The Observer (UK)'s Scores
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- Music
For 2,625 reviews, this publication has graded:
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37% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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59% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.9 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 68
Highest review score: | Gold-Diggers Sound | |
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Lowest review score: | Collections |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,236 out of 2625
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Mixed: 1,371 out of 2625
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Negative: 18 out of 2625
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On paper, its influences--surf punk, Prince, oriental pop, minimalist dance--smack of hipster posturing, but on record, they blend beautifully.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 10, 2011
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Gentle Spirit is one of those group effort records where musicians' edges smudge and no one showboats – except, perhaps, Wilson, who occasionally reels off the kind of distant, contemplative guitar solos so lacking in aggression that they sound like they were recorded the next canyon over.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 8, 2011
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Souther sings in a mid-70s croon, tuneful but grain-free and, for a man inspired by Roy Orbison, oddly unemotional.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 8, 2011
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- Posted Aug 8, 2011
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You could argue retro soul and R&B are two of the decade's hegemonic sounds, but there's no vamping here. Rather, songs such as "Go On Easy" glide by in an opiated glaze, while "Strange Attracter" makes unexpectedly groovy use of the bagpipes.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 5, 2011
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Only the syrupy "I Was Here" disappoints, its corny bluster at odds with the laid-back feel of her most accomplished album yet.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 2, 2011
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They may have plenty of heart but their heads are lost in the clouds.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 2, 2011
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Ultimately, Famous First Words sets the cause of resurgent guitar rock back… ooh, a good 20 years.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 2, 2011
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Now 64, Ely still sings with agility and swagger, though retrospection and mortality tie together the songs here.- The Observer (UK)
- Posted Aug 1, 2011
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