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Rolling Stone (p.78) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The songs are all wistful....It's the sunniest sad record you'll hear all year -- pretty love songs set in a 'nation' where summer never ends."Spin (p.82) - "Deschanel is a convincing soft-rock goddess, conjuring Linda Ronstadt on the country shuffle 'Thieves' and Skeeter Davis on a cover of 'Gonna Get Along Without You.'"Entertainment Weekly (p.68) - "'Don't Look Back' brims with sweet piano plonk and Spector-ish harmonies..." -- Grade: B+Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] succession of summery hooks carry the choruses, and Ward plays the production perfectly, keeping things spare and subtle..."Paste (magazine) (p.83) - "Here, they provide a pleasant escape to a mythical America of endless horizons and youthful resilience..."Pitchfork (Website) - "She & Him has given Dechanel her best role yet, one that shows off her charm and intelligence to best effect -- one that she is essentially writing for herself."Uncut (magazine) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Once again, Deschanel demonstrates a deep understanding and irony-free love of innocent old-school pop craft in her writing..."0.2296693
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Alternative Press (3/00, p.80) - 3 out of 5 - "...electric sitar riffs and mindless tribal jamming....validating the '60s quest for tribal consciousness and cosmic bliss."21.58952
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Rolling Stone (1/03/02, p.118) - Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 2001".Rolling Stone (12/13/01, pp.146-7) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...An insuperably strong record that in time may well reveal itself to be a classic....surpassing all his solo work and any Stones album since SOME GIRLS...returning to the dance beats and grooves that characterized the Stones' best work..."Spin (1/02, p.108) - 6 out of 10 - "...Severeal of the record's best tunes finds him sans satisfaction and all the better for it..."Q (12/01, p.135) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The work of a man who is generally interested and occasionally inspired..."Uncut (12/01, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...GODDESS IN THE DOORWAY proves the old boy hasn't quite forgotten how to rock'n'roll, after all..."Vibe (12/01, p.195) - 4 discs out of 5 - "...Jagger proves that he can still come up with some of the most energetic and original rock on earth..."21.41968
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Kerrang (Magazine) (p.51) - "This latest offering, with its abundance of raw, energy, sun-drenched riffs and desert-paced rhythms, is a slice of brilliantly eccentric, fuzzy rock."17.52772
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Kerrang (Magazine) (p.51) - "This latest offering, with its abundance of raw, energy, sun-drenched riffs and desert-paced rhythms, is a slice of brilliantly eccentric, fuzzy rock."17.51026
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.94) - "[T]he songs are both catchy and complex, full of echoes of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rush and Queen, but with an earthier, more modern atmosphere."8.025361
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Rolling Stone (p.67) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Petra Haden is known for mad-brilliant covers in which she replicates each instrumental using only her voice....Her swirling, untranslatable phonemes suggest a goddess who rules the cosmos."0.8153583
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Uncut (magazine) (p.72) - "EKSTASIS genuinely conjures other worlds as harpsichord undulates between rolling grooves and intricate drones, harmonium billows and blusters, and sax stutters carnally."0.7384772
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Rolling Stone (p.70) - "There is an abundance of cleansing guitar fire, especially in the hovering howl of 'Final Wing'..."Spin (p.125) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] transcendent drones and trippy, Eastern-inspired guitar figures..."Uncut (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Chasny flexes his muscle on scorching electric guitar solos on 'Strangled Road' and centrepiece 'Coming To Get You'."Alternative Press (p.131) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Chasny] proves his haunting acoustic melodies are just getting better with age. His ethereal duet with the Magik Marker's Elisa Ambrogio on 'Strangled Road' is gorgeous..."The Wire (p.52) - "Chasny's songcraft now more than matches his guitar smarts; he writes here in a strange kind of personal cabbala, odd, gnarly little scenarios of loss and redemption..."CMJ - "Over the course of eight songs, Chasny vacillates between subtle acoustic fret calisthenics, portentous, leaden freak-outs and both, at times, within a matter of seconds....Certainly his most accomplished."Q (Magazine) (p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he unearthly dawn chorus of 'Jade Like Wine' or the ritual freakout of 'Goddess Atonement' leave you yearning for a solstice to celebrate."Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] impressive cocktail of Eastern-inflected drones, mantra-like vocals and thick slabs of empyrean noise guitar."Harp (magazine) (p.106) - "ASH plays like a consciously constructed sequel to SUN....The songs are towering and cavernously arranged..."0.6905569
