Urb's Scores
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For 1,126 reviews, this publication has graded:
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63% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
| Highest review score: | The Golden Age of Apocalypse | |
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| Lowest review score: | This Is Forever |
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Positive: 856 out of 1126
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Mixed: 256 out of 1126
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Negative: 14 out of 1126
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Love her or hate her, Between My Head And The Sky isn't terrible. Yoko Ono is still in the game, and if it's possible to find a deeper meaning to lyrics like "Why is [the elephant] so big/ He says because you're small honey," then more power to her.- Urb
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If you’re in the mood to get pummeled by simplistic, yet oh-so-effective samples and melodies, Cross does so better than most rocker-ready dance records. However, if you’re expecting to be saved by some next-level shit, this one’s not gonna cut it.- Urb
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Scale slips into un-passionate, boring territory--in part due to the vocalist, who make sthe whole thing sound somewhat homogeneous. [May 2006, p.86]- Urb
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With hardly a breakbeat in sight, RJ's sophomore effort plays like an homage to '80s-era easy listening.... An ambitious effort, but a failure all the same. [May 2004, p.86]- Urb
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Maritime won't be able to distinguish themselves from others, but they have an amazing ability to create songs like "Tearing Up the Oxygen," which as a pop-play on words with a sense of realism. [Apr 2006, p.97]- Urb
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A complex, avant-garde amalgamation of styles for only the most adventurous ears. [Aug 2002, p.116]- Urb
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Rounding out the record with the 15+ minute 'Sequenced,' we're dropped back into the slow catatonia exhibited earlier on--and while this is a perfectly nice place to visit for a quarter of an hour, it may leave you yearning for The Field's previous world of sublime- Urb
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Although the majority of the album is not that memorable, it is pretty damn warm and infectious.- Urb
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[Heiruspecs] prove that they are definitely more than just Atmosphere's occasional back-up band. [Oct 2004, p.103]- Urb
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A Hundred Things also contains quieter moments that work surprisingly well for such a loud record, providing a much-needed respite from the nervous scramble of the rest of the album.- Urb
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The difference between Super Furry Animals and all those freaky folk guys is that SFA aren't really trying to be all that freaky anymore. [Oct 2005, p.80]- Urb
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There's a psyche-rock track with UNKLE on here, for chrissakes. But yeah, dude has skills.- Urb
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Songs are succinct yet maintain an eye for layering oblique, eccentric detail of almost prog proportions. [Jun 2006, p.111]- Urb
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An album full of interesting possibilities, but only a few memorable songs. [Mar 2002, p.120]- Urb
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Her rhyming ability is versatile yet non-braggadocios. And it is these ingredients that gives the music world a fresh yet veteran voice.- Urb
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Ecstatic may not be the warm follow-up some people were expecting, but it's an equally fascinating, engaging album. [Jun 2005, p.78]- Urb
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Whether live or memorex, it's really hard to tell the difference between the two, especially on excellent if-it-ain't-broke tracks like 'Fake ID' and 'Doing it Right.' [Sep/Oct 2007, p.130]- Urb
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Albums such as Wake Up! – best intentions aside – run the risk of coming across as entirely cheesy and contrived. Unfortunately, John Legend and The Roots are no exception to the rule.- Urb
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Coxon finally seems to be coming into his own. [Mar 2005, p.111]- Urb
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All in all, it seems like the diva needs a little drama to get it percolatin'. [Mar 2006, p.123]- Urb
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There is a certain rhythm that begins to form with constantly being pulled along and feeling as though this will be the moment everything crescendos. Prepare yourself To Realize presents a Sisyphus-esque journey that can be exhausting.- Urb
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Their sound has life, culture and tiny details that could only be developed from a wide variation of instruments and worldly inspirations.- Urb
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It's almost a relief when the album hangs up, like talking to a crazy and exhausting friend who didn't get the memo that we're all supposed to be zombie-d out like it's 1982 right now. [Dec 2002, p.88]- Urb
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This quirky little record shouldn't lose any old fans and may just gain her a few new ones. [Apr 2007, p.108]- Urb
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Is Dead Man's Bones' record necessarily as accomplished as either of the aforementioned? Maybe not. But when one half of your band is splitting his vocations by also brandishing his face onto big studio pieces of celluloid, it's still a mightily impressive debut.- Urb
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Opener 'Time to Pretend' exemplifies this best, as the synths provide quirky cartoonish bounces to tales of fancy car whipping and coke snorting pipe-dreams. However, the record grows sluggish at certain points, particularly when they try to get super sentimental on that ass.- Urb
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