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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.
As an uncredited critic has written for Allmusic, " being freed of all rules, free improvisation cannot be traced back to a genre other than the very generic term avant-garde ".
Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, " It was inevitable that the constant grind of touring, writing, promoting, and recording would grate on the Beatles ," leading to the inclusion of several cover versions after the all-original A Hard Day's Night ; the band's visible weariness on the album's cover is noted by narrator Malcolm McDowell during The Compleat Beatles.
" In a review of the band's 2003 greatest hits collection Thank You, Allmusic critic Stephen Erlewine wrote that " STP made music that sounded great at the time and even better now ," and that " this music has stood the test of the time ," calling Thank You " nearly perfect.
Pure Prairie League, formed in Ohio in 1969 by Craig Fuller, had both critical and commercial success with 5 straight Top 40 LP releases, including Bustin ' Out ( 1972 ), acclaimed by Allmusic critic Richard Foss as " an album that is unequaled in country-rock " and Two Lane Highway, described by Rolling Stone Magazine as " a worthy companion to the likes of The Byrds ' Sweetheart Of The Rodeo and other gems of the genre ".
Writing for Allmusic, critic Ned Raggett said " With their former band's generally gloomier shadows left behind, what Ash and Haskins draw from their time with Bauhaus is that group's melange of styles — their most underappreciated strength.
" Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening ", according to Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the MC5's far left political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music positioned them as emerging innovators of the punk movement in the United States.
Allmusic critic John Dougan has written that " As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition.
In his Allmusic review music critic David Cleary called Homecoming " America's finest album " and despite citing the lyrics as sometime banal, wrote that " each song here has something to recommend it.
Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote the album was " Al Kooper's finest work, an album on which he moves the folk-blues-rock amalgamation of the Blues Project into even wider pastures, taking in classical and jazz elements ( including strings and horns ), all without losing the pop essence that makes the hybrid work.
Jason Ankeny, music critic for Allmusic, said Alexander was a " country-soul pioneer " and though largely unknown, " his music is the stuff of genius, a poignant and deeply intimate body of work on par with the best of his contemporaries.
According to music critic Bruce Eder writing for Allmusic. com:
Brand New Man received a positive review from Allmusic, whose critic Daniel Gioffre thought that the album showed the duo's diversity of musical influences.
Allmusic critic Thom Owens thought that the album's singles were " solid " but that the rest of the songs were " filler ".
In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing " The songs weren't quite as impressive as his first batch, but they were still very good, highlighted by the epic " Canadian Railroad Trilogy " and an electrified remake of " The Way I Feel .".
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album: "... the influential interpretations were far from routine or predictable at the time.
" Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek called the album " Evans, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, was onto something as a trio, exploring the undersides of melodic and rhythmic constructions that had never been considered by most ... Explorations is an extraordinary example of the reach and breadth of this trio at its peak.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow called the album " Bill Evans ' debut as a leader found the 27-year-old pianist already sounding much different than the usual Bud Powell-influenced keyboardists of the time ... A strong start to a rather significant career.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album: " This trio is still widely regarded as his finest, largely because of the symbiotic interplay between its members.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic William Rulhmann called some of the tracks awkward or foolish.
Writing for Allmusic, critic Thom Jurek called the track " Birdcall Morning " a masterpiece and one of the greatest rock & roll love song of the early 70's.
Writing for Allmusic, critic Ben Davies wrote of the album " A number of classic Walsh tracks are featured, including a more polished version of " Turn to Stone ," originally featured on his debut album, Barnstorm, in a somewhat more riotous style ...
Writing for Allmusic, critic James Chrispell wrote of the album " Recorded live just before Joe Walsh joined up with the Eagles full-time ... you've got one heck of a Joe Walsh concert souvenir.
Writing for Allmusic, critic Al Campbell wrote of the album " As far as studio albums go, But Seriously Folks is Joe Walsh's most insightful and melodic ...

