The album will wear thin on short-attention-spanned listeners who need their dance albums dosed with a bit more variety. [Aug 2002, p.79]

The album's sole fault (if you can call it that) is a tendency to stick with sure-fire classics. [Aug 2002, p.78]

Daybreaker is Orton's ultimate heartstring-pulling concoction. [Jul 2002, p.80]

A freakazoid musical pastiche. [Oct 2002, p.83]

Some songs do morph into mere mood pieces... but Charango remains a fine return to form. [AUg 2002, p.80]

Not for the masses, but a treat for those turned on by the erratic tendencies of free jazz. [Sep 2002, p.75]

A deep, dark and dirty affair. [June 2002, p.88]

Atmosphere creates hip-hop that is more than the sum of its parts. [Aug 2002, p.82]

The boys are as competent on straightforward dance tracks as they are on Verve-esque pop-rock cuts. [Jul 2002, p.80]

By using his hip-hop chops to express some next school emotions, Shadow comes up with something that doesn't just sound new, it feels new. [Jun 2002, p.86]

David has composed 10 songs that work together as a concept album. But for everyday listening? Well, that's a somewhat different story. [Jun 2002, p.87]

An album of sheer brutal force. [Jul 2002, p.79]

It's safe to say that if you liked Em's last two albums, you'll like this one. [Aug 2002, p.80]

Offers a little bit of everything, but stays deeply rooted in stoney, catchy house music. [Jul 2002, p.79]

The most poignant artistic statement of his career. [May 2002, p.70]

Release slowly unfolds with a sparse elegance, resonating as the detached dance-popsmiths' finest complete album in a decade. [June 2002, p.90]

Armstrong's arrangements have the emotional resonance to move your mind to more serene locales. [May 2002, p.78]

The album is witty and fun and will appeal to a wide variety of people. [Apr 2002, p.82]

This kind of sonic bravado is truly impressive. [May 2002, p.72]

Embraces edgy live instrumentation that adds a preferred rawness to the trio's unique brand of urban jams. [Jan 2002, p.73]

An engaging, challenging listen. [Apr 2002, p.77]

A work that displays more forward-thinking musical maturity than any diva in her league. May 2002, p.72]

The cuts resonate with more creativity and originality than most stuff on the shelves. [Apr 2002, p.82]

The sophistication of its upbeat electro-pop construction allows Kylie to fly while her contemporaries simply float. [Apr 2002, p.77]

Their most consistent, simplied effort. [Feb 2002, p.76]

A diverse, versatile selection of tracks. [Apr 2002, p.94]

For the most part, Geogaddi only hints at new directions. But then, if it ain't broke, why fix it? [Apr 2002, p.78]

The crunchy guitars that underpinned some of the tracks on X are now up front, giving the whole collection the feel of early Manchester bands like Happy Mondays. [Feb 2002, p.74]