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Robert Christgau
I don't agree with a lot of what he says or his ratings, but I think his reviews are excellent. This one on Chinese Democracy is particularly great:
Chinese Democracy [Geffen, 2008]
Hopeless eccentric spends most of his adult life and a large chunk of his ill-gotten fortune trying to make the perfect album. Succeeds, kind of, on his own totally irrelevant terms. Nobody cares. Since he's no longer capable of leading young white males astray, this effort isn't just pleasurable artistically. It's touching on a human level. Noble, even. I didn't think he had it in him. B+
http://www.robertchristgau.com/
Anyone else a fan?