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For 787 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 72% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Okonokos [Live]
Lowest review score: 0 I Get Wet
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 643 out of 787
  2. Mixed: 133 out of 787
  3. Negative: 11 out of 787
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Street's Disciple
    Somewhere in here there's a really good album just fighting to get out.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
    A slower album than most, Bomb eventually reveals itself as a work of genius, wrapping religion, love and life into emotionally thrilling gifts.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Love, Angel, Music, Baby
    This is undoubtedly the best excuse for a solo outing since Justin Timberlake's Justified.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    With The Lights Out
    For hard-core fans, there's a wealth of rare gems here.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Powerballin'
    His rhymes don't say much new, and the repetitive bounce of Powerballin' rattles your head after a while.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Destiny Fulfilled
    The first word that comes to mind while listening to Destiny Fulfilled is: boring!
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Want Two
    Two is his most highbrow effort yet.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
    A little bit less filler and the album would have really lived up to its name.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Encore
    His scattershot approach at taking on everyone and everything gets a wee tiresome after a while.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Peachtree Road
    John sounds as old and crusty as his recent tirades.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Harmonium
    With lyrics that sound like teen soap-opera scripts and music so mellow it makes Dido sound like an espresso junkie, songs like "White Houses" and "She Floats" are tailor-made to soothe the soul.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    eMOTIVe
    What it lacks in aggression, though, the disc more than makes up for in inspiration, as these covers are so radically reworked that they sound as much like originals as the disc's lone new tune, "Passive."
    • 74 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Dear Heather
    Given that this may be your final release, this is no way to say goodbye.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
    He gets all beautiful on your ass for the Orpheus portion of this double-disc set, then explodes with a pounding intensity on Abattoir Blues that'll knock your socks off.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Never Never Land
    While the signature muffled beats of Shadow are missing, Land is so much more expansive, effortlessly melding electronica and Britpop.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Gold Medal
    Gold Medal's tempos are sluggish and the lyrics are emotionally vacant.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Still Not Getting Any
    This isn't just a step in the right direction for the band, it's--believe it or not--a good move for the pop-punk genre as a whole.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Futures
    Futures goes back to the band's roots, sporting 11 sparkling gems that carefully balance balladry with bombast.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Welcome To The North
    At their best they sound like a female Black Sabbath tribute band, at their worst they sound like slutty old goth rockers. Frankly, neither is all that appealing.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    From A Basement On The Hill
    Exquisite, angry, sad and personal, basement is a beautiful swan song of one of this generation's best.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Astronaut
    Astronaut takes a few songs to warm up, but by the time the band hits naughty dance-floor fillers like "Bedroom Toys" and "Taste the Summer," it feels like 1983 all over again.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The '80s Underground
    Provides a mind-blowing nostalgic trip for those who grew up with these songs.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Our Shadows Will Remain
    Whether the songs get a grimy edge or sweet touch, the textured album leaves Shadows as a bright spot in the singer-songwriter genre.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    New Danger
    A funky, soulful flashback to the works of outspoken jazz and R&B greats like Gil-Scott Heron and Miles Davis.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Chuck
    But whether they're being snotty or serious, there is a constant thread at work: those catchy melodies.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Palookaville
    Palookaville will surprise you.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Around The Sun
    Unfortunately, things do go awry more than a few times.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Real Gone
    Slapping his knees, spitting and grunting, Waits makes the already raw blues sound of songs like "Metropolitan Glide" and "Trampled Rose" sound even more grizzled.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Has Been
    Shatner oversees some surprisingly tuneful turns.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Chronicles Of Life And Death
    Pulling off the tricky balancing act of aiming for mainstream success while keeping one's street cred intact, songs like "Ghost of You" and "Predictable" abandon the band's mall-rat roots in exchange for more mature influences like U2 and Muse.
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