Dave Heaton

Dave Heaton’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 14 reviews, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Folk, Country & Americana 100%

By the numbers

1A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s2
  • 60s1
  • 70s7
  • 80s3
  • 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

  1. Jamey JohnsonThe Guitar Song 90 PopMatters
  2. Brad PaisleyAmerican Saturday Night 80 PopMatters
  3. Pistol AnniesAnnie Up 80 PopMatters
  4. Alan JacksonFreight Train 80 PopMatters
  5. Alan JacksonGood Time 70 PopMatters

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Brad PaisleyAmerican Saturday NightPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1083
Pistol AnniesAnnie Up“Much of the appeal of Pistol Annies’ debut album, Hell on Heels, was the way the three singers — Miranda Lambert, Angeleena Presley and Ashley Monroe — took”PopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1080
Billy CurringtonEnjoy YourselfPopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1069
Alan JacksonFreight TrainPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1074
Alan JacksonGood TimePopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1070
Josh TurnerHaywirePopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1065
George StraitHere for a Good TimePopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1072
Luke BryanKill the LightsPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1071
SugarlandLove on the InsidePopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1079
Kenny ChesneyLucky Old SunPopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1054
Blake SheltonRed River BluePopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1062
Maddie & TaeStart Here“Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye made a grand entrance in 2014 with their hit song “Girl in a Country Song”, which gave voice to the nameless, faceless female”PopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1076
Jamey JohnsonThe Guitar Song“In concert last year in Kansas City, Jamey Johnson played a regular set of his own songs, then left the stage and returned for a second set that started with”PopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/1093
George StraitTwangPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1074

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