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The Allmusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4½ stars noting that " While some compositions retain their original structure and sound, some are expanded and probed by Zorn's arrangements, and resemble avant-garde classical music more than jazz.

Allmusic said that Finn, " Has consistently proven his knack for crafting high-quality songs that combine irresistible melodies with meticulous lyrical detail.

Allmusic claims some have argued that Isaac Hayes and Barry White were playing what would be called disco music as early as 1971.

Producers Giorgio Moroder, whom Allmusic described as " one of the principal architects of the disco sound " with the Donna Summer hit " I Feel Love " ( 1977 ), and Jean-Marc Cerrone were involved with Eurodisco.

His career, though short, is described by Allmusic as " enormously influential " for both country and rock, " blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic describes Parsons as " enormously influential " for both country and rock, " blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other.

Fuck the Facts, a Canadian group, practice classic grindcore, characterized by the " metronome-precision drumming and riffing abound, as well as vocal screams and growls " by Allmusic reviewer Greg Prato.

Allmusic. com claims that " Joey Ramone's signature bleat was the voice of punk rock in America.

" According to Allmusic, " Moon, with his manic, lunatic side, and his life of excessive drinking, partying, and other indulgences, probably represented the youthful, zany side of rock & roll, as well as its self-destructive side, better than anyone else on the planet.

"' Forever Changes ' made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and most haunting albums to come out of the Summer of Love, which doubtless has as much to do with the disc's themes and tone as the music, beautiful as it is ," wrote Mark Deming in an entry for the online Allmusic guide.

Allmusic described Minor Threat's music as " iconic ," and noted that their groundbreaking music " has held up better than of most of their contemporaries.

The trio's 2000 studio recording, entitled " Don't Be Scared Anymore ", received reviews of " This album is like the soundtrack to the world's coolest vacation " from All About Jazz and " Jazz-rock in the truest sense " from Allmusic.

Old school rap ( 1979 – 1984 ) was " easily identified by its relatively simple raps " according to Allmusic, " the emphasis was not on lyrical technique, but simply on good times ", one notable exception being Melle Mel, who set the way for future rappers through his socio-political content and creative wordplay.

Allmusic critic Greg Prato notes that the album demarcates the boundary between the band's early years and the next era of their music.

Hold Your Fire represents both a modest extension of the guitar stylings found on Power Windows, and, according to Allmusic critic Eduardo Rivadavia, the culmination of this era of Rush.

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic gave the album a star rating of five stars out of five and described it as the " definitive version of the Horror score.

Allmusic. com's Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that "... More than any other hip-hop group, Run-D. M. C.

However, Allmusic separates it from jump blues because of its stronger, gospel-esque backbeat.

It is described by Allmusic as " extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding " music.

The new artists helped to counter what Allmusic derided as a " sonic palette to factory presets from their new Macintosh audio " of the CD-ROM era.

Along with Isaac Hayes, White is considered by Allmusic. com as the first singer who played disco music before the actual period of the late 1970s.

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. com gave the album three of out five stars, stating, " The worst you can say about the record is that there are no surprises, but the audience for this record doesn't want surprises ; they want comfort, whether it arrives in polished music or artsy photos of newborns, and Miracle provides both, which makes it appealing for those expectant or new mothers in Dion's audience.

Allmusic. com gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, " As Green scrapes the lining of his vocal chords through the brash, impassioned tracks, he's singing about more than just ' one tribe, Sepulnation '; he's suggesting something bigger, something worth shouting about and fighting for ".

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. com would later comment that the album " represented an artistic dead end for the Kinks, as Ray Davies continued to crank out a series of competent, but undistinguished hard rockers.

Scott Yanow at Allmusic. com calls him " one of the most distinctive of all pianists " and a " brilliant virtuoso ".

Heather Phares of Allmusic. com rated Audio three out of five stars.

According to music critic Bruce Eder writing for Allmusic. com:

John Bush of Allmusic called him " the best rapper / producer in hip-hop history ," while editors of About. com placed him on their list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers, as well as placing him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time ( 1987 – 2007 ).

About. com called him the twenty-third best MC of all time, and multiple writers at Allmusic have given him high praise.

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