Rolling Stone (p.110) - Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 10 Reissues Of 2006" -- "[T]his three-CD history shows how hard Weather Report rocked without being rock."JazzTimes (p.74) - "[I]t is Zawinul's odd harmonic personality and sonic scope that leave the most lasting impression."59.55412
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JazzTimes (p.71) - "On 'Variations on Lonely Woman,' the horn players create a neo-classical feel amid flexible, shifting patterns by Vitous and Cleaver."58.91045
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Q (8/02, p.148) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...BEST OF does a very decent job of assembling their key elements: atmospheric themes, deeply textured ensemble playing and jaw-droppingly propulsive rhythms..."Uncut (8/02, p.122) - 4 out of 5 - "...These reissues are indispensable to the history of jazz-rock fusion..."47.12836
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Down Beat (12/96, p.68) - "...Brainstorm plays a smooth, easygoing brand of melodic fusion that owes a clear debt to the classic Weather Report combination of saxophone, synthesizers and hand drums..."0.8582211
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The Wire (2/02, p.55) - "...Combines traditional Jewish elements with jazz rock fusion: Masada meets Weather Report....Dominated by a sombre gravitas...the overall tone is mournful rather than celebratory."0.8582211
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Q (10/94, p.145) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...These re-issued dates from 1965 and 1967 show the extraordinary level on which keyboard legend Joe Zawinul was already working, several years before the Weather Report period..."0.7509434
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Down Beat (5/93, pp.45-46) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...if Weather Report was Erskine's yang, this ECM debut represents his yin....explores tones, textures, and dynamics with a painterly touch..."0.6436658
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Rolling Stone (4/27/72, p.55) - "...a beautiful, near-perfect LP...what we have here is a group that has reorganized the role of traditional rhythm section in an unusual way..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[F]iercely experimental....This remains a significant milestone in the Weather Report canon."0.6436658
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Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.45) - "[A] '70s jazz-rock classic....The Fender Rhodes-based 'Something Wrong' is aptly titled, morphing into an off-kilter melodic fugue that makes early Weather Report seem tame by comparison."0.6436658
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Rolling Stone (4/27/72, p.55) - "...a beautiful, near-perfect LP...what we have here is a group that has reorganized the role of traditional rhythm section in an unusual way..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[F]iercely experimental....This remains a significant milestone in the Weather Report canon."0.6436658
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Rolling Stone (4/27/72, p.55) - "...a beautiful, near-perfect LP...what we have here is a group that has reorganized the role of traditional rhythm section in an unusual way..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[F]iercely experimental....This remains a significant milestone in the Weather Report canon."0.6436658
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Musician (12/92, p.98) - "...the Flecktones don't simply challenge listeners, they engage them....UFO TOFU is that rarest of birds, a classy fusion outing with brains, style, wit, and heart..."Reflex (12/15/92, p.71) - "...finds Bela and band prospecting that vast middle ground between Earl Scruggs and Weather Report....deceptively down-home instrumentation makes the Flecktones' music absolutely unique..."0.5363882
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Entertainment Weekly (p.75) - "[H]e breathes fresh life into Weather Report classics and the gem he penned for Miles Davis..." -- Grade: ADown Beat (p.62) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Zawinul's formidable keyboard skills plus Vince Mendoza's arrangements, a superb rhythms section and a powerhouse big band add up to a gem."JazzTimes (p.79) - "Credit goes to all for creating a rarity -- a big band recording that grooves."0.4291105
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Spin - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Steadily spewing cantankerous noise since the '70s punk uprising, these Brits epitomize ornery independence."Mojo (Publisher) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[There's] space for reflection and a rocking version of Wanda Jackson's 'Funnel Of Love.' In short, it delivers..."Pitchfork (Website) - "Smith outfits his charges with single-chord morse-code riffs and lockstep rhythms before gradually ratcheting up the intensity..."Uncut (magazine) (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 --"Oddball, but articulate, brimming over with a delight in language, 'Bury...' is a wonderful example of Mark Smith's transformative science fiction..."Uncut (magazine) (p.36) - Ranked #17 in Uncut's "The 50 Best Albums of 2010" -- "[With] Mark E Smith shaping his patented garage/synth prog into relatively user-friendly shape."0.3974945
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.76) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is Waits at his early, freewheeling best, spinning surreal hash-brown picaresques out of marginal bar-room lives."0.2839246
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Spin (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "On Dungen's fifth studio set, mastermind Gustav Ejstes downplays chaotic crunch for mellower, piano-led jams verging on jazz fusion."Alternative Press (p.162) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "This time around, bandleader Gustav Ejstes ditches his guitar to focus on piano, making 4 decidedly loungier than its predecessors..."Magnet (p.102) - "4 features understated guitar jams that wouldn't sound out of place on the Allmans' AT FILLMORE EAST....[With] glowing melodies you'll sing along to even thought the lyrics are in Swedish..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[M]ainman Gustav Ejstes has created a floating jazz-tinged psychedelia as pastoral as it is cosmic. Rippling pianos gently ebb and flow while spiky fuzz guitar arpeggios puncture the foggy atmosphere."Blender (Magazine) (p.79) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he echo-chamber soup of flute trills, infinitely cascading drums and fuzz-ball stoner riffs does seep into your head and expand the contents."Paste (magazine) (p.57) - "What's most surprising about this set is its stylistic range, encompassing the lunar soundscapes of Sigur Ros, the groove-based jazz of Weather Report, mutated bossa nova and Eno-esque ambience..."0.2681941
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Rolling Stone (p.130) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[R]ambling acoustic songs, unwieldy noise experiments and homespun rock, with warbled beauty and choruses that tumble out and curl up on your lap."Entertainment Weekly (p.73) - "These B sides and studio ephemera, by turns folksy and noisy, demonstrate his appeal." -- Grade: B+Q (p.147) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Oberst unveils a set of modestly sparkling gems..."0.2271397
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Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Talib Kweli earns the respect he gets. He's got plenty of brains and enough flow...he's balanced the two with integrity and grace."Entertainment Weekly (p.133) - "It's a groovy jam session with thinky lyrics about decadence and empowerment." -- Grade: AUncut (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Madlib, Pete Rock and Kanye West turn in some of their best recent work....[Kweli] sounds nimble and at ease..."CMJ (p.42) - "[The album covers] a range of lyrical topics and underground hip-hop styles with great success."0.2271397
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Uncut (magazine) (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[M]ost touching of all is 'Broken Skin', a tender reminder that Parker's heart is his most effective weapon."0.2271397
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