Ben Ratliff’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 14 reviews, going back to 2002, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Pitchfork 2017–2018 · 2 reviews
Rolling Stone 2002 · 10 reviews
- Blender 2 reviews
What they review
- Indie & Alternative 29%
- Jazz 14%
- Pop 14%
- Rock 14%
By the numbers
17years of their reviews we track, 2002 to 2018
3outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
- 0–490
- 50s0
- 60s7
- 70s2
- 80s4
- 90+1
More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.
Their favorites
Thelonious Monk SeptetMonk’s Music 91 Pitchfork
John ColtraneBoth Directions at Once: The Lost Album 86 Pitchfork
Justin TimberlakeJustified 80 Rolling Stone
BeyoncéDangerously in Love 80 Blender
TortoiseTNT 80 Rolling Stone
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John ColtraneBoth Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 86 8.6/10 | 87 | 2018 |
| Thelonious Monk SeptetMonk’s Music“Featuring John Coltrane, Art Blakey, and Coleman Hawkins, Monk's Music was the world's introduction to the pianist's most famous songs. It helped define the future of jazz and the mind…” | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 91 9.1/10 | 87 | 2017 |
| Justin TimberlakeJustified“Check out our album review of Artist's Justified on Rolling Stone.com.” | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 67 | 2002 |
 Sonic YouthA Thousand Leaves“Check out our album review of Artist's A Thousand Leaves on Rolling Stone.com.” | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 77 | |
 MadonnaAmerican Life | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 68 | |
| BeyoncéDangerously in Love | Blender via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 68 | |
 Daft PunkDiscovery | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 77 | |
 MudvayneL.D. 50 | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 68 | |
 Godspeed You! Black EmperorLift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 85 | |
 WeezerMaladroit | Blender via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 73 | |
 Tom WaitsMule Variations“Check out our album review of Artist's Mule Variations on Rolling Stone.com.” | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 82 | |
 Queens of the Stone AgeRated R | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 85 | |
| TortoiseTNT | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 80 | |
 DisturbedThe Sickness | Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 72 |
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