- Artist
- Bob Dylan
- Album
- Rough and Rowdy Ways
Early reviews. Based on 7 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone Australia | 5/5 | 100 | “At 79, he’s still channeling cosmic American mysteries like no one else in music” |
| Pitchfork | 9/10 | 90 | “Six decades into his career, Bob Dylan delivers a gorgeous and meticulous record. It is the rare Dylan album that asks to be understood and comes down to meet its…” |
| musicOMH | 4.5/5 | 90 | “If this ends up being his last major work, it’s a hell of a way to bow out” |
| Clash | 9/10 | 90 | “Bob Dylan has always been a student of America. An artist almost uniquely tuned in to the emotional spasms of the land that bore him, the country’s” |
| Slant | 4.5/5 | 90 | “The album encompasses the infinite potential for grace and disaster during the most turbulent of ages.” |
| Uncut | 4.5/5 | 90 | “Dylan returns to original writing with Rough And Rowdy Ways – a record that transforms influence into something startlingly new” |
| Consequence | B- | 81 | “Dylan's powers persist but feel slightly squandered on this forgettable return to original material.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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