John Robinson’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 17 reviews, going back to 2016, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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What they review
- Indie & Alternative 47%
- Rock 24%
- Pop 12%
- Hip-Hop & Rap 12%
By the numbers
3years of their reviews we track, 2016 to 2018
2outlets their reviews here ran in
65%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (17 albums)
How their scores spread
- 0–491
- 50s1
- 60s1
- 70s8
- 80s5
- 90+1
Their favorites
Ryan AdamsLove Is Hell 90 NME
The DamnedDamned Damned Damned 80 Uncut
BeckOne Foot in the Grave 80 Uncut
Snoop DoggPaid tha Cost to Be da Boss 80 NME
PavementTerror Twilight 80 NME
Artists they keep coming back to
Their scores for each artist, in release order.
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arctic MonkeysTranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Uncut via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 73 | 2018 |
 Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsWho Built the Moon? | Uncut via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 78 | 2017 |
 Depeche ModeSpirit | Uncut via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 74 | 2016 |
 Oasis(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? | NME via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 78 | |
 Depeche ModeBlack Celebration | NME via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 82 | |
 Kylie MinogueBody Language | NME via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 75 | |
 Red Hot Chili PeppersBy the Way“If the Red Hot Chili Peppers have come to realise anything over a career of nearly 20 years, then it’s that enough shallowness eventually starts to make you pretty deep.…” | NME via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 83 | |
| The DamnedDamned Damned Damned | Uncut via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 85 | |
 YesFly from Here | Uncut via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 58 | |
 Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsFrom Her to Eternity | NME via Wikipedia | 60 6/10 | 78 | |
| Ryan AdamsLove Is Hell“The traditional, conservative view of rock music, it is said, is that “it peaked in 1967 and has been going steadily downhill ever since”. If so, then [a]Tame Impala[/a] are…” | NME via Wikipedia | 90 9/10 | 75 | |
| BeckOne Foot in the Grave | Uncut via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 76 | |
| Snoop DoggPaid tha Cost to Be da Boss | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 79 | |
 Robbie WilliamsSing When You’re Winning | NME via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 71 | |
| PavementTerror Twilight | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 81 | |
 Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsThe Firstborn Is Dead | NME via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 74 | |
 Wu-Tang ClanWu-Tang Forever | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 84 |
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