For 158 reviews, this publication has graded:
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45% higher than the average critic
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0% same as the average critic
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55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 8.2 points lower than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 65
Score distribution:
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Positive: 96 out of 158
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Mixed: 40 out of 158
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Negative: 22 out of 158
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True eclectics like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest seek out samples and inspiration -- in jazz, electronic music, even rock -- while Jean merely traffics in superficial gloss.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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But despite collaborators as diverse as Chaka Khan, Busta Rhymes, and Mike D of the Beastie Boys, the album sounds more like the result of a raucous block party than of a careful marketing plan.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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In a larger sense, the shock is that Belle and Sebastian have grown out of their awkward adolescence. And they sound all the more interesting for having done so in full view of their fans.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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Aside from the horrifyingly detailed stalker narrative of "Stan" and the homicidal fantasy of "Kim," nothing on Marshall Mathers rises above the level of locker-room insults -- nearly every song seems to feature Eminem's giving someone the finger.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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A romp as vigorous as any since 1982's English Settlement.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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Smith is capable of subtle introspection, but too many of his new songs sound like the self-pitying complaints of an adolescent venting in his diary.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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Intermittently successful...[t]oo often, his faithfulness turns into meticulousness, resulting in an album that's as formally impressive but as snooze-inducingly detailed as a special-effects-addled blockbuster.- New York Magazine (Vulture)
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