The Allmusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4½ stars noting that " While some compositions retain their original structure and sound, some are expanded and probed by Zorn's arrangements, and resemble avant-garde classical music more than jazz.

Allmusic gives the album a favorable review, calling it a " sweetly endearing country-tinged middle of the road pop record ".

Stewart Mason in his Allmusic review of the album described it as a " terrific album " and a " fascinating, underrated release ", " every bit the equal of Safe as Milk and Trout Mask Replica ".

Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review for Allmusic contends that:

" 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.

Stewart Mason commented in an Allmusic review that the lyrics from the 1997 song " Miss Modular " " sound influenced by the Situationist theory of the ' spectacle '.

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

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.

Allmusic showed a mixed reaction in their retrospective review, noting the overt similarity to the Eagles and deeming the rock opera of side two " a little too wide-eyed and doomsaying for most modern audiences ".

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.

" Ned Raggett of Allmusic in his review of Milo Goes To College cited that " an unpretentious, catchy winner.

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

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards the album 2. 5 stars and states: " Ixnay on the Hombre sounds like a competent hard rock band trying to hitch themselves to the post-grunge bandwagon.

The song was highly acclaimed in a retrospective review by Allmusic journalist Ned Raggett, who wrote that it " ranks as one of the best, most realistic portrayals of urban life recorded.

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.

The Allmusic review for 200 km / h in the Wrong Lane labelled the band as an exceptionally tawdry gimmick.

World Machine gained positive reviews from critics, with Allmusic journalist William Cooper, in a retrospective review, describing it as " one of the finest pop albums of the mid -' 80s.

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 his review for Allmusic William Ruhlmann was equivocal about the album, stating Browne " took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn't seem to make him feel any better ...

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 ".

In a review of the album for Allmusic, contributor Stephen Thomas Erlewine summed the initial reaction to Paul's Boutique and praised the density that the album contains:

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4. 5 stars stating " Those who aren't big dancehall fans may find the hip-hop-influenced CD hard to get into ; those who are heavily into it will find a lot to admire on My Xperience, which contains major dancehall hits like " Living Dangerously " and " Virgin Island.

A five-star Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as a " monumental impact " and said it " sparked a revitalization of the blues ".

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

"' Forever Changes ' made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and most haunting albums to come out of the Summer of Love, which doubtless has as much to do with the disc's themes and tone as the music, beautiful as it is ," wrote Mark Deming in an entry for the online Allmusic guide.

Allmusic described Minor Threat's music as " iconic ," and noted that their groundbreaking music " has held up better than of most of their contemporaries.

Allmusic critic Greg Prato notes that the album demarcates the boundary between the band's early years and the next era of their music.

It is described by Allmusic as " extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding " music.

According to Allmusic, Jones " has left his mark on rock & roll music history as an innovative musician, arranger, and director.

Along with Isaac Hayes, White is considered by Allmusic. com as the first singer who played disco music before the actual period of the late 1970s.

" 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.

Allmusic cites Motown as the pioneering label of pop-soul, a style of soul music with raw vocals, but polished production and toned-down subject matter intended for pop radio and crossover success.

Raggett of Allmusic called the album a " last entertaining blast of wigginess from one of the few truly independent artists in late 20th century pop music, with humor, skill, and style all still intact "; with the Magic Band " turning out more choppy rhythms, unexpected guitar lines, and outré arrangements, Captain Beefheart lets everything run wild as always, with successful results ".

Allmusic categorises electronica as a top-level genre on their main page, where they state that electronica includes danceable grooves to music for headphones and chillout areas.

Certain critics argue that Christian rock music and its subjects seldom appeal to non-believers: Allmusic wrote that " unless a Christian rocker plans to perform for Christian audiences exclusively, he or she needs to provide music that secular audiences will find relevant -- music that listeners can relate to on some level even if they aren't practicing Christians.

Allmusic defines industrial as the " most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music "; " initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments ( tape music, musique concrète, white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.

Allmusic rated the album with 5 stars pointing to the second side of the album as a " flawless piece of music " and of the album as a whole as " one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll ".

Their first album, 2000's SMPT: e ( a play on words, as both a combination of the members ' last initials, as well as a common machine time protocol used in high end recording studios ) received strong critical reviews, including " some of the best progressive rock music ever written " ( Robert Taylor in Allmusic )).

" 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.

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 ".

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.