Richard Williams

Richard Williams’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 7 reviews, going back to 2001, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Rock 86%
  • Indie & Alternative 14%

Find Richard Williams

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

Their favorites

  1. Bruce SpringsteenBorn to Run 100 Q
  2. MogwaiRock Action 80 The Guardian
  3. Bob DylanChristmas in the Heart 80 The Guardian
  4. Bob DylanShadow Kingdom 80 Uncut
  5. Lou ReedThe Raven 80 The Guardian

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Steely DanEverything Must GoThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5712003
MogwaiRock Action“Mogwai discover grandeur, Natacha Atlas updates Arabic pop and Stevie Nicks is off with the fairies in this week's CDs”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5732001
Bruce SpringsteenBorn to RunQ via Wikipedia100 5/598
Bob DylanChristmas in the Heart“Bob Dylan and carols is a cocktail that really shouldn't work – especially not in Latin. But Richard Williams finds himself seduced by a punk-Dickensian Santa”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/571
Bob DylanShadow KingdomUncut via Wikipedia80 4/583
Lou ReedThe RavenThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/559
Bruce SpringsteenWorking on a DreamThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/575

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