Allmusic and John
The merging of instruments has led Allmusic to state that guitarists John and Damian O ' Neill " mated infectious guitar hooks to 1960s garage, 1970s glam rock, and Feargal Sharkey's signature vocal quaver.
John Bonham has been described by Allmusic as one of the most important, well-known and influential drummers in rock.
John Book of Allmusic said the " record contributed to the buzz about the Seattle music scene.
Writing for Allmusic, John Dougan described the genre's origins:
Allmusic writer John Bush, who declared it " the most consistent and flowing hip-hop album ever recorded ", summed up the record as " an unqualified success, the perfect marriage of intelligent, flowing raps to nuanced, groove-centered productions.
In a retrospective review, Allmusic editor John Bush gave the album four-and-a-half out of five stars and complimented its songs ' " freewheeling arrangements ".
However, many mocked the song for its poor lyrical content ; John Bush, writing for Allmusic, described it as " one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium ".
The prominent fusion guitarist John McLaughlin, for example, had played what Allmusic describes as a " blend of jazz and American R & B " with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames as early as 1962 and continued with The Graham Bond Organisation ( with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker ) whose style Allmusic calls " rhythm & blues with a strong jazzy flavor ".
The album received positive reviews, John Franck of Allmusic labeled Meantime " arguably one of the most influential and overlooked rock records of the ' 90s ".
On the review of the album Siembra, John Bush of Allmusic referred the message as " a devastating life-in-el-Barrio exposé ".
Allmusic describes the soundtrack album as " marvelous music ... something listeners should be thankful for, particularly fans of either Miles Davis or John Lee Hooker ".
Allmusic profiler John Floyd asserts that O ' Neal was ousted for " looking ' too black '", though the real reason was there wasn't enough money in it for O ' Neal.
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 ).
" John Dougan of Allmusic says that Into the Unknown is " a bit off-putting at first blush, mainly because the tempos are slower and more deliberate, and because of the use of swirling organs and pianos ", while he calls it a " terrific record that was perhaps more daring than anyone realized at the time of its release.
" Allmusic writer John Bush states that, " The Beach Boys ended the decade by releasing the worst album of their career ," describing the album as " yet another oddball attempt to push The Beach Boys into the contemporary mainstream despite their many songwriting and production flaws.
In John Franck's review of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence for Allmusic, he stated: " Featuring extraordinary ambidextrous drummer Sammy Siegler ( of Gorilla Biscuits / CIV fame ), Glassjaw has paired up with producer / entrepreneur Ross Robinson ( a key catalyst in the reinvention of the aggro rock sound ) to take you on a pummeling ride that would make Bad Brains and Quicksand proud.
Greg Prato of Allmusic wrote, " If only one singer could be selected as the most identifiable with ' 80s arena rock, it would have to be Journey's Steve Perry "; colleague John Franck praised Perry's as a " soaring, whale of a voice.
John Serba of Allmusic said that Orchid was " quite an audacious release, a far-beyond-epic prog / death monstrosity exuding equal parts beauty and brutality -- an album so brilliant, so navel-gazingly pretentious that, in retrospect, Opeth's future greatness was a foregone conclusion.
John Luerssen of Allmusic gave it three and a half stars out of five, remarking that " Nothing with You " " revisit the timeless lovelorn attack of cherished songs from their past like ' Wendy ,' ' Clean Sheets ,' and ' Silly Girl, while Merican " " harks back to vintage Bad Religion " and " I Quit " is " a nervous, edgy ' Catalina '- like throwback ".
In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic has written that " it plays as the most focused and accomplished set of songs Elton John and Bernie Taupin ever wrote ".
Allmusic thoroughly commended the album in their retrospective review, praising Rick Davies's keyboard work, Roger Hodgson's vocals, and John Helliwell's saxophone.
" Opinion again was mixed however, with John Serba of Allmusic commenting, " Bottom line, Aborym is easier to enjoy in theory more than in practice, although tackling the group's wildly disturbing sonic art isn't without its rewards.

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