Racing in the Street

When evaluating and reviewing music, whether it is an individual song or an entire album, there are specific criteria that a reviewer usually uses.  They usually start with talking about the specific band or artist who preforms the album or song, like what kind of genre they are, how long they've been around, and how many other albums/singles they've produced.  Next, they would start with evaluating the album on it's own, like what style of music it is, is there an underlying message/story to the piece, is there flow to the album/song, the actually performance of the song and is it interesting/does it capture the attention of the audience.  If one song from the album is the "title song" or has gained extreme popularity, the reviewer might go into close detail about that specific song.  They might talk about the specific lyrics and musical aspects of this song and maybe talk about the cultural impact of the song or why try to ration out why it became so popular.  They might compare it to the artist's other works or other popular musical artists songs (whether it's similar or different) and talk about how successful the album has been in the charts.