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.

It received mixed reviews: Allmusic gave it a four star rating, the NME 8 out of 10, and Music Week and MOJO were equally positive, but it received much weaker reviews from some of the British press.

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.

In a retrospective review of the album, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior editor for Allmusic, gave " Dare " a 5-star rating.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album a negative review, remarking that " If you do happen to enjoy their ridiculously stupid jokes, Oi to the World is nearly as fun as anything else in their catalog, even though you might admit their fast, goofy, and essentially tuneless songs are beginning to wear a bit thin.

Allmusic reviewer David Reamer gave the album a nearly perfect 4. 5 out of 5 stars, praising the songs " Temptations Wings ", " Stone the Crow ", and " Bury Me in Smoke ".

Both Allmusic and Rolling Stone gave the album four stars out of five.

Allmusic said that the album had " melodies and songwriting are pretty consistent ", and gave it a score of four stars out of five.

" Too poppy " for Mick Box ’ liking ( but still, " too eccentric to fit the bill of an AOR record ", according to Allmusic ), it was well received at the time ( Sounds gave it 4 stars ) but failed to chart.

Allmusic gave positive, although reserved, feedback, saying that there aren't " many weaknesses on the record, aside from the suspicion that Vaughan didn't really push himself as hard as he could have ".

Reviewer Dave Thompson of Allmusic gave the album a rating of three stars out of five, claiming it was more representative of David Cassidy's solo material than the usual Partridge Family album: " the performances all lean a lot closer towards the Cassidy solo ideal -- soft ballads, tight rockers -- than the all-for-one harmonies and joy that characterized the Partridges ' earlier releases.

" Allmusic gave the album five stars and declared: " virtually every track exults in natural wonder, whether it's the nocturnal magic celebrated by the title cut or the unlimited promise offered in Brand New Day.

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 ".

In a retrospective review, Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album five out of five stars and stated, " remains the pinnacle of the Allmans and Southern rock at its most elastic, bluesy, and jazzy ".

Heather Phares of Allmusic gave the album a five-star rating, stating that Debut is " Possibly her prettiest work, Björk's horizons expanded on her other releases, but the album still sounds fresh, which is even more impressive considering electronic music's whiplash-speed innovations.

Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, praising Rich Robinson's guitar playing and Chris Robinson's " appropriate vocal swagger ".

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.

The album's reception was generally positive, with Allmusic rewarding the album with a rating of four and a half out of five stars and Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B +.

Thom Jurek, a staff writer for Allmusic, gave the album a rating of three out of five stars.

Allmusic gave the album four out of five start, stating " thanks to LA Reid and Babyface's production and Pink's engaging talents, it's a promising first effort all the same.

Allmusic gave the album two out of five stars.

Allmusic gave Family four out of five stars and said that the album, " illustrates her range as a singer along with some true strength as a writer.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, noting that " Kurt Cobain illustrated signs of his considerable songcraft, particularly on the minor-key ballad ' About a Girl ' and the dense churn of ' Blew '".

Allmusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars.

Other reviews from Rolling Stone magazine and Allmusic agreed that " Slave " was a step towards a more mature sound.

Awarding the soundtrack CD release a rating of four stars out of five, Bruce Eder of the Allmusic website describes the collection of theme and incidental music as " a strange mix of otherworldly ' music of the spheres ', late-50s / early-60s ' space-age pop ', ' British Invasion ' beat, Scottish folk-inspired tunes, kids-style ' Mickey Mouse ' scoring, marital music, light jazz, and light classical ", and singles out both " Cocktail Music ", from " Model Spy ", and the piano track, performed by Gray, from " The Inquisition ", for particular praise.

Allmusic gave the album a rating of ( 4. 5 out of 5 ).

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 1995 compilation CD " The Six Fat Dutchmen's Greatest Hits " earned a 3. 5 star rating ( out of 5 ) in Allmusic.

Allmusic gave the album a 3 / 5 rating.

Even though the album received a three-star rating from Allmusic, it was an AMG Album Pick.

The soundtrack received stronger reviews from critics than the film itself, including a four-star rating from Allmusic.

With a 5 / 5 rating, God in Three Persons is the highest rated Residents album in Allmusic.

American music journalist Richard Ginell gave the album the maximum rating, five stars out of five, and concluded his review for Allmusic by stating that, " eleased just as the jazz-rock movement began to run out of steam, this landmark album proved that there was plenty of creative life left in the idiom.

The album was met with further critical acclaim, including a 4. 5 / 5-star rating from Allmusic and 4-star reviews from Billboard, Mojo, The Boston Globe, and Drowned in Sound.

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.

Critical reaction towards the album was generally mixed, with Allmusic rating it three starts out of five, and laut. de summing it as " underclass music for the disco around the corner.

Larry Powell of Allmusic gave the album a four-and-a-half star rating, saying that Walker had a " high-energy " voice reminiscent of Conway Twitty.

Thom Owens of Allmusic also thought that it was formulaic, but said that Walker was " able to make even mediocre material sound good ", rating it three stars out of five.

Allmusic gave the album 1. 5 / 5 stars, their lowest rating of any Fleetwood Mac album, calling Buckingham's departure " a severe blow " for the band and saying that " the songs are among the least inspired the band ever recorded.

" They recorded their own versions of those songs for their debut album, The Wah-Watusi which received a rating of 4. 5 out of 5 by Allmusic in 2006.

Allmusic gave Powerage a rating of three and a half out of five stars, and said that while " it is the most uneven of " AC / DC's 1970s material, the album still contained a " few genuine classics ", specifically mentioning " Down Payment Blues " and " Up to My Neck in You ".