Melody Maker: Album Reviews and Scores

Melody Maker

Melody Maker’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 48 reviews of 48 albums, going back to 2002, each next to the album’s Breakdown. 48 of them come from Wikipedia ratings boxes, mostly for older albums.

Weekly paper, merged into NME in 2000

Top critics

Robin Bresnark 3 reviews
Neil Kulkarni 2 reviews
Mark Beaumont 2 reviews
Mark Sutherland 2 reviews
Simon Tebbutt 1 review

See all 11 critics

32 reviews with no named critic yet.

What it reviews

Indie & Alternative 25%
Rock 17%
Metal & Punk 17%
Electronic 13%
Hip-Hop & Rap 10%

By the numbers

76average score it gives, on the 0 to 100 scale (48 reviews)

69%of its reviews score an album 75 or higher

15points: how far a typical review lands from its own average score

How its scores spread

0–493
50s1
60s4
70s7
80s22
90+11

Its top scores

UnderworldBeaucoup Fish 100
Michael JacksonOff the Wall 100 Phil McNeill
Dexys Midnight RunnersSearching for the Young Soul Rebels 100
Le TigreLe Tigre 90
TortoiseTortoise 90
Basement JaxxRemedy 90
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of DeadMadonna 90
D’AngeloVoodoo 90

Every review

	Critic
Le TigreLe Tigre	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	86	2006
TortoiseTortoise	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	82	2005
MogwaiCome On Die Young	Neil Kulkarni Read the review via Wikipedia	50 2.5/5	72	2005
Basement JaxxRemedy	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	83	2005
GoldfrappFelt Mountain	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	71	2005
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of DeadMadonna	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	80	2005
KelisKaleidoscope	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	81	2004
Elliott SmithFigure 8	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2004
Joe JacksonNight and Day	Simon Tebbutt Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	82	2004
UnderworldBeaucoup Fish	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	82	2004
The CureBloodflowers	Mark Beaumont Read the review via Wikipedia	30 1.5/5	64	2004
Modest MouseThe Moon & Antarctica	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	80	2004
Fatboy SlimHalfway Between the Gutter and the Stars	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	73	2004
D’AngeloVoodoo	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	86	2003
Bright EyesFevers and Mirrors	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	77	2003
EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86	2002
SepulturaAgainst	Carl Lobel Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	63
Sleater-KinneyAll Hands on the Bad One	Everett True Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	83
Black Eyed PeasBehind the Front	Robin Bresnark Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	70
Richard Hell and the VoidoidsBlank Generation	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84
Limp BizkitChocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	69
StaindDysfunction	Neil Kulkarni Read the review via Wikipedia	40 2/5	43
Belle and SebastianFold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	71
Marilyn MansonHoly Wood	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	79
Linkin ParkHybrid Theory	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
RadioheadKid A	Mark Beaumont Read the review via Wikipedia	30 1.5/5	76
MudvayneL.D. 50	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	68
A Perfect CircleMer de Noms	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
Michael JacksonOff the Wall	Phil McNeill Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	98
At the Drive-InRelationship of Command	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82
Rage Against the MachineRenegades	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	60 3/5	79
No DoubtReturn of Saturn	Phil Mongredien Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
Dexys Midnight RunnersSearching for the Young Soul Rebels	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	100 5/5	92
BjörkSelmasongs	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	73
The Black CrowesShake Your Money Maker	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78
Robbie WilliamsSing When You’re Winning	Mark Sutherland Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	71
Sixpence None the RicherSixpence None the Richer	Sarah Bee Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	60
OasisStanding on the Shoulder of Giants	Mark Sutherland Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	64
SupergrassSupergrass“strangeones.com – the official Supergrass fan site”	Robin Bresnark Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	72
Ghostface KillahSupreme Clientele	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
The Chemical BrothersSurrender	Robin Bresnark Read the review via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	83
PavementTerror Twilight	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81
E-40The Element of Surprise	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	70
Lauryn HillThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Paul Mathur Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86
EminemThe Slim Shady LP	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	79
The Flaming LipsThe Soft Bulletin	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86
Green DayWarning	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	72
DeftonesWhite Pony	not named Read the review via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80