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 his Allmusic review music critic David Cleary called Homecoming " America's finest album " and despite citing the lyrics as sometime banal, wrote that " each song here has something to recommend it.

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 ".

His career, though short, is described by Allmusic as " enormously influential " for both country and rock, " blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other.

Fuck the Facts, a Canadian group, practice classic grindcore, characterized by the " metronome-precision drumming and riffing abound, as well as vocal screams and growls " by Allmusic reviewer Greg Prato.

Old school rap ( 1979 – 1984 ) was " easily identified by its relatively simple raps " according to Allmusic, " the emphasis was not on lyrical technique, but simply on good times ", one notable exception being Melle Mel, who set the way for future rappers through his socio-political content and creative wordplay.

Steve Huey in Allmusic describes the band as " one of the most unusual cult bands of the 1990s ... driven by frontman Mike Doughty's stream-of-consciousness poetry, Soul Coughing's sound was a willfully idiosyncratic mix of improvisational jazz grooves, oddball samples, hip-hop, electronics, and noisy experimentalism ( described by Doughty as ' deep slacker jazz ').

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

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic paid attention to the attempts of Simon in embracing his classic folk sound with Eno's electronic textures, and wrote that " Simon doesn't achieve his comeback by reconnecting with the sound and spirit of his classic work ; he has achieved it by being as restless and ambitious as he was at his popular and creative peak, which makes Surprise all the more remarkable.

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.

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 ".

" Huey of Allmusic cited the Doc at the Radar Station as being " generally acclaimed as the strongest album of his comeback, and by some as his best since Trout Mask Replica ", " even if the Captain's voice isn't quite what it once was, Doc at the Radar Station is an excellent, focused consolidation of Beefheart's past and then-present ".

Skyclad began as a thrash metal band but added violins from session musician Mike Evans on several tracks from their debut album, The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth, an effort described by Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic as " ambitious " and " groundbreaking.

Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, " It was inevitable that the constant grind of touring, writing, promoting, and recording would grate on the Beatles ," leading to the inclusion of several cover versions after the all-original A Hard Day's Night ; the band's visible weariness on the album's cover is noted by narrator Malcolm McDowell during The Compleat Beatles.

Considered by Allmusic as " the definitive post-classic-era Morrison ", Into the Music, was released in the last year of the 1970s.

Pure Prairie League, formed in Ohio in 1969 by Craig Fuller, had both critical and commercial success with 5 straight Top 40 LP releases, including Bustin ' Out ( 1972 ), acclaimed by Allmusic critic Richard Foss as " an album that is unequaled in country-rock " and Two Lane Highway, described by Rolling Stone Magazine as " a worthy companion to the likes of The Byrds ' Sweetheart Of The Rodeo and other gems of the genre ".

Shankar's association with Harrison greatly increased Shankar's popularity and Ken Hunt of Allmusic would state that Shankar had become " the most famous Indian musician on the planet " by 1966.

The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is the second album by Bruce Springsteen and the as-yet-unnamed E Street Band, and is described by Allmusic as " one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll.

Allmusic identifies indie rock as including a number of styles that are: " too sensitive and melancholy ; too soft and delicate ; too dreamy and hypnotic ; too personal and intimately revealing in its lyrics ; too low-fidelity and low-budget in its production ; too angular in its melodies and riffs ; too raw, skronky and abrasive, wrapped in too many sheets of Sonic Youth / Dinosaur Jr ./ Pixies / Jesus & Mary Chain-style guitar noise ; too oblique and fractured in its song structures ; too influenced by experimental or otherwise unpopular musical styles.

Marc Gilman of Allmusic said that " the music on album is unique and powerful " and that someone " would be hard-pressed to find any imitators of revolutionary musical form.