kimberly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I'd probably give it an 87 or 88. so I'll say it deserves the 90. it's definitely a step above SOUR and one of the best mainstream pop albums of the year, possibly the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Yes, top 5 of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 This site lives, breathes and fights for Pop Music and then… drag when critics are on board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXIMO Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Yes, I'm surprised it's actually a wonderful album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naval23 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 vampire, bad idea right, get him back = yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninasayers Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Why do some of you assume other users are "fuming" and "seething" because they have different opinions than you? Anyway, no, I don't think it deserves a 90. It's cute and some of the tracks are great but 70-something would make more sense to me. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylpher Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 No. It deserves 80. 90 would be on the level of FN or NFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticAndroid Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Honestly, no. Imo, scores in the 90s should be reserved for albums that are clear masterpieces/artistic achievements, absolute best of the year (like Top 5, Top 3), and stuff that stands tall above the rest of releases in its genre. I'm a big fan of Guts and think that it's teen pop/rock done righT, but also that a score in the lower 80s would be more accurate. Though reviews and scores in the music world have been so inflated as of late I don't hold the score against it or anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleDance Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Not it tying with Mitski 81 - 85 in my books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 90/100 means near perfect masterpiece, not okayish record. 70-73 in a normal world would be totally acceptable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
znake Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Actually it deserves 101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerbv Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Deserves at least 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billionaire Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Some may insist poptimism was a mistake but I'd rather have my fave have an inflated MC score than have critics be openly misogynistic towards popular female artists + biased towards certain types of music/artists but that's just me! OT: Maybe a little lower, but it's better than the 86 SOUR got for whatever reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesthetic bih Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Imo it's like a higher 70s or lower 80s. The album sounds fun since it's still very new but I feel like it will get tiring soon as most loud album does for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Jjang said: 68 in a normal world This. There's a little too much talk-singing on this album for me. It's like her and her producer think anything with "rock" influence needs to have talked out verses. It's annoying because many of the choruses on the album are good, but the verses just suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, liquiddiamonds said: This site lives, breathes and fights for Pop Music and then… drag when critics are on board. Not all pop music is the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Labyrinth Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 No it deserves a 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASC Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Nah bias jumped out 60-69 the most 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I mean fans gag over the critical acclaim their own faves receive from these same publications and that's never an issue. Can't have your cake and eat it too, so yