Q Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 8,545 reviews, this publication has graded:
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42% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.7 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 67
Highest review score: | A Hero's Death | |
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Lowest review score: | Gemstones |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,112 out of 8545
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Mixed: 4,355 out of 8545
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Negative: 78 out of 8545
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The finest alt-country album this side of Gram Parsons. [Jan 2005, p.129]- Q Magazine
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The Next Day is a loud, thrilling, steamrollingly confident rock and roll album full of noise, energy, and words that--if as cryptic as ever they were--sound like they desperately need to be sung. [Apr 2013, p.92]- Q Magazine
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The world's finest rock'n'roll combo. [Jul 2015, p.119]- Q Magazine
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The bonus material on both albums offer up further evidence that this was the Pumpkins' purple path. [Jan 2012, p.130]- Q Magazine
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This is the sound of a superstar in the making. [Nov 2003, p.107]- Q Magazine
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Finds their meld of expansive rock, country melodies and myriad other elements scraping truly inspirational heights. [Oct 2003, p.111]- Q Magazine
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Supernature sounds brilliantly here and now. Less coldly perverse than Black Cherry, it's also a lot of fun. [Sep 2005, p.110]- Q Magazine
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Far from rehashing her debut, she's made an older and wiser sequel, where the quiet magic of each song gets stronger with every listen. [Mar 2003, p.101]- Q Magazine
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Musically and lyrically, Life In Slow Motion is his strongest collection of songs to date. [Sep 2005, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Deep voiced, disquieting and bristling with intelligence, Hobo Sapiens is a reminder of how intoxicating an artist Cale can be. [Nov 2003, p.107]- Q Magazine
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Such moments of wry genius make a very special record. [Oct 2003, p.104]- Q Magazine
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All of the elements that make the band great--the Shadowsy guitar solos, James Skelly's Eric Burdon-meets-Jimmy Corkhill croon, the breadth of imagination--are well lubricated, but the songwriting has rocketed. [Aug 2003, p.106]- Q Magazine
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Terrifying, but in a good way. The bar is raised. [Jun 2004, p.105]- Q Magazine
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An audacious, bold and provocative artistic statement, an album that raises the bar for any rock band who aspire to re-writing the rulebook. [Aug 2003, p.101]- Q Magazine
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Sounds so sure and committed that it could be the work of a new band. [Nov 2005, p.127]- Q Magazine
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Cut, copy and paste this definitive record into your world. [Jul 2005, p.115]- Q Magazine
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It's so out of step with most indie rock it's as if it's been beamed from outer space. [Apr 2005, p.126]- Q Magazine
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Common's best album so far, one that proves hip hop can be both smart and mainstream. [Jul 2005, p.114]- Q Magazine