Here's how a sampling of music critics from across the country grade 10 current releases.
Mariah Carey, Rainbow COLUMBIA
C ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times C- SIA MICHEL Spin C GREG KOT Chicago Tribune B EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today C+ MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday B+ ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY C+ CRITICS' AVERAGE
DMX, ...And Then There Was X RUFF RYDERS/ISLAND DEF JAM
C- [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]B [SIA MICHEL Spin]C [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]C [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]A [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]A- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Enrique Iglesias, Enrique INTERSCOPE
B- [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]C [SIA MICHEL Spin]C [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]B- [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]C+ [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Jay-Z, Vol. 3 Life and Times of S. Carter ROC-A-FELLA/ISLAND DEF JAM
C+ [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]C+ [SIA MICHEL Spin]B [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]B [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]A [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Korn, Issues EPIC/IMMORTAL
C [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]D+ [SIA MICHEL Spin]C [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]B [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]B [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]C [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Jessica Simpson, Sweet Kisses COLUMBIA
C- [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]D [SIA MICHEL Spin]D [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]D [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]C [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]C- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]D+ [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Sisqo, Unleash the Dragon DRAGON/DEF SOUL/ISLAND
C [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]C- [SIA MICHEL Spin]C [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]C [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]B- [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]C+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Angie Stone, Black Diamond ARISTA
B [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]B+ [SIA MICHEL Spin]C [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]B [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]B+ [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Various Artists, Music From the Motion Picture Magnolia REPRISE
B [ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times]A- [SIA MICHEL Spin]B+ [GREG KOT Chicago Tribune]A- [EDNA GUNDERSEN USA Today]A [MARTIN JOHNSON Newsday]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]A- [CRITICS' AVERAGE]
Various Artists, The Sopranos: Music From the HBO Original Series COLUMBIA
