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For 354 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Live In New York City
Lowest review score: 20 Results May Vary
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 272 out of 354
  2. Mixed: 70 out of 354
  3. Negative: 12 out of 354
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Under Construction
    As good overall as the tracks here are, that bit about familiarity breeding contempt rings true.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
    Releasing two strong outings in the past year drained him of the juice necessary to make a compelling two-fer.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    3D
    Dozens of like-minded female acts have followed the trio into the R&B arena, yet 3D demonstrates how wide a gulf there is between the originals and their imitators.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Touching Down
    Touching Down is thrilling for its purity of thought, and equally chilling for its singular modes and moods.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Red Letter Days
    It's a strong effort, probably the kid's best thus far, and Dad should be proud.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lucky Day
    Lucky Day proves Shaggy's optimism and charisma don't require market-tested hooks.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    American Supreme
    Some of it sounds remarkably sedate and conventional ("Televised Executions," "American Mean") while other tracks ("Beggin' For Miracles") ramble psychotically into the good night of avant-garde minimalism.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    OST
    Wisely, Slim Shady has focused on quality over quantity and delivers a trio of his best-ever tunes.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Scarlet's Walk
    Musically, the tunes are more cohesive this time around, with more of a "band" feel then simply people accompanying Amos and her Bosendorfer.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stripped
    Overall, the album is a little more rock, a little more sophisticated and includes actual artistic input from the artist herself. A wonder in these modern times.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Happyness
    Some may find the Aluminum Group's love-on-ice songs too slick, too lacking in visceral emotion. But like a cool breeze in summer, the Navins make melancholy a delicious treat.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Melody A.M.
    Nu electro, crunchy big beat, oddball Irish jigs, Royksopp covers a lot of territory but always with its signature, blissful blend.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    10
    LL Cool J's 10th album isn't a greatest hits collection--it just sounds like one.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cry
    Hill may get slammed by critics from both sides for delving this far into pop but, not only is her performance more passionate than the majority of pop recordings, it's a direction that seems to fit both musically and emotionally.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cruelty Without Beauty
    With songs full of piss and vinegar, Soft Cell's return is triumphant and toxic.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bounce
    In reality Bounce is the next chapter in an incredibly successful non-descript novel about love won and lost in times of turmoil, with plenty of songs that even a championship soccer team could sing.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cobblestone Runway
    The perfect combination of restrained production and sparkling tunes.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Power In Numbers
    Oozing confidence, clarity and common sense, the group's four MCs tackle their topics like the greats of old, distilling complex thoughts into simple, powerful rhymes.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Twisted Angel
    Musically speaking, "Damn" is the only real memorable tune in the bunch. Which is exactly the expletive many of her old fans may express when hearing this often over-bombastic effort.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Ragpicker's Dream
    About as far removed from Dire Straits as it can be.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Man Vs Machine
    Xzibit's rhymes lack bite.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nextdoorland
    It's unquestionably one of the best rock albums of 2002.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sea Change
    This is beautiful music set in minor keys.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Up
    Full of the obscure and deranged moods that made Security alternately delightful and demented, this album revels in craggy vocals, thumping beats, esoteric instrumental sounds and a general feeling of beautiful dread.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Instigator
    Offers 12 diamonds that aren't quite total pop or total rock--but fall in a wonderful zone somewhere in between.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Voyage To India
    Her acoustic soul is even smoother than before, making its use as a vehicle for Oprahspeak the more deadly.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Hundred Days Off
    Underworld's grooves pump with less impact now, but they make them work harder and with more diversity.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Jerusalem
    Another sterling and fearless entry in the Earle discography.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Demolition
    When Adams sticks to the pop-rock mode, he can be dynamic as well as one of the cleverest pop thieves since Nick Lowe.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Now You Know
    Much to alarmist indie-rockers everywhere, Martsch has been making his fondness for classic rock--and Neil Young, in particular--more pronounced with each release. Now, he goes one deeper, following the Young vibe into his own world of introspective weirdness.
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