Delusions of Adequacy's Scores
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For 1,396 reviews, this publication has graded:
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68% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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29% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.7 points higher than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 77
Highest review score: | The Stand Ins | |
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Lowest review score: | The Raven |
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Positive: 1,197 out of 1396
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Mixed: 180 out of 1396
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Negative: 19 out of 1396
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Varshons II canters along as a casual grab-bag of songs plucked from largely obscure locations. Whilst the results are mixed, there’s no doubt that Dando hasn’t fully lost the reinterpretative knack that previously served him so well on likes of Suzanne Vega’s “Luka” or Mike Nesmith’s “Different Drum”.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Feb 11, 2019
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Overall then, Whatever, My Love is a mixed affair. Die-hard lovers of Become What You Are will have few real complaints but might perhaps overdose a touch on déjà vu. For the less pre-devoted, a cherry-picked yet economically-unviable EP selection from the album might have served this reunion better artistically.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Feb 12, 2015
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Aside from its title track, most of Kings and Queens of the Underground sounds a lot like primetime 80s Idol, untouched by the ravages of time, lifestyle, changes in musical fashions or anything else.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Nov 25, 2014
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There are a number of ear-worthy gems on the album but it’s difficult to muster up enthusiasm for a band that doesn’t seemingly have much enthusiasm themselves.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted May 30, 2014
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Come Home to Mama is lyrically stiff on top of instrumental complexity. The lyrics need to be pulled way back. What does work are the opening beats and rhythms awash in a mix of sonic, ambient environments.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted May 9, 2014
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- Posted Apr 14, 2014
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Many of the songs feel like incomplete character sketches that simply gesture at yearning and crisis.... Salad Days is, nevertheless, an interesting piece of work.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Apr 4, 2014
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The album feels like a grab-bag of the band’s process, but not a cohesive expression of their craft.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Feb 19, 2014
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Despite the overall melange approach being a little uneven, there are some genuine delights to be found within.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Nov 20, 2013
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Tookah is a frustrating album because there are a couple examples of something fantastic happening in Torrini’s musical mind but it doesn’t quite deliver in the end.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Oct 18, 2013
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At each fork in the road, instead of going one way or another, Lerner takes the fork.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Apr 12, 2013
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It’s a multi-layered album constantly shifting in mood and sound offering the listener much to explore.... The band struggle, however, to distinguish themselves from their influences and constantly fall under the shadow of Can, Pink Floyd and The Flaming Lips.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Mar 27, 2013
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Brokeback And The Black Rock reveals itself as a flawed yet still sporadically rewarding long-player.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Jan 18, 2013
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The guitars and drums machines and electronic selections are a bit unlistenable. There are some redeeming qualities, however, with a solid groove-ridden guitar fashion show with "I'll Sue You" and an eccentric but extremely tasteful European guitar ballad in "Lisbon".- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Nov 8, 2012
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While tuneful and solid, [In Time To Voices] is not as spectacularly primal as their initial offering Box Of Secrets.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Oct 24, 2012
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The final impression The Seer left me with is that of a sprawling, lacking in cohesion and over indulgent album that fails as often as it succeeds.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Sep 20, 2012
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The North continues to show off their skill and while nothing earth-shattering will be found here, it's something to fully bask in.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Sep 13, 2012
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This synth pop rhythm and blues album is nothing out of the ordinary. I do believe, however, that there are some clever twists throughout the album but unfortunately it all becomes a bit repetitive both musically and lyrically.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Jun 26, 2012
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Though true that the album lacks the fervent surge of nearly every other Sigur Rós record, it's far from a snoozer. The conspicuous beauty and flummoxing eccentricity of the past haven't gone anywhere – they've just had their edges softened.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Jun 4, 2012
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While there's certainly something to be said for BestCoast's paeans to the utopian side of life near the Pacific, the subtle shifts in Cosentino's songwriting are best experienced when the rays of sunshine are muted.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted May 21, 2012
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Ultimately, the peaks and troughs of Grinderman 2 RMX come from magnifying both the good and the so-so qualities of the original source material and from finding the most imaginative or laziest ways to refashion them.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Apr 3, 2012
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This is a solid, sonically beautiful album.... [Yet] the problem with her quicker stuff is that, while pretty, it tends to sound all the same; you end up desperate for the chorus, so that you can tell one song from another.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Mar 28, 2012
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It's this robust fervor and subject matter that fire up and lift up many of the songs on Ceremonials, but the constant exhortation comes at a price. Listener fatigue sets in as the relentless, up-tempo pace and sharply exclamatory vocal tone overwhelms over the course of the album.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Mar 22, 2012
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Eternal Turn of the Wheel just seems to pack too much of an antiquated, overused style into it without any new innovation and I just can't get behind this album.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Mar 20, 2012
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This is an unwieldy yet infectious compendium that will satisfy those who need it most.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Mar 20, 2012
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It's hard not to listen to this album and to think that they've mined this territory already in 69 Love Songs.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Mar 16, 2012
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An unquestionable oblique listen by mainstream standards, but compared to Of Montreal's previous offerings, Paralytic Stalks demonstrates an intimacy and immediacy which Barnes would do well to repeat.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Feb 8, 2012
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- Posted Feb 3, 2012
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Feel the Sound is such a consistent, and consistently smooth, pop album, that it might put you to sleep, or at least a musically-induced coma.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Jan 26, 2012
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Still Living is undoubtedly a clear step in the right direction for this Sacramento trio displaying exponential growth while maintaining their penchant for infectious rock n' roll grooves.- Delusions of Adequacy
- Posted Sep 23, 2011
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