B-Side Guys

John Burgess

John Burgess’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 2005, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Electronic 60%
  • Pop 30%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 10%

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By the numbers

5years of their reviews we track, 2005 to 2009
How their scores spread
  • 0–491
  • 50s0
  • 60s6
  • 70s0
  • 80s3
  • 90+0

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

Their favorites

  1. LadytronWitching Hour 80 The Guardian
  2. RöyksoppThe Understanding 80 The Guardian
  3. The Chemical BrothersWe Are the Night 80 The Guardian
  4. The ProdigyInvaders Must Die 60 The Guardian
  5. Take ThatThe Circus 60 The Guardian

Every review

Outlet
The ProdigyInvaders Must Die“There's just one thing the Prodigy can't recreate from their 90s salad days, and that's the shock of the new, says John Burgess”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5632009
Take ThatThe Circus“Earnest songs full of chiming guitars and a dozen violins, which should soar through Wembley Stadium”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5602008
MobyLast NightThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5662008
Boards of CanadaThe Campfire HeadphaseThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5752005
LadytronWitching HourThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5822005
RöyksoppThe Understanding“(Wall of Sound/Virgin)”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5742005
Róisín MurphyRuby BlueThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5812005
The GameDoctor’s AdvocateThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/575
The ScriptThe Script“(Phonogenic/SonyBMG)”The Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/544
The Chemical BrothersWe Are the NightThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/569

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