Peter Shapiro

Peter Shapiro’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 5 reviews, going back to 2004, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Rock 60%
  • R&B & Soul 20%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 20%

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

Their favorites

  1. Talking HeadsTalking Heads: 77 100 Uncut
  2. Talking HeadsMore Songs About Buildings and Food 100 Uncut
  3. Talking HeadsRemain in Light 100 Uncut
  4. Sly and the Family StoneStand! 100 Uncut
  5. Beastie BoysThe Mix-Up 80 Uncut

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
Talking HeadsTalking Heads: 77Uncut via Wikipedia100 5/5862004
Talking HeadsMore Songs About Buildings and FoodUncut via Wikipedia100 5/590
Talking HeadsRemain in LightUncut via Wikipedia100 5/599
Sly and the Family StoneStand!Uncut via Wikipedia100 5/599
Beastie BoysThe Mix-UpUncut via Wikipedia80 4/566

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