For 4,067 reviews, this publication has graded:
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30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points higher than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 76
| Highest review score: | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [50th Anniversary Edition Deluxe Version] | |
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| Lowest review score: | Songs From Black Mountain |
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Simplicity is king, as a relentlessly jaunty onslaught of jangle-pop hurtles ever onwards. [May 2007, p.96]- Paste Magazine
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Here, most gestures remain a bit too consciously panoramic—elegant enough for comfort but often not chancy enough to be breathtaking.- Paste Magazine
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At times convoluted, Solarized can be a bit of a puzzle, but there are precious few pieces missing from this set. [#14, p.115]- Paste Magazine
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Benson doesn't win any points for innovation, but his deft musicianship and confident vocal presence are sure to please those who never tire of a good tune. [Apr/May 2005, p.137]- Paste Magazine
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Another nice-enough album of sweetly sighing chamber pop that marks yet another incremental step forward. [Feb/Mar 2006, p.109]- Paste Magazine
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While all members sound terrific behind the microphone, particularly when the harmonies are at their thickest, Love's lead turns on the god-awful "Daybreak Over the Ocean" and "Beaches in Mind" are excruciatingly over-played in their winky retro-ness and, quite frankly, an embarrassment.- Paste Magazine
- Posted Jun 5, 2012
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The great thing about Weller at this point is that he'll shuffle the deck every other song and often (if not always) come up with a face card. [Feb/Mar 2006, p.103]- Paste Magazine
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All in all, Farmer's Daughter is better than you might expect, which isn't to say it's great. Too many tracks aim straight for the middle.- Paste Magazine
- Posted Dec 20, 2010
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There's clarity visible beneath the waterline, sharp lyrics and even some hummable choruses. [Oct/Nov 2005, p.141]- Paste Magazine
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A lot of the miffed disappointment could come from the fact that Butler pulled the rug out from under his solidified, circa-2008 sound, but if nothing else the new incarnation is a lot harder to fall in love wit- Paste Magazine
- Posted Aug 17, 2011
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Some of Brad Albetta's production veers toward generic pop and threatens to bury both Wainwright's distinctive voice and her lyrics. [Apr/May 2005, p.131]- Paste Magazine
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Give Adem his props for chancing a foray into the cover album field, a move which always carries its risks. But Takes simply doesn’t warrant much attention, no matter how much its material means to its creator.- Paste Magazine
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This diverse album's eerie ambience and astute songwriting more than compensate for its periodic uneventfulness. [Oct/Nov 2005, p.145]- Paste Magazine
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The album relies on a stark, tribal minimalism that sounds as if it was recorded several decades ago. [Dec 2006, p.93]- Paste Magazine
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The band presently possesses more 'tude than tunes. [Nov 2006, p.81]- Paste Magazine
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Visitations is a return to Internal Wrangler's more straightforward form. It's not as revelatory the second time around, but it plays to Clinic's main strength. [Feb 2007, p.57]- Paste Magazine
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Now mature pop songwriters, the Omaha quintet sounds more like a conventional band on O, favoring rousing sing-along choruses, richly layered pianos and trumpets, and even standard drum kits.- Paste Magazine
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Unfortunately songs that aren't immediately danceable... tend to dull the excitement. [Dec 2006, p.94]- Paste Magazine
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- Posted Apr 23, 2013
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This should go down in Mountain Goats lore as "The Quiet Album." [Sep 2006, p.82]- Paste Magazine
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On The Haunted Man, Khan continues to pursue a similar approach to combining ambition and concision, but, unfortunately, the result is a disappointingly tepid album.- Paste Magazine
- Posted Oct 23, 2012
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Andorra belongs on a hip continuum but something about it still feels slightly cold--it's a druggy album that's too precise to be made with drugs, a lush album that’s too filigreed to be emotional.- Paste Magazine
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All of Tin Can's shifting tempos make you feel like you're getting a new song each time, but really, you've heard it all before.- Paste Magazine
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Konk is a bit too glossy for its own good, with neatly distorted guitars, swooning multi-tracked harmonies and perfectly manicured choruses working against the energy inherent in the performances.- Paste Magazine
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Campbell's particular sense of catchy pop melody is a nightlight in the darkness. [#14, p.111]- Paste Magazine
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Hitchcock returns to his trademark: arpeggiated guitars swirling around hyperactive basslines with whimsical lyrics cloaked in harmony that turn dark without warning. [Oct 2006, p.76]- Paste Magazine
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In [some] songs, Mellencamp comes across as Toby Keith's benevolent doppelganger: a good ol' boy who'd rather forgive someone's sorry ass than put a boot in it. [Mar 2007, p.68]- Paste Magazine