Critics give Dongs of Sevotion a B-Side Breakdown of 78 (C+), from 9 reviews at outlets we track. Scores run 60 to 100.
The verdict on Dongs of Sevotion
6 of 9 critics liked it. A mixed reception.
- Highest 100 Uncut
- Lowest 60 Select and The Guardian
- Career #7 of Bill Callahan's 12 albums with a Breakdown
- Reputation 84 75 at release, then five or more years later
| The gist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncut via Wikipediaby Rob Hughes | 5/5 | 100 | 2006 | |
| Pitchfork via Wikipediaby Matt LeMay | 9.3/10 | 93 | 2000 | “Recently, my mind has been occupied with the knowledge that death is not only inevitable, but can occur at any …” |
| Q via Wikipediaby Rob Fearn | 4/5 | 80 | 2000 | |
| NME via Wikipediaby April Long | 8/10 | 80 | 2000 | |
| The Independent via Wikipediaby Tim Perry | 4/5 | 80 | 2006 | |
| AllMusic via Wikipediaby Heather Phares | 4/5 | 80 | ||
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipediaby Rob Sheffield | 3.5/5 | 70 | 2004 | “Previously published as: Rolling Stone album guide” |
| Select via Wikipediaby Jenny Bulley | 3/5 | 60 | 2006 | |
| The Guardian via Wikipediaby Maddy Costa | 3/5 | 60 | 2006 |
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Dongs of Sevotion in Bill Callahan's catalog
How these critics usually treat Bill Callahan
- Uncut Kinder than usual25 points above the other critics here. Usually 8 points below on Bill Callahan's other albums (6).
- The Guardian Harsher than usual20 points below the other critics here. Usually 3 points above on Bill Callahan's other albums (3).
- Q Kinder than usual2 points above the other critics here. Usually 12 points below on Bill Callahan's other albums (6).
- Pitchfork Kinder than usual17 points above the other critics here. Usually 8 points above on Bill Callahan's other albums (7).
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide About usual for them9 points below the other critics here. Usually 2 points below on Bill Callahan's other albums (6).
- NME About usual for them2 points above the other critics here. Usually 3 points below on Bill Callahan's other albums (7).
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Approval is the share of critics who scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not how many critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Published is the date on the review itself, read from the outlet’s page, so you can see whether an album’s reputation came at release or years later. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number. Scores marked via Wikipedia are archive ratings, mostly for older albums, taken from the “Professional ratings” box on the album’s Wikipedia page (published openly through Wikidata); each links to the original review when we can find it online, and to that Wikipedia entry when we can’t. When an outlet reviewed an album twice, years apart (often for a reissue), both scores count, each labeled with its year.
A-Side marks the critics’ top tier. An album earns it automatically, from its numbers alone: a Breakdown of 90 or higher, from at least 5 reviews, with at least 75% approval. Nobody hands it out and nobody can buy it; if new reviews pull an album below the line, it loses the badge.
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