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For 41 reviews, this publication has graded:
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31% higher than the average critic
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69% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 12.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 60
| Highest review score: | Bow Down To The Exit Sign | |
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| Lowest review score: | Songs From an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile |
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Positive: 10 out of 41
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Mixed: 27 out of 41
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Negative: 4 out of 41
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Too often the combination of [the producers'] stiff mixing desks and Canibus' relentless vocals is akin to being harangued by a particularly loquacious madman. [Sep 2000, p.114]- Select
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The Golden D is unconcerned with hanging together with any particularly musical coherence. [July 2000, p.102]- Select
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Renegades is Rage's most satisfying record since their debut. [Jan 2001, p.104]- Select
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Numan is now crafting music that sounds identical to his disciples. [Nov 2000, p.118]- Select
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Like its most obvious forebear, David Bowie's 'Low,' what's not present is as important as what's actually here. The main absentees, then, are choruses, coherent lyrics, crescendos, and guitars.... But, really, what do you want for sounding like Aphex Twin circa 1993? A medal? [Nov. 2000, p.108]- Select
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They don't seem entirely sure what to do with their creation.... This isn't a bad record, but it needed to be a much better one. [July 2000, p.103]- Select
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They've previously assaulted all genres from country to reggae but on White Pepper return to their favourite stomping ground of '70s AOR. [July 2000, p.102]- Select
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If some of 'Fold Your Hands' is marred by the curse of songwriting democracy and the faint sound of water being trodden,... at their best, Belle & Sebastian are still utterly unique, still utterly beguiling.- Select
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The Mary J. Blige duet '911' and dope ode 'Homegrown' confirm his knack for reggae-inflected hits. [Sep 2000, p.108]- Select
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Quality Control' finds them treading water with a set of technically crisp but strangely uptight tracks that neither appeal nor enthrall. [July 2000, p.108]- Select
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DJ Babu's sample wizardry and scratching are impeccable, as are Rakaa and Evidence's agile rhymes, but their rigorous insistence on old-skool B-boy values leaves little room for risk-taking. [July 2000, p.106]- Select
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This is more a return to formula than a step forward. [July 2000, p.111]- Select
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Roni Size has abandoned his grooves for a tougher hip-hop-oriented approach. The results are hit and miss... [Nov. 2000, p.122]- Select
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In all seriousness, it's often closer to Elton John than The Verve.- Select
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Bravado and roleplay being the essence of rock, problems only arise when the real Everlast, a Grammy-winning crossover artiste, rears his head. [Nov. 2000, p.116]- Select
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With 35 other albums to choose from, this is hardly a good starting point. But for diehards there's further proof that Young has neither burned out nor faded. [Jan 2001, p.101]- Select
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More accesible than ever, but more fallible too, The W is the album that brings the Wu-Tang Clan down to earth. [Jan 2001, p.98]- Select
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ASTH emphasizes the group's commitment to eclecticism. (Oct. 2000, p.102)- Select
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[Sean] O'Hagan's over-mined aesthetic falls short of his repute. [Jan 2001, p.101]- Select
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An uninspiring and unnecessary 'experimental' effort, sounding like 'Volume 1' out-takes. [Oct 2000, p.110]- Select
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The record is permeated with an air of bashed-out-before-tea desperation. [Jan 2001, p.106]- Select
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