Okayplayer's Scores
- Music
For 148 reviews, this publication has graded:
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96% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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3% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 12.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 85
Highest review score: | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | |
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Lowest review score: | Beaus$eros |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 146 out of 148
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Mixed: 2 out of 148
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Negative: 0 out of 148
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Make no mistake about it, most of the instrumentation on the album is just Toro y Moi. More so ‘Moi’.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 5, 2013
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This is the sound of a musician at the top of his game marking his entry into the big time.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 5, 2013
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This album is a violent frenzy maxed out to the “nth” power, so it may not be for everyone; however, most who embrace hardcore hip-hop will undoubtedly love this album.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 5, 2013
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As an album, there is nothing Aaron Neville is offering in these remakes that would make anyone want to listen to his versions instead of the originals. Therefore the album falls flat, and comes across as a well executed, but arbitrary project, from a legend.- Okayplayer
- Posted Mar 5, 2013
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Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors has a much more electronic feel to it, with a plethora of synthesizers. The brassy street thump of past Big Boi releases is still present, it's just more centralized.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 29, 2013
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- Posted Jan 10, 2013
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It's an indulgent side project and the monotony of the production is enough that the 'McKayla is Not Impressed' face may be unavoidable.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 7, 2013
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It's good time music written to the sound of heartbreak and everyday affairs, which makes it even more relatable, accessible even.- Okayplayer
- Posted Jan 7, 2013
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Perhaps it's best enjoyed as an album of two halves--with funk on the A side, and a more introspective flipside. Either way, Sinkane's trip to the Red Planet is more than worth signing up for.- Okayplayer
- Posted Dec 20, 2012
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9th Wonder and Buckshot have delivered a plate of comfort food that fans will enjoy, if not necessarily savor.- Okayplayer
- Posted Dec 20, 2012
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At it's best, Reloaded rocks like Evidence liberated from the jungle of Premo beats and given enough space to go believably gangster.- Okayplayer
- Posted Dec 20, 2012
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- Posted Dec 11, 2012
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Overall, in fact, it might feel like a little too much of The Weeknd all at once. But then again the music is so good it might just be what the doctor ordered.- Okayplayer
- Posted Dec 11, 2012
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It's got guest collabs that make sense without being overbearing, a few genre defying styles that go from almost dancey to instrospection and back but it never loses track.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 28, 2012
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- Posted Nov 28, 2012
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If A Dream Deferred isn't the best produced album this year, it's gotta be in the top three.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 16, 2012
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Surely there's despair and persistent uncertainty, but there's an unspoken beauty to the struggle.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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All in all, it's the sound of a bunch of musicians from the top of the game performing at the top of their game. Ruthlessly tight, deeply soulful with tunes to keep you riveted to your stereo until deep into the night.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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You won't find much in the way of a message on Mic Tyson (closest thing might be on the driving "Pyrex": "wake up, all that crack and the street talk/is made up like Jack & The Beanstalk"), but you will find a raw rap sound seldom heard in these calloused days- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack is certainly an adequate companion piece to the film, and will likely earn a spot in the collection of most Wu diehards. Still, it feels like a missed opportunity for a grand musical statement to further bolster the Wu-Tang legacy as it makes its transition to the silver screen.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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It's a pleasure to listen to, and perhaps its sheer existence (thanks in part to crowdsourcing on Kickstarter) is a fact to be celebrated in itself- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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As the album unfolds you're drawn inexorably into a world of high quality music that deserves to be savoured, devoured, replayed and pored over, and above all, enjoyed.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 8, 2012
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There is an earnestness to Blak & Blu, even in its bumpier moments, that holds your attention, even if it's the testosterone fueled bombast that initially grabs it by the throat.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 8, 2012
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Not only does the duo own the niche that they have established on their EPs, they also break new ground, infusing other elements and genres within the album. Overall, a great listen.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 2, 2012
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Murs and Fashawn have done what few collaborative albums do: create a complete and cohesive album, that actually lives up to lofty expectations.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 1, 2012
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Once again, he masterfully conveys his understanding of the free jazz form, and yet never duplicates his father in the least. In fact, Spirit Fiction may just be his most forward-thinking album thus far.- Okayplayer
- Posted Nov 1, 2012
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Solidarity is a straight up funky, raucous, dancefloor-troubling, riot-provoking monster of an album.- Okayplayer
- Posted Oct 25, 2012
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They swing like only the second line can. All in all, it's a cause for celebration (and fifty more years of Preservation Hall).- Okayplayer
- Posted Oct 11, 2012
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His inexhaustible penmanship coaxes listeners to further sink their ears to the album's abyss, a pull that's hard to defy.- Okayplayer
- Posted Oct 11, 2012
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- Posted Oct 5, 2012
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