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Its ten out of five stars in my book.
BRING OUT THE ALBUM EDGE...a few snippets por favor.
BRING OUT THE ALBUM EDGE...a few snippets por favor.
Jim said:Rush Of Blood To The Head got 5
purpleblackeye said:if any UK publication would give U2 a decent review, it is Q, perhaps the more commercial and mainstream of music magazines. 4 stars generally corresponds to a praise-heavy article, with some minor reservations.
the only 5 star album i remember from Q is Radiohead's OK Computer
Jaxx said:Jesus, people, calm down. 4/5 is a very good score. Personally I think 'perfect' scores should be reserved for rare occasions, when you come across an album that really gives a shake to the current state of music, and will probably stand the test of time as a classic. AB was such an album, and deservedly got 5/5. HTDAAB, from what we've read and heard will probably not be as revolutionary, but that doesn't mean it can't be a very good album. A 4/5 score reflects that. I hope all the other reviews score it as hightly, but be prepared because many probably won't.
Johnny_Mo said:i remember Q gave 5 stars to AB and JT, 4 stars to UF, Pop, Zooropa and ATYCLB, 3 for R&H (correct me if im wrong). i forgot the first 3 albums. Q is very objective, in the first review of AB they said it's the best U2 album, not many other magazines said the same thing at that time. and when they gave Pop 4 (when the album was not yet released), i felt the same as most of you are feeling now, i hope it was 5, but now im totally agree with Q. maybe we should prepare for the oh-that's-another-not-that-great U2 album, or wait and listen to it, and judge it by ourselves.
VertiGone said:
Jim, are you sure about that?? I'm almost positive that it got 4 out of 5 although the review itself made it sound like a 5 star review.
Jim said:
They list AROBTTH in their further listening section of the U2 review and it has five red stars. Unless Q have changed their minds?
purpleblackeye said:If you think 4/5 Q is bad, wait till you see the reviews in those snotty indie magazines/websites like NME, pitchforkmedia.com....but Q's rating is a good indication of what rolling stone, uncut, mojo will give it.
but who cares? in the end, it matters if the songs resonate with you personally. i admit though that it pisses me off when i see something i like very much get ripped apart.
Jim said:
They list AROBTTH in their further listening section of the U2 review and it has five red stars. Unless Q have changed their minds?
VertiGone said:
If you go to metacritic.com and check out AROBTTH, Q's rating is 80 which is equivalent to a 4/5. I guess they had a change of heart. What's the point of giving a review and then changing it?? What a bunch of flip-floppers....
TC2290 said:
Q is affected by the moon and the sun as well then?
TC2290 said:
What the hell is AROBTTH?!?!?
I have to say interference is abbreviation heaven!
It's like watching Countdown sometimes. (But I'm usually good at conundrums)
Jim said:Rush Of Blood To The Head got 5
Murray said:4 out of 5 is not excellent.
It's good.
roy said:
Agree. The weak songs on the second side must be really weak. No change there...