base talk Times when critics were wrong

[Hurem]

 

The fact that her weakest album got three 100s shows you what good PR gets you. This album did not deserve a 85, it should be somewhere in the 60s at best.

[DamianSolo]

That's, kind of, their thing. It'd be more interesting to answer about the times they were right. All of these arbitrary numbers really don't mean a single thing, other than a critic overestimating their own importance—like they're some type of maestro. Pfft, please...

[Tylerbv]

Solar Power. It’s still weak by Lorde’s standards but should be a 75ish on MC.

[worldwide angel]

damita jo 

erotica 

idk about katy because they're maybe like 60s at best but britney's earlier projects perhaps, i would also lump femme fatale in with that

 

[alfonso12]

3 hours ago, zasderfght said:

100% agree with Vroom Vroom and ARTPOP. Absolutely not with BTD and Ultraviolence (even though I love Lana). 

BTD might not be Lana's best but it was like 3 points away from being labeled as mixed   there are albums by Demi Lovato and Camila Cabello with a higher score, that's definitely not right.

[blown away]

7 hours ago, Avariko said:

OP reported? 

Probably an MDNA stan 

[blown away]

4 hours ago, worldwide angel said:

damita jo 

How could I forget my own fave's album? 

This one and Stripped by miss Xtina were unfairly rated, based on their reputation at the moment.

[Alldeezy]

80% of the time 

[Into The Void]

7 hours ago, MusicLoverDude said:

Charlie Puth's Charlie having a 70+ score when most of the songs are immature or bland. 

81 

 

Its what Voicenotes should have got

[GraceRandolph]

4 hours ago, Tylerbv said:

Solar Power. It’s still weak by Lorde’s standards but should be a 75ish on MC.

It really doesn’t though. The fact that a few critics called it a masterpiece is too much acclaim for that album already. 

[ahauntingnearu]

Critics are incredibly lukewarm to Florence and especially Hozier, which is absurd. And indeed BTD and UV are too low

[Love4Janet]

Beyonce and Lemonade are both bad albums that critics overrated due to the way they were released. 

[Kern]

15 hours ago, StonedSoulPicnic said:

 

The way this album got panned originally just to become her masterpiece all these years later with 10.0 score on Pitchfork 

[Blue Jeans]

15 hours ago, alfonso12 said:

Born to die, Vroom Vroom, ARTPOP and Ultraviolence deserved better.

This. Born to die is the best example. The way critics switched on Lana like f****** Born to die is still charting at 500+ weeks

Vroom Vroom is STILL ahead of its time

[ithinkheknowsoutsold]

16 hours ago, blown away said:

Metacritic score: 64 (instead of the 20 it deserves)

 

Metacritic score: 52 (deserved at least 65, definitely more than MDNA got)

 

Metacritic score: 78 (A cute album, but a 78 is a bit much... 66 would've been more appropriate)

 

Any other examples?

 

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Let's not turn this into a Britney's/Xtina's whole discography mess 

 

This

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 62, while this

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 66. 

 

I have no problems with KMO's score, but it's a crime against humanity for Body Language to be below it.

[blown away]

3 hours ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said:

This

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 62, while this

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 66. 

 

I have no problems with KMO's score, but it's a crime against humanity for Body Language to be below it.

How did Body Language get a 62? I am shocked.

[ithinkheknowsoutsold]

2 hours ago, blown away said:

How did Body Language get a 62? I am shocked.

It was a pre-poptimism album, even Fever as retrospectively acclaimed as it is only got a 68. Body Language being more experimental and less approachable was bound to get a worse score.

[UnusualBoy]

BTD & TD.

 

NFR is a 9 at the very least. Same for Folklore.

[CityPop]

Mariah Carey's entire discography besides Caution.
Mariah was always blasted by critics with low scores criticizing her lyrics and stating that her vocals were more impressive than expressive.