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Cover Art Archers of Loaf
All The Nation's Airports
[Alias/Elektra]
Rating: 7.5

A while back, I reviewed Soundgarden's Down on the Upside and said that if you like them, you'll like their new album. The same goes for the Archers of Loaf. There's not much new ground broken here -- save for two numbers done on the piano and a hit single in the wings with either "Scenic Pastures" or "Assassination on X-Mas Eve." You like the Loaf? You buy the Loaf! You don't like the Loaf? No soup for you!

-Jason Josephes

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10.0: Indispensable, classic
9.5-9.9: Spectacular
9.0-9.4: Amazing
8.5-8.9: Exceptional; will likely rank among writer's top ten albums of the year
8.0-8.4: Very good
7.5-7.9: Above average; enjoyable
7.0-7.4: Not brilliant, but nice enough
6.0-6.9: Has its moments, but isn't strong
5.0-5.9: Mediocre; not good, but not awful
4.0-4.9: Just below average; bad outweighs good by just a little bit
3.0-3.9: Definitely below average, but a few redeeming qualities
2.0-2.9: Heard worse, but still pretty bad
1.0-1.9: Awful; not a single pleasant track
0.0-0.9: Breaks new ground for terrible
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