Question: What are some qualities that led to Sound City receiving a positive critical reaction?
About the article "Sound City (film)", section "Critical response".

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The album has received a mixed reaction, with some critics giving positive reviews, and others panning the album due to great stylistic differences to previous albums.
Rustyn Rose of Metalholic considers the album to be "their best album in years" and advised the listener to "throw out preconceptions of what Queensrÿche are "supposed" to sound like, and listen to it with ears wide open."
Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia was more critical of the album, and wrote, "Queensrÿche are virtually unrecognizable nowadays, which is possibly worse than ripping themselves off."
Sputnikmusic staff reviewer Trey Spencer criticized the album, writing ""Dedicated to Chaos" is [... a whole new chapter in the band’s sound [...] that most long-time fans will probably wish was never written."
Among the most critical of reviews comes from Murat Batmaz of Sea of Tranquility, who wrote "I had no idea Queensryche could release such an abysmal album.
This is the lowest of the low, the worst of the worst.
It is obvious this band is Queensryche in name only."
and expressed a belief that "no one can save this band anymore.
Not even Tate himself."
Critical reaction to the album was mixed.
Ari Wiznitzer of Allmusic called it a slump for the band and "a definite low point in Alkaline Trio's catalog," criticizing its "lighter, more mainstream sound," which "really doesn't complement Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano's foul-mouthed poetry as well as their earlier abrasive sound.
Adding to the disappointment is that this is the first Alkaline Trio release to have any filler, as many of the songs seem painfully tossed off (and probably were, as the band has been so prolific)."
Matt Hendrickson of "Rolling Stone" was more praising of the album's qualities, remarking that the band "deliver catchy punk pop with sharp elbows and a wry sense of humor" and that "What saves them from the gutter are some effortless hooks and Skiba's hysterical lyrics.
"John Dark of Pitchfork Media remarked "There's quite a bit that Alkaline Trio's music is not.
It's not challenging, ambitious, or visionary.
It's not clever or self-aware.
It's not even terribly skillful.
But what it is, is tasty.
Pure musical junk food: fast, greasy, and crafted for a general palate."
He criticized some of the music as "a tad too derivative for your average rock snob", but praised the band's lyricism and ability to turn a phrase, though noting that they would occasionally "jar you back to reality with bonehead moves like spelling out the very, very thinly-disguised metaphor in one song [("Mr. Chainsaw")] for the listener."
Ultimately, though, he concluded that "for all its flaws, "From Here to Infirmary" remains nothing more than simply what it is: tuneful, consumable, and guiltily satisfying."
Critical response to the album was generally positive.
"Billboard" called "Version" "the massively enjoyable sound of a guy determined to not miss a minute of his moment."
The "New Statesman" commented on "the record’s most essential qualities: warm-heartedness and a sense of fun."
Giving the album three-out-of-five stars, "Rolling Stone" called "Version" "an audacious set of...leftfield covers...turned into dance-soul tracks.
Despite the praise, the album inspired a number of mixed reviews.
Giving it a 60% rating, Rich Hughes said that "whilst it was an admirable project and some of the results here are genuinely great, the misses just seem to dominate it."
Michelle Dhillon called the album "a conglomeration of obvious singles, littered with distinctly horrible numbers that are better ignored."
Critical response.
"Reckless & Relentless" received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Phil Freeman from Allmusic gave the album a positive review, saying, "What separates Asking Alexandria from most of their peers is an awareness of classic rock & roll dynamics – some of the riffs they write are straightforward updates of Guns N' Roses or Skid Row (two of whose songs they covered on their Life Gone Wild EP), and they're as interested in getting listeners singing along as moshing."
"Alternative Press" also gave the album a positive review, saying, "Asking Alexandria haven't radically changed their sound, but there's enough evolution on Reckless & Relentless to convince any listener that they're more than metalcore also-rans or one-trick ponies".