B-Side Guys

Sasha Frere-Jones

Sasha Frere-Jones

Sasha Frere-Jones’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 7 reviews, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Hip-Hop & Rap 29%
  • Rock 29%
  • Metal & Punk 14%
  • Electronic 14%

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

Their favorites

  1. Bad BrainsBad Brains 100 The Rolling Stone Album Guide
  2. The SpecialsThe Specials 100 The Rolling Stone Album Guide
  3. Eric B. & RakimFollow the Leader 90 The Rolling Stone Album Guide
  4. Wu-Tang ClanThe W 90 The Rolling Stone Album Guide
  5. The HivesVeni Vidi Vicious 90 The Rolling Stone Album Guide

A-Sides they reviewed

2 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 2 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Bad BrainsBad Brains“Previously published as: Rolling Stone album guide”The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia100 5/592
Eric B. & RakimFollow the LeaderThe Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia90 4.5/585
Aphex TwinSelected Ambient Works 85–92The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia80 4/590
The SpecialsThe Specials“Previously published as: Rolling Stone album guide”The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia100 5/596
Wu-Tang ClanThe WThe Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia90 4.5/582
The HivesVeni Vidi ViciousThe Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia90 4.5/586
XTCWhite Music“Previously published as: Rolling Stone album guide”The Rolling Stone Album Guide via Wikipedia70 3.5/568

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