Neumu.net's Scores
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For 474 reviews, this publication has graded:
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50% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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47% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.5 points lower than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: | Twin Cinema | |
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Lowest review score: | Liz Phair |
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Positive: 362 out of 474
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Mixed: 100 out of 474
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Negative: 12 out of 474
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What matters, what it all boils down to, is The Strokes write incredibly powerful songs, and those who allow the media -- or better yet their reaction to the media, what I call the anti media -- to influence their opinions are missing out.- Neumu.net
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In danger of hitting the point of "OK, we get it" -- when that zap of newness wears off and a successful band suddenly feels less than essential -- the New Pornographers instead come up pretty big on Twin Cinema, transitioning to a sound just as catchy as their old stuff but with more space for the tunes to breathe.- Neumu.net
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Their finest record to date and the most blistering, blissful album to be released by anyone in years.- Neumu.net
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Though this new political bent shows a heightened sense of maturity and substance, two of Morning's best tracks are poignant, unabashed love songs.- Neumu.net
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A rare, perfect instance of collaboration, where two distinct sets of talents merge into something larger than its parts.- Neumu.net
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An album full of vitality that is smart and intelligent without being boring. More importantly, however, it is simply incredible.- Neumu.net
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Chávez Ravine works because, ultimately, it isn't a history lesson or museum piece. It's the sound of musicians, now on the periphery, playing and singing the music they love.- Neumu.net
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The Life Pursuit is an immaculate album; Belle & Sebastian craft pure pop perfection better than just about anybody.- Neumu.net
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Akron/Family merge shifting, sometimes impressionistic arrangements with limpid lyricism. The result is an elusive -- but strong and deeply fascinating -- debut.- Neumu.net
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It is quite possibly Stoltz's best work ever, and certainly one of the landmark releases of 2006.- Neumu.net
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They still retain a unique identity even as they plunder and explore more generic alt-rock themes, and their particular skill is in making this transformation seem logical and welcome.- Neumu.net
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The difference this time is that the Hold Steady consistently kick ass, nailing both Paul Westerberg's Teenage Yearning/Angst and Bruce's Common Man to a cross of Pure American Rock, unafraid of cliché, undaunted by the task of making the familiar exciting again.- Neumu.net
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Rocks like Bad Company and Thin Lizzy and vintage Springsteen. Look out.- Neumu.net
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Combining brute force with melody, Worlds Apart is a stunning showcase for AYWKUBTTOD's mature sound, full of unexpected subtleties, musical wild-cards and detours.- Neumu.net
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The magic of the album lies in the way Wilson's complex, challenging sonic vision can evoke the optimism, hope, and wonder that gave birth to this album decades ago.- Neumu.net
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The songs don't float off into space; the strumming guitars and subtle electronic effects give the fantastic lyrics an earthy feel, rather than lifting them into the air.- Neumu.net
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Trampin' has her sounding revitalized, her contagious energy striking sparks off her longtime musical collaborators.- Neumu.net
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Ultimately the album is bolstered by the risks he takes, and though it trips a bit and never quite achieves the direct vision of previous efforts, it's rewarding nonetheless, for the perspective it brings to Darnielle's body of work.- Neumu.net
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The Magnolia Electric Co. succeeds where other albums of a similar nature fail because it has the courage to point towards what is wrong with itself and the medium through which it is presented.- Neumu.net
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What really puts the album over the top is the way Edan manages to twist the DNA of two distinctly throwback styles, '60s psych-rock and '80s golden-age hip-hop, into a 2005 mutant plaid platypus.- Neumu.net
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Meloy's words stir your insides like good poetry, his imaginative tales climb into your mind, set up camp and stay awhile. But without the enchanting, heart-wrenching and totally affecting power that is the consequence of The Decemberists' music, the words would not have ever found life.- Neumu.net
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They've broken their own mold and achieved something unexpectedly fine and durable.- Neumu.net
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Once you get acclimatized to the torturous messages and the dynamic, diverse musical accompaniment shifts from song to song, it becomes obvious that Uh Huh Her is one of Harvey's most rewarding albums.- Neumu.net
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The music here combines the scrappy, psychedelic folk of Hour of Bewilderbeast with the more melodic and sentimental "About a Boy" soundtrack.- Neumu.net
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An exhilarating take on rock-'n'-roll caught, torn, between striving for the light and reveling in the dark.- Neumu.net
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