
Mark Kemp’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 27 reviews, going back to 1996, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Rolling Stone 1996–2010 · 20 reviews
Paste 2005 · 5 reviews- The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2 reviews
What they review
- Rock 48%
- Indie & Alternative 26%
- Pop 15%
- Folk, Country & Americana 7%
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By the numbers
4A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
2albums given a perfect score
15years of their reviews we track, 1996 to 2010
3outlets their reviews here ran in
56%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (27 albums)
How their scores spread
- 0–492
- 50s4
- 60s7
- 70s4
- 80s6
- 90+4
Their favorites
The BeatlesAbbey Road 100 Paste
The WhoWho’s Next 100 The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The BeatlesPlease Please Me 92 Paste
R.E.M.New Adventures in Hi-Fi 90 Rolling Stone
B. B. KingOne Kind Favor 80 Rolling Stone
Artists they keep coming back to
Their scores for each artist, in release order.
A-Sides they reviewed
4 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 4 of them 75 or higher.
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 63 | 2010 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 64 | 2010 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 66 | 2010 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 68 | 2009 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 87 | 2008 | |
| Paste via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 74 | 2005 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 75 | 1998 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 90 4.5/5 | 88 | 1996 | |
| Paste via Wikipedia | 100 100/100 | 99 | ||
| Paste via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 48 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 73 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 60 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 65 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 62 | ||
| Paste via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 74 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 73 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 48 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 66 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 91 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 91 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 76 | ||
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 87 | ||
| Paste via Wikipedia | 92 92/100 | 88 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 62 | ||
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia | 100 5/5 | 93 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 57 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 66 |
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