B-Side Guys

Brice Ezell

Brice Ezell’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 17 reviews, going back to 2011, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Rock 29%
  • Metal & Punk 29%
  • Pop 18%
  • Indie & Alternative 18%

By the numbers

9years of their reviews we track, 2011 to 2019
47%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (17 albums)
How their scores spread
  • 0–494
  • 50s3
  • 60s2
  • 70s5
  • 80s3
  • 90+0

Their favorites

  1. JusticeAudio, Video, Disco. 80 PopMatters
  2. OpethHeritage 80 PopMatters
  3. OpethPale Communion 80 PopMatters
  4. MikaMy Name Is Michael Holbrook 70 PopMatters
  5. Steven WilsonTo the Bone 70 PopMatters

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

Every review

Outlet
MikaMy Name Is Michael HolbrookPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/10672019
BastilleDoom Days“At first pass, Doom Days – the third studio album by the British pop act Bastille – seems like just the right title for an album released in the year…”PopMatters via Wikipedia40 4/10712019
Steven WilsonTo the BonePopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/10742017
AnathemaDistant Satellites“With Coldplay now having jumped the shark, it is safe to say that anyone in the market for emotive, piano-driven rock ought to look to the bands that are now”PopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/10792014
The DarknessHot CakesPopMatters via Wikipedia30 3/10692012
The KooksJunk of the HeartPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/10582011
JusticeAudio, Video, Disco.PopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1073
Steve HarrisBritish LionPopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1057
RushClockwork AngelsPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1080
Panic! at the DiscoDeath of a BachelorPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1067
Dream TheaterDream TheaterPopMatters via Wikipedia30 3/1060
OpethHeritagePopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1077
TriviumIn WavesPopMatters via Wikipedia40 4/1060
OpethPale CommunionPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1078
Panic! at the DiscoPray for the WickedPopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1068
MikaThe Origin of LovePopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1060
Steve VaiThe Story of LightPopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1063

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