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

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

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

Allmusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars.

Allmusic staff writer Greg Prato gave the EP two and a half out of five stars.

Allmusic staff writer Jason Birchmeier gave the album two and a half out of five stars, writing, " Of the many, many live albums Pearl Jam publicly released, their October 23, 2003, show at Benaroya Hall is one of the more novel ones ...

Allmusic staff writer William Ruhlmann gave the album three out of five stars, saying that " Mirror Ball is typically uneven.

Allmusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars.

Golden age hip hop ( cited as either just the late ' 80s or the late 80s to early 90s ) was the time period where hip-hop lyricism went through its most drastic transformation – writer William Jelani Cobb says " in these golden years, a critical mass of mic prodigies were literally creating themselves and their art form at the same time " and Allmusic writes, " rhymers like PE's Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, and Rakim basically invented the complex wordplay and lyrical kung-fu of later hip-hop ”.

Critical reaction to Brandy was generally positive, with Allmusic writer Eddie Huffman declaring Brandy " a lower-key Janet Jackson or a more stripped-down Mary J. Blige [...] with good songs and crisp production.

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 ".

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.

Allmusic writer Thom Jurek said of the song, " The amazing thing is that both versions are definitive.

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.

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.

Allmusic writer Bradley Torreano wrote that " Even if it is a joke, it isn't a funny one, or even a clever one.

Allmusic writer Heather Phares noted the reduced role of Kim Deal, calling it " essentially Black Francis ' solo debut ".

Allmusic writer Greg Prato wrote, " For many, Borland was the only Limp Bizkit member who was taken seriously.

" David Fricke of Rolling Stone praised its resemblance to psychedelia while Allmusic writer Zac Johnson lauded its musical complexity.

A marketing campaign was started in early 1994 to promote Souvlaki in the United States, which Allmusic writer Andy Kellman stated would " undoubtedly go down in industry history as one of the laziest ever "; SBK sent fans a release flyer and were told if they copied and posted 50 flyers around town they would receive a free copy of Souvlaki.

Allmusic writer Stewart Mason later heralded it as one of the " masterpieces of American post-punk ".

The different approach in the sound resulted in comparisons to Blondie, which Allmusic writer William Ruhlmann suggested was a deliberate attempt by Columbia.

A third and final album was again helmed by David Kahne, which Allmusic writer Stewart Mason speculated was a " reaction against the more commercial sound of Benefactor.

" Allmusic writer Heather Phares has argued that Iyall's " teasing, existential musings [...] predated and predicted the aloof yet frank sexuality of early-and mid -' 90s artists such as Elastica and Liz Phair ".

" 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.

" Extol wanted to expand their musical style beyond regular metal music — according to Allmusic writer Mike DaRonco, the band intended to show " more of a progressive side ; rather than a typical run of the mill group of burnouts who focused more on their image.

According to Allmusic, Demartini was heavily influenced by Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick as a teenager.

Rick Anderson of Allmusic noted " After several fine, if rather derivative, albums of ska-inflected punk rock, and after years of being criticized for relying unduly on gestures lifted from the Clash, Rancid has come roaring out with the harshest and most consistent album of their career.

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.

Rick Anderson of Allmusic rated The Moon Is Down four stars out of five, saying that it " kind of sneaks up on you.

Allmusic thoroughly commended the album in their retrospective review, praising Rick Davies's keyboard work, Roger Hodgson's vocals, and John Helliwell's saxophone.

Allmusic reviewer Rick Anderson gave the album four and a half out of five stars, stating that Throwdown's version for the song was " absolutely hilarious ".

Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave I Love It four stars out of five, saying that Morgan's songwriting was " well-crafted " and that his service in the Army justified the patriotic themes of " God, Family and Country ".

Jason Anderson of Allmusic noted that " as often happens with highly anticipated follow-ups, Stigmata disappointed some fans with what some called a more restrained sound and lesser material " and criticized the singer Johan Liiva and the addition of the session drummer Peter Wildoer.

Daniel Gioffre stated in the Allmusic review: " Unlike many of their contemporaries, Deftones are very controlled even in the midst of chaos.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated that " there's little argument that Slash is a great guitarist " who is " capable of making rock and blues clichés sound fresh ".

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and stated: " It's novelty punk.

Greg Prato of Allmusic stated in his review of Rush that the album was weaker than some of Rush's later albums, such as Hemispheres and Moving Pictures, because Neil Peart was not yet a part of the band.

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 ".

Allmusic stated that the album could possibly " alieniate her from her original fans " and " the songwriting is a little uneven.

Allmusic stated that hardcore hip hop is characterized by " anger, aggression and confrontation whether in the lyrical subject matter, the hard, driving beats, the noisy sampling and production, or any combination thereof.

" Jason D. Taylor of Allmusic stated " This is a pure metal album that seemingly has ignored any fashionable trend and instead relies solely on skill and expertise to sculpt some of meatiest heavy metal since the glory days of Metallica and Slayer.

In a scathing review, Allmusic stated that this album was one of the worst pop albums of the decade.

Kathleen C. Fennessy of Allmusic stated that the compilation " documents a formative period in Northwest rock history.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album 4 stars and stated: " Like a less mannered and conflicted Let Your Dim Light Shine-era Soul Asylum, the trio balances hard rockers with ballads.

" 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.

Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that " Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MCs -- perhaps the greatest -- of all time within the hip-hop community.

Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that " the album uses the ragged cacophony of Bone Machine as a starting point, and proceeds to bring in the songwriterly aspects of Rain Dogs, along with its affection for backstreet and backwoods blues, plus a hint of the beatnik qualities of Swordfish.

DiBella of Allmusic stated Coleman was " a master of the lyrical stickup undressing his competition with kinetic metaphors and a brash comedic repertoire ".

Stewart Mason of Allmusic stated that the " increasingly melodic " style of Swedish death metal combines the post-hardcore aggression and guttural vocals of black metal with melodic and technically proficient guitar lines.

Mike DaRonco of Allmusic stated " This is where it all starts.

" Allmusic stated that the band found the " delicate middle ground between throat-shredding grindcore and My Chemical Romance / From Autumn to Ashes-style emo-punk ," and Cross Rhythms described the album as " an impressively versatile project where metal riffs and emo breakdowns, screamo noise and memorable hooks collide in a veritable sonic feast.

Music database Allmusic stated " these newer bands, termed post-hardcore, often found complex and dynamic ways of blowing off steam that generally went outside the strict hardcore realm of ' loud fast rules '.

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.

Writing for Allmusic Greg Pato stated that record producer Sandy Pearlman dubbed Headon as " The Human Drum Machine ", due to his impeccable timing and drumming skills.

Ned Raggett, writing for Allmusic, identified a continuing David Bowie influence, but stated that the album " shows Murphy fully coming into his own as a performer ".

Todd Kristel of Allmusic, who wrote a negative review to the album, stated that " in general, the lyrics aren't particularly impressive and the band has only mixed success at musically evoking the pervasive sense of menace they seem to be going after.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated that Johnny the Fox fell short in comparison to the previous album, Jailbreak, suggesting that the album veers towards " an odd, half-baked concept album ", despite showing the same strengths as its predecessor, i. e. Lynott's lyrics and the group's musical power.