Also, when The Beatles ' Let It Be was released in 1970, the magazine originally gave the album a poor review, yet in 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it number 86 in the magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Referring to the book's original 1987 publication in a Rolling Stone review pegged to the book's republication in 2002, the critic Jon Caramanica wrote, " It might well be the most comprehensive biography ever written about a pop act while it was still in its prime.

In fact, the Maxinquaye album review by the Rolling Stone magazine read, " Tricky devoured everything from American hip-hop and soul to reggae and the more melancholic strains of 80s British rock.

Conversely, the band's transition from lengthy, complex songs to more compact, simplistic, radio-friendly material was not welcomed by critics ; Rolling Stone's review of ... And Then There Were Three ... read: "... this contemptible opus is but the palest shadow of the group's earlier accomplishments.

Furthermore, he had read a scathing Cream review in Rolling Stone, a publication he had much admired, in which the reviewer, Jon Landau, called him a " master of the blues cliché.

Rolling Stone gave Asia an indifferent review, while still acknowledging the band's musicianship was a cut above the usual AOR expectations.

A 2004 Rolling Stone magazine review begins with the words: " This is music of such enigmatic beauty that thirty-five years after its release, Astral Weeks still defies easy, admiring description.

Lester Bangs and Greil Marcus had a combined full page review in Rolling Stone, stating that Morrison now had " the striking imagination of a consciousness that is visionary in the strongest sense of the word.

In a 1973 Rolling Stone review, it was described as: " psychologically complex, musically somewhat uneven and lyrically excellent.

In a 2008 Rolling Stone review, Andy Greene writes that when released in late 1974: " it was greeted by a collective shrug by the rock critical establishment " and concludes: " He's released many wonderful albums since, but he's never again hit the majestic heights of this one.

A Sense of Wonder, Morrison's 1985 album, pulled together the spiritual themes contained in his last four albums, which were defined in a Rolling Stone review as: " rebirth ( Into the Music ), deep contemplation and meditation, ( Common One ); ecstasy and humility ( Beautiful Vision ); and blissful, mantra like languor ( Inarticulate Speech of the Heart ).

In his review for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers wrote, " Action flicks are usually written off as a debased genre, unless, of course, they work.

The album received unanimously positive reviews, with praise from music periodicals such as Rolling Stone, NME, and Blender, as well as a four-star review from the Los Angeles Times, calling it a " wild emotional ride " sure to be " one of the most dissected and debated collections of the year.

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Rolling Stone in their retrospective review says that " Black Flag lived up to it, defining L. A. hardcore punk with violent guitar and the pissed-off scream of Henry Rollins, especially on " TV Party " and " Rise Above.

In addition, he wrote his own articles, starting a regular monthly column in Melody Maker, and contributing to Rolling Stone with an article on his guru Meher Baba and a review of The Who's album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy.

Rolling Stone said in its review that " Harvey sings the blues like Nick Cave sings gospel: with more distortion, sex and murder than you remember.

However, it received a less positive review in Rolling Stone which criticised the band for what the reviewer considered to be political vacuity.

Peter Travers, in a favourable review for Rolling Stone, praised the film for its timely AIDS parable and described Ryan as miscast in the role of the troubled Katherine.

Rolling Stone gave the album a mixed review, saying that though the transition to shorter songs generally works, the lyrics are " a wan and ridiculous rehash of the bargain-basement exoticism employed by the British art-rock crowd.

The initial critical reception to the album was positive, though sales were slim ; Al Kooper's rave review of the LP in Rolling Stone helped to draw public attention to it.

Bruce Grimes of Rolling Stone gave it a rave review and called it " the announcement of the full emergence of a leading innovator in rock and roll ".

In a review upon the album's release, Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone complimented its " heavy Sly influence " and funk riffs, but noted a lack of originality in songwriting, writing that the songs lack " Sly's sense of derision and irony.

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The original review in Rolling Stone raved that it was the " album we've all been waiting for – that is, if we were all Tom Petty fans, which we would be if there were any justice in the world ".

In 1959 he contributed to the British arts review X magazine ( other contributors included Bacon, Freud, Auerbach and Kokoschka ) with an article, The Dream, the Sphinx, and the Death of T, and drawings.

The term was reportedly coined in 1971 by rock critic Dave Marsh in a review of their show for Creem magazine.

Time magazine writer Richard Corliss was less scathing, but agreed that it was forgettable, saying that people would " forget all about movie by the time they leave the multiplex ," even joking at the end of his review that he had forgotten the film's name.

It did not review as well as its companion volume, being given 6 out of 10 in White Dwarf magazine.

Time magazine headlined its review of Pei's design for the East Building " Masterpiece on the Mall ".

*" Art: Pure, Uncluttered Hedonism ", a 2 May 1977 review of Kenneth Noland's work by Robert Hughes of Time magazine

David Hartwell commenting on Algis J. Budrys writing in the review column of Galaxy magazine notes the " ringing scorn and righteous indignation " with which Budry's discussion vibrates in " one of the classic diatribes against Ballard and the new mode of SF then emergent ":

The success of these pavilions further influenced the 1967 Universal exhibition in Montreal, commonly referred to as Expo 67, where multi-screen highlights included In the Labyrinth, hailed by Time magazine as a " stunning visual display ," their review concluding: " such visual delights as Labyrinth ... suggest that cinema — the most typical of 20th century arts — has just begun to explore its boundaries and possibilities ," as well as A Place to Stand, which displayed Christopher Chapman's pioneering " multi-dynamic image technique " of shifting multiple images.

" in a review of the TV series Rock Follies in Time Out magazine.

In a review by Sounds magazine the same year, the Undertones were described as: Possibly the best pop group in the English speaking world.

They also released a demo cassette, which earned them a review in People magazine.

During this period the magazine included lots of features such as the satirical comic strip Thrud the Barbarian and Dave Langford's " Critical Mass " book review column, as well as a comical advertising series " The Androx Diaries ", and always had cameos and full scenarios for a broad selection of the most popular games of the time, as well as a more rough and informal editorial style.

* June 24 – First published review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, in a British magazine ; the book's first edition had appeared earlier in June in England.

In 1853 Charles Dickens wrote a scathingly sarcastic review in his weekly magazine Household Words of painter George Catlin's show of American Indians when it visited England.

When first released, the staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, " Crossfire is a frank spotlight on anti-Semitism.

During this time, Hickman released a first solo recording, " Palmhenge ", which received " Voices Choice " accolades in The Village Voice by the rock critic Robert Christgau and a positive review in Blender magazine.

Roy Herbert's review of the paperback version written for the New Scientist magazine commented that " it is an amazing assembly, elegantly written and level-headed, with a wry remark here and there ", and that " this superb work is likely to be used so often that it is a pity it is a softback book.

In a review published in Mojo magazine following the film's 2007 reissue, James McNair gave the film four out of five stars and wrote:

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In a review, Variety magazine attributed its massive success to Astaire's presence: " The main point of Flying Down to Rio is the screen promise of Fred Astaire ...

* Legal Affairs magazine – a review of the criticisms of the broken windows theory.