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Rolling Stone (pp.73-74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith the shortest, tightest, punkiest tunes they've ever banged out....Eddie Vedder's heart-on-fire vocals are the main attraction, as always."Spin (p.76) - "The band hasn't put together a trifecta this energized and from-the-gut in a decade..."Billboard (p.52) - "The whole album has a pleasurable mix of lean, mean rock'n'roll and pensive ballads that reflect both the state of the world and the band's place in it."Q (Magazine) (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's largely characterised by joyous new wave-influenced rock'n'roll, and for the first time in their 19-year career, Pearl Jam actually sound -- whisper it -- fun."Paste (magazine) (p.50) - "Most of their new album's first half alternates between gritty guitar-led jams and able pop-rock..."8.574281

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Entertainment Weekly (p.67) - "The increasingly arty punk songs he recorded with the Jam from 1977 to 1982 are as compelling as ever." -- Grade: BQ (p.161) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "HIT PARADE is an account of his epic journey from punk firebrand to militant '80s chart provocateur and eventual '90s Britpop patriarch."Mojo (Publisher) (p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It barely needs saying that it captures, by turns, anger, idealism, disillusionment, strident confidence, nagging self-doubt, and a dozen other moods besides."6.94022

Entertainment Weekly (No. 833, p.77) - "...[H]is best in years....[O]ffering witty headbangers alongside ripe-for-radio glitter pop...." - Grade: BKerrang (Magazine) (p.69) - "DIRTY DIAMONDS sees Alice close to his snarling, sarcastic best..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]his is Credible Alice, finally aware that he has a legacy to protect."6.94022

Vibe (p.157) - 3 1/2 out of 5 - "[The album] legitimizes the D 12ers as much more than simply Eminem's funky bunch."6.327771

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Q (8/96, p.139) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band seemed able to supply anything in 1975. Bluegrass, folk, hornpipes, straight country or rock all seemed to come easy....despite the diversity, everything fitted....A record of great charm..."6.124486

Entertainment Weekly (10/25/02, pp.73-4) - "...Ultimately, the real angel on Santana's shoulder is his guitar..." - Rating: B-Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.97) - "...[The] old time Latin rockers sway seductively. The R&B connections work..."6.124486

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Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.32) - Ranked #27 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...Tuneful fun...epitomizing the blissful innocence of childhood in the '70s..."6.124486

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Entertainment Weekly (10/31/97, p.109) - "...their beats are as relentless and no-frills as traditional techno gets." - Rating: BMelody Maker (10/4/97, p.51) - "...better than we deserve at this late stage of Fluke's ever-flawless career....they have the dumbest, greatest lyrics in dance."6.124486

Rolling Stone (4/3/97, pp.64-65) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The scrupulous sonic contouring and porcelain finishes of Blur's last two albums have vanished. Blur's melodies, moreover, have abandoned much of their old Kinks-y fuss....What still makes them great is their deep grasp of style and genre..."Spin (4/97, pp.157-158) - 7 (out of 10) - "...prefac[ing] the release of BLUR, Albarn...declared an allegiance with Pavement and Beck....But no amount of gratuitous distortion or mumbling could disguise the truth that...Blur have stumbled over the most accomplished record of their career..."Entertainment Weekly (3/14/97, p.78) - "...Up to now, Blur--Oasis' chief rival in the U.K.--have remained a nonentity in the States; this may be the album that finally brings them into focus." - Rating: B+Q (1/98, p.111) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997."Alternative Press (5/97, pp.65-66) - 4 (out of five) - "...A whirl of weird esotericism, precious, precocious and impressively powerful, BLUR lurks in that grey area between work in progress, and progress is work..."Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67) - Ranked #14 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year."Melody Maker (2/8/97, p.48) - Recommended - "...BLUR is a statement if ever there was one. It's low-key, dirty, messy, minimal, a f***ing stampede from the pub jukebox into the garage....while slumming is repellent social behaviour, when it comes to making records it's a boon. That may or may not be why this is Blur's best album..."Village Voice (2/24/98) - Ranked #38 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.Mojo (Publisher) (p.61) - Ranked #50 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[T]heir imperial pop smarts benefit unexpectedly from being crushed and soiled, not just sonically, but emotionally."NME (Magazine) (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #13 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.NME (Magazine) (2/8/97, p.55) - 7 (out of 10) - "...a giant step of reinvention....Old Blur was about strings finely plucked, about attention to detail, about rendering beautiful the substance of other people's lives. New Blur is about confusion, about what they feel and...about scuffed edges..."6.124486

Rolling Stone - rated #78 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The Eighties" survey. (November 1989)Rolling Stone (2/6/03, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Tuneful and oh-so-charmingly dated pop..."Q (6/00, p.64) - Ranked #69 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "This glorious daft creation is as Northern as FA Cup Giant killing....they conquer the world with a slightly wonky brand of techno that was more Norman Wisdom than Giorgio Moroder..."Uncut (11/02, p.140) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A timeless pure pop fusion of deadpan heartache and noirish electronica..."CMJ (1/5/04, p.10) - Ranked #2 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1982".Q (Magazine) (p.111) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] record that nonchalantly pulls off the rare trick of capturing its moment while never seeing to age."Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Urbane, futuristic, and just a bit silly, it still sounds fantastic."NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #18 in NME's list of The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.6.124486

Spin (1/96, p.64) - Included on Spin's list of the "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '95." - "...The Cardigans are the great beat combo you've never heard, creating childlike melodies and wit-filled arrangements to tickle your cranium and set your toes a-tapping..."Entertainment Weekly (2/23-3/1/96, p.126) - "Call them the Swedish Pizzicato Five, the Rentals in their own wildest dreams, or the true heirs to ABBA's legacy: This coed Stockholm quintet are all that and then some..."- Rating: AOption (5-6/96, p.98) - "...the sweetest pop since new Coke..."Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #43 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year' - "...From the Etienne/Pizzicato/Stereolab school of cinematic sixties nouvelle vague....How Swede it is."6.124486

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Rolling Stone (10/02, p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Mellow, meditative songs - a collection of bright acoustic guitars, sumptuous bass lines, earthy midrange singing and lyrics that often have...deep emotions..."Entertainment Weekly (9/27/02, p.84) - "...Compelling and agreeably upbeat....Arie keeps the music light and flowing..." - Rating: BMojo (Publisher) (11/02, p.114) - "...A deliciously subtle infusion of soul, folk, gospel and pop flavours...A richly rewarding album."6.124486

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Entertainment Weekly (5/21/93, p.48) - "...Tighter and tougher than ALIVE II, if not the landmark ALIVE!..." - Rating: BQ (6/93, p.100) - 3 Stars - Good - "...'Deuce,' vintage Kiss, rendered here with rampant punch, still sounds awesome, despite Gene Simmons's now mellowed manly holler....canny power pop given a merciless headbanging..."Musician (7/93, p.90) - "...even if Kiss hasn't maintained its mid-'70s chart presence, their material remains as crunchy and melodic as ever....this third time is a charmer..."6.124486

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