B-Side Guys

Don McLeese

Don McLeese’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 13 reviews, going back to 1991, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Rock 46%
  • R&B & Soul 23%
  • Pop 15%
  • Metal & Punk 8%

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By the numbers

3A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
4albums given a perfect score
2outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s0
  • 60s1
  • 70s4
  • 80s4
  • 90+4

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

Their favorites

  1. The ClashLondon Calling 100 Chicago Sun-Times
  2. The Beach BoysPet Sounds 100 Chicago Sun-Times
  3. The ReplacementsPleased to Meet Me 100 Chicago Sun-Times
  4. U2The Joshua Tree 100 Chicago Sun-Times
  5. PrinceBatman 88 Chicago Sun-Times

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

3 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 3 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Rod StewartVagabond Heart“Check out our album review of Artist's Vagabond Heart on Rolling Stone.com.”Rolling Stone via Wikipedia80 4/5641991
PrinceBatmanChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia88 3.5/473
INXSKickChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia75 3/474
The BeatlesLet It BeChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia63 2.5/469
MadonnaLike a PrayerChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia88 3.5/484
The ClashLondon CallingChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia100 4/497
PrinceLovesexyChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia88 3.5/481
Prince and the RevolutionParade – Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry MoonChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia75 3/481
The Beach BoysPet SoundsChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia100 4/4100
The ReplacementsPleased to Meet MeChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia100 4/484
U2Rattle and HumChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia75 3/483
Fleetwood MacTango in the NightChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia75 3/479
U2The Joshua TreeChicago Sun-Times via Wikipedia100 4/491

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