic tradition, evoking Dylan, the Band, Hendrix and Beatles. They're enriched by a bottomless well of melodic invention and find an emotional core in Tweedy's shy, plaintive vocals. [20 Jun 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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Too many lyrics are more serviceable than insightful or inventive. [20 Jun 2004]- Los Angeles Times
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These songs are accented by the X-ecutioners' deft scratching and energetic beats, resulting in a regularly exciting and inventive album.- Los Angeles Times
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