Sal Cinquemani’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 14 reviews, going back to 2001, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Slant 2001–2016 · 14 reviews
What they review
- R&B & Soul 36%
- Indie & Alternative 21%
- Hip-Hop & Rap 14%
- Rock 14%
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By the numbers
2A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
16years of their reviews we track, 2001 to 2016
How their scores spread
- 0–492
- 50s1
- 60s4
- 70s6
- 80s1
- 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
TravisThe Invisible Band 80 Slant
Alicia KeysHere 70 Slant
RadioheadIn Rainbows 70 Slant
Nine Inch NailsWith Teeth 70 Slant
BeckGuero 70 Slant
A-Sides they reviewed
2 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 0 of them 75 or higher.
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia KeysHere“Alicia Keys seems at once more awake and relaxed than ever on her first album in four years.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 74 | 2016 |
 Keri HilsonIn a Perfect World…“Hilson needs to do much more than pick fights with Beyoncé to justify her transition from hook girl to solo star.” | Slant | 50 2.5/5 | 64 | 2009 |
| RadioheadIn Rainbows“As with almost every Radiohead album, there are moments of brilliance, inventiveness, and surprise.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 90 | 2007 |
 50 CentCurtis“Curtis is equal parts gratuitous violence and romance.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 30 1.5/5 | 63 | 2007 |
 Ne-YoBecause of You“Because O=of You is just one example of the impact that Quincy Jones-era MJ has had on today’s crop of young R&B performers.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 76 | 2007 |
 Prince3121“Prince revisits the past on 3121, reinventing his previous glories rather than creating something completely new.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 71 | 2006 |
| Nine Inch NailsWith Teeth“While With Teeth satisfies in all the expected ways, not much has changed in Trent Reznor’s world.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 74 | 2005 |
| BeckGuero“The album smells of the fear of death.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 78 | 2005 |
 BeyoncéDangerously in Love“Unfortunately, the album is bottom-heavy with mid-tempo numbers and R&B balladry.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 68 | 2003 |
 Robbie WilliamsEscapology“Robbie Williams’s new album finds the singer as charmingly crass as ever.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 59 | 2002 |
 OutKastStankonia“Stankonia continues André 3000 and Big Boi’s progressive blend of hip-hop, funk, rock, and soul.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 91 | 2002 |
 AnastaciaAnastacia“Anastacia should keep the sloppy slow numbers to a minimum and, like a good bombastic diva-in-training, keep her eye on the dancefloor.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 64 | 2002 |
| TravisThe Invisible Band“In many ways, Travis satisfies a popular need in the absence of the Radiohead of yesteryear.” | Slant | 80 4/5 | 75 | 2001 |
 PJ HarveyStories from the City, Stories from the Sea“Harvey seems to have set out to purposely make a New York album, and its flaw is in its all-too-obvious intention.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 81 | 2001 |
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