B-Side Guys

Bill Wyman

Bill Wyman’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 1990, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Indie & Alternative 50%
  • Rock 40%
  • Electronic 10%

By the numbers

2A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
1album given a perfect score
3outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s0
  • 60s0
  • 70s1
  • 80s4
  • 90+5

More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.

Their favorites

  1. Violent FemmesViolent Femmes 100 Spin Alternative Record Guide
  2. PJ HarveyDry 98 Entertainment Weekly
  3. U2Achtung Baby 95 Entertainment Weekly
  4. BlurLeisure 91 Entertainment Weekly
  5. MorrisseyYour Arsenal 91 Entertainment Weekly

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

2 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 2 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
MinistryThe Mind Is a Terrible Thing to TasteChicago Tribune via Wikipedia75 3/4811990
U2Achtung BabyEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia95 A92
Red Hot Chili PeppersBlood Sugar Sex MagikEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia81 B-84
PJ HarveyDryEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia98 A+90
MudhoneyEvery Good Boy Deserves FudgeEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia81 B-75
BlurLeisureEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia91 A-72
Depeche ModeSongs of Faith and DevotionEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia85 B76
U2The Unforgettable FireEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia88 B+86
Violent FemmesViolent FemmesSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia100 10/1087
MorrisseyYour ArsenalEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia91 A-85

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