Some were sent to friends, listeners and critics and two dozen were left for sale on consignment at Music Millennium Records where they sat unsold for months.

Music critics that saw Lauper perform with Blue Angel thought that she had star potential since she had a wide singing range ( four octaves ), perfect pitch, and a vocal style all her own.

This film was a success at the box office ( even making records with audience attendance at its run at Radio City Music Hall ) but critics generally panned for the lack of Ball's singing ability and thought she was not up to the part ( she was 62 years old ).

Later advances in digital technology has led RCA ( now owned by Sony Music ) to claim further enhancement of the sound of the magnetic tapes for additional reissues, changing original equalization balances and adding acoustical enhancement ; but critics are divided in their judgment.

Music critics have described the orchestra as the most " contemporary minded ", " forward thinking ", " talked about and innovative ", " venturesome and admired " orchestra in America.

Music critics were mixed: some felt Kravitz was a gifted new artist, others felt he was overpowered by his musical influences.

Despite being backed by their second-highest charting single " Electricity ", Suede's fourth album, Head Music divided both fans and critics, though it once again took the band to number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Music critics consider them a key pioneer of pop punk music.

* Weinstein, D., " Rock critics need bad music ", in C. Washburne and M. Derno, eds, Bad Music: the Music we Love to Hate ( London: Routledge, 2004 ), ISBN 0-415-94366-3.

Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism of his interpretations.

The album has also been identified as an " All Music Guide Album Pick ", denoting that it is one of the top albums recommended by the Allmusic critics.

Produced by Trevor Horn, it often featured in UK critics ' lists of favourite albums: it ranked 42nd in The Observer Music Monthlys " Top 100 British Albums " ( June 2004 ) and 40th in Q magazine's " 100 Greatest British Albums " ( June 2000 ).

Though Lucier had composed chamber and orchestral works since 1952, the composer and his critics count his 1965 composition Music for Solo Performer as the proper beginning of his compositional career.

Music critics have consistently praised the freshness and warmth of her voice.

Music critics response to the album was generally negative.

Despite its censorship, " Hurricane " was praised by critics and was nominated for several awards, including the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction.

Music critics and music writers also review recordings of music, including individual songs or pieces or entire albums.

It was voted Single of the Year for 1998 by music critics and fans and the video won an award in 1999 at the Finnish Music Video Awards.

Music critics began accusing Prokofiev of running dry of ideas after several unsuccessful performances of the work.

Music critics have characterized Global Goon's style as ambient music and as " easy listening fusion ".

Although misunderstood by many critics at the time, the album has been re-evaluated and highly praised in recent years and is now listed at No. 91 in the book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, released in 2001.

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The series was voted Best Country Music Show by Fame magazine's annual TV critics poll in 1957 and 1960.

" Music analyst Alan Pollack praised " Hey Jude ," saying, " it's such a good illustration of two compositional lessons — how to fill a large canvas with simple means, and how to use diverse elements such as harmony, bassline, and orchestration to articulate form and contrast.

Several critically praised albums followed: The Youngbloods ( 1967, later retitled Get Together ); Earth Music ( 1967 ); and Elephant Mountain ( 1969 ), with its track, " Darkness, Darkness ".

All Music Guide reviewer Theresa E. LaVeck has praised the tune's "' 70s feel-good vibe " and " rolling jam-band rhythms ".

Many of Penman's essays and reviews were collected in his book Vital Signs: Music, Movies and Other Manias ( Serpent's Tail, 1998 ), praised by critic Bhob Stewart in Publishers Weekly:

The term " Star " was for example used extensively during the 1907 strike in Britain which came to be known as " The Music Hall War ", when Stars were praised for standing by their lesser-paid fellows and actively participating in the strike ( see Music hall #' Music Hall War ' of 1907 ).

Music from the Basque Country nowadays caters to almost all the tastes of music, with a wide range of music being played in Basque, from choral music ( Oldarra in Biarritz ) to elaborate music bands ( e. g. Bidaia ) to ska or hardcore trends, while it's much praised lately for the fine bare voices that have arisen with the likes of Maddi Oihenart, Maialen Errotabehere or Amaren Alabak, to mention but a few.

1 was praised by the San Antonio Current's Best Music Advocate of 2010 as " the most complete record to ever come out of San Antonio ". San Antonio is also home to Texas Death core band Upon A Burning Body.

Music critic Michael Steinberg has praised his continuo playing.

Decoy Music reviewer Aaron Yarborough praised Davey Havok's lyrical contribution to the album, commending his efforts to " find himself ," saying " the way he expresses how he feels is pure poetry.

Critical response to the album kept itself to the same level as with recent Feeder albums, although on a lower level BBC Music praised the album, while Drowned in Sound, despite negative reviews in the past, credited Feeder for creating another strong addition to their back catalogue.

The second single " Won't Let You Go " was highly praised buy the Australian Music Media.

Skam entered the full-length market in 1998 with the releases of Soup by Bola ( SKALD / P2 ) and Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada, the latter being jointly released with Warp Records ( SKALD / P1, WARPCD / LP55 ), both of which have been praised by the IDM community as classic recordings.

He praised A Little Night Music, writing that " The score is a gift, the ladies are delightful, and producer Harold Prince has staged the moody meetings with easy skill.

Music critic Johnny Lofthus, writing for Allmusic, praised the album, calling it " homey and gorgeous " and calling Harmer's voice " starkly beautiful.

Music critic Lisa M. Smith, writing for Allmusic, praised the album, and wrote of Harmer that " it is certain that she is an artist choosing wisely from a great scope of colors.

Wilson has been praised by 21st Century Music as a " splendidly talented and highly accomplished composer whose music rewards seeking out " and by the New York Sun as " possessed of a hard-won idiom that has grown and developed over the years into a probing blend of wit, classic form, modern harmony, and impressionistic color.

The song was well received by contemporary music critics, many of which praised Carey's large spanning vocal range, as well as its gospel influence that they felt was missing on most of Music Box.

Music critics have praised " Always Be My Baby ".

From 1958 until his retirement in 1975 he was an Editor for Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, where his skills and exactitude were highly praised by Stravinsky.