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The Wire (p.52) - "The first track 'Ghastly Star' abruptly cracks open with a flash of feral electricity and maintains a dense layered growl for nearly seven minutes."0.6904446
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Spin - "Hot Hot Heat crank the guitars and boost the synth squelch on their liveliest album since 2002's MAKE UP THE BREAKDOWN."Alternative Press (p.122) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Expertly crafted and passionately played, there are enough hooks on FUTURE BREEDS to keep you singing along and new layers of aural intensity to keep discovering with each repeated listen."Billboard (p.48) - "Full of complex and diverse arrangements, Hot Hot Heat's riskier approach on 'Future Breeds' seems appropriate for its return to an indie label."Mojo (Publisher) (p.95) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "FUTURE BREEDS refuses to play things straight, breaking up the radio-ready choruses with unexpected detours into skronky jazzcore, vaudeville menace, even Zep-style rock-outs."Pitchfork (Website) - "The arm-swinging 'Implosionatic' lives up to its title, and it's what Hot Hot Heat do best, compact, unpredictable and delivered with the scalding energy of a band about to jump out of its own skin."0.6763813
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Rolling Stone (p.81) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "APHRODITE is her finest work since 1997's underrated IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS, teaming her with Madonna producer Stuart Price."Spin - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Club crossover boffins Stuart Price and Calvin Harris bring the European boom-boom and post-Gaga hooks on every synth-soaked track..."Entertainment Weekly (p.116) - "The diminutive Australian diva is still delivering disco thunder from Down Under." -- Grade: A-Billboard (p.32) - "'Cupid Boy' matches Minogue's lusty delivery with the hisses and pulses of Sebastian Ingrosso's after-hours DJ sets....Cohesive, fun and fitting for a goddess."Clash (magazine) - "'All The Lovers' encapsulates the pure essence of Kylie: sexed-up vocals, delicate instrumentation and, of course, that climactic, breathtaking chorus."0.6517531
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Spin (p.116) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "'The Blondes' opens with elegantly strummed acoustic guitar before shifting to regal, synth-backed verses and precisely played lead lines."Alternative Press (p.163) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'The Original Heart' sets the tone with an anthemic chorus about how Pollard's generation is losing it bad and a swagger that's equal parts '70s Who and the Clash's 'Train In Vain.'"0.6398704
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.132) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] mix the Stones bad-boy R&B...[with] the psychobilly of The Cramps..."0.6398704
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The Wire (p.56) - "[T]he plot forces a rigid structure on Holter, within which she spins acutely vivid aural scenes. The 2500 year old tragedy demands weight, which Holter carries, Atlas-like, and delivers."Uncut (magazine) (p.93) - "TRAGEDY is wildly imaginative, weaving field recordings and soft electronic pulses with layers of crumbling organ and voice to colour the narrative arc of the play."0.6398704
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Rolling Stone (p.192) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[THE] PLATINUM COLLECTION includes Roxy tunes that demonstrate this deeply skilled band's delicious development from thrashing rock to crystal-clear pop."0.6365579
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Entertainment Weekly (4/20/01, p.73) - "...Intoxicating...demonstrating the resonance of the late artist's deeply personal vision..." - Rating: B+Q (7/01, pp.136-7) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...These unvarnished tracks offer a hugely affecting final portrait....she has rarely been more compelling....A simple, elegiac and quietly stunning farewell..."CMJ (4/30/01, p.28) - "...Her final sessions captured new, unreleased songs plus a few tenderly, rendered covers...that shed light on her inspirations and motivations..."No Depression (5-6/01, pp.129-30) - "...An enjoyable listen...She sounds inspired and in fine form despite her failing health..."0.6145834
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