The other day, Chris was asking whether anyone had heard the new Beastie Boys album and whether it was any good. As it turns out, none of us had heard the full album, with the exception of the singles that have been getting radio play. So, I mentioned to Chris that Metacritic might be able to provide some insight.

Metacrtic, in case you hadn’t heard of it, is a review site for movies, music and video games. But, they don’t have their own review staff; rather, they gather reviews from other critics (both online and offline) and create an aggregate score out of 100 (which they call a “Metascore”). Because it’s based on dozens of reviews, you can really get a feel for how critics as a whole thought of a movie, album or game. (more…)