Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic summarized Survivor as " a determined, bullheaded record, intent on proving Destiny's Child has artistic merit largely because the group survived internal strife.

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

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 ".

" Steve Huey from Allmusic said that the album is " raw as Megadeth gets, and that can be both good and bad -- Megadeth's later precise, complex riffing and composition aren't completely developed, but the music is performed with a great deal of energy, while Mustaine's vocals ( never his strong point ) are amateurish at best.

Shiny Beast ( Bat Chain Puller ) was described by Ned Raggett of Allmusic to be "... manna from heaven for those feeling Beefheart had lost his way on his two Mercury albums ".

However, even in a somewhat weakened state The Beatles created an album some critics, such as Allmusic, found to be a stepping stone " from Merseybeat to the sophisticated pop / rock they developed in mid-career.

) With their 1994 album, Mars Audiac Quintet, Stereolab focused more on pop and less on rock, resulting in what Allmusic described as " what may be the group's most accessible, tightly-written album ".

Allmusic gave an intensely positive retrospective review, praising the " blistering riffs " of " I Love You # 19 ", the " sardonic humor and wit " of "( Nearsighted Girl With Approaching ) Tidal Wave ", and the " spooky concept-album-type finish " of the title track, but concluding the entire release to be " A great album all around.

What's Going On would later be described by an Allmusic writer as an album that " not only redefined soul music as a creative force but also expanded its impact as an agent for social change ".

" Thom Jurek from Allmusic wrote: " part of an emotional journey as complete as can be.

Not only was Christian metal criticized by non-Christian metal fans, but soon the movement was also criticized by fundamentalists ; Allmusic wrote that " when church leaders were accusing heavy metal of encouraging Satanism, Stryper set out to prove that metal and hard rock could be used to promote Christianity.

While touring on the Clash of the Titans tour to promote the 1990 studio album Seasons in the Abyss, separate sections of the Decade of Aggression album were recorded on October 14, 1990, March 8, 1991, and July 13, 1991, however, Allmusic said that Rick Rubin's production and the executive production from Richard Kimball, " seems to be in terms of shaping the live sound to make it sound like this is all one gig.

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Allmusic considered the album to be " delightful " and that it could " help inspire other young teens ".

Allmusic reviewer Alex Henderson said of the album, " Smith shows herself to be an expressive, commanding singer " and that " Wisdom shows considerable promise ".

Allmusic gave it 3 stars, stating: " ZZ Top's First Album may not be perfectly polished, but it does establish their sound, attitude, and quirks.

Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by Allmusic to be " one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones.

Allmusic described the album as " bland ", while Rolling Stone's David Wild gave it four out of five stars, stating, " Pilgrim is the work of someone who has learned in the hardest way imaginable that although he cannot change the world, he might be able to change himself.

" Thom Jurek of Allmusic later gave the album five of five stars and stated that: " A strong case could be made for Out of Hand as one of the Top 100 country records of all time.

Allmusic describes the soundtrack album as " marvelous music ... something listeners should be thankful for, particularly fans of either Miles Davis or John Lee Hooker ".

Jo-Ann Greene of Allmusic liked the group's outlook, " they're not bitter, just snotty about it all, as all good punks should be.

" Trent Fitzgerald of Allmusic said " a lyrically ferocious MC with raps deadlier than a snakebite and mannerisms cooler than the uptown pimp he claimed to be on records.

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Heather Phares of Allmusic wrote " Fabulous Muscles might be the best expression of Xiu Xiu's unrepentantly original music ; even if the world that the band creates isn't necessarily one you'd want to visit all the time, it remains fascinating.

A review by Alex Henderson of Allmusic classifies the album under an alternative rock style which could be described as screamo, post-hardcore, or melodic hardcore, and which differed from full-out metalcore.

" 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.

Split the Difference received a good critical response, with Allmusic rating it as four and a half stars out of five and BBC Internet Music Reviews describing it as " one of the finest releases of the year so far.

The album was met with mixed critical response, with Allmusic rating it as four stars out of five and BBC Internet Music Reviews describing it as " one of the finest releases of the year so far.

Despite this, Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic described his musical evolution by saying " Even as Sanz broadened his style over the years, he never ventured far from his strength: romantic songs, generally ballads, tinged with flamenco and sung wholeheartedly with his distinct voice.

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album: "... the influential interpretations were far from routine or predictable at the time.

According to William York of Allmusic, " Morningrise is, as far as the metal scale goes, possibly their least heavy album ".

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 gave an enthusiastically positive review of the set, asserting that the mastering quality is far superior to any previous release while applauding the selection of material: " to survey Jeff Beck's entire career [...] would be a hopeless task, given the amount of anonymous session work that the guitarist did circa 1964-1966, but Beckology still manages to touch a few unexpected bases, even as it strings together all of the obvious and most of the important sides in Beck's output.

In a review for Allmusic, Mark Deming said that the single " was a far cry from anything the Bangles had recorded before "; while Matthew Greenwald, also from the website, said " It's a clever and deceptively simple pop narrative, an infectious pop confection ...

Said Allmusic about the song, " Rarely, if ever, had one so young sung with so much authority and grace, investing this achingly tender ballad with wisdom and understanding far beyond his years ".

Richie Unterberger of Allmusic considered " The End " to be " the group's take on the improvised jamming common to heavy rock of the late ' 60s, though as usual The Beatles did it with far more economic precision than anyone else.

Allmusic writer Ben Davies gave it a three-star review, stating that the " low points come around rarely, and are far outnumbered by the quality tracks ".

Allmusic writer Richie Unterberger praised the album, but wrote that it would " appeal far more to the Zappa cultist than the general listener, though the Zappa cult -- which has been craving Läther in its original format for years -- is a pretty wide fan base in and of itself.

Johnny Loftus of Allmusic described the album as " a severe turn away from the falter of their first album " and said that the band made their " true debut the second time around ".

In his Allmusic review, critic Jim Newsom praised the album, writing " While future albums would begin to drift away from the folky acoustic timbres of this one, the beauty and simplicity of Sit Down Young Stranger make it a timeless recording.

During the chorus, Kiedis sings " Give it away, give it away, give it away now " repeatedly over a more rapid guitar riff before Frusciante provides, according to Steve Huey of Allmusic, a " sudden contrast to Kiedis ' hyperactivity in the form of a languid solo pre-recorded and dubbed backwards over the rhythm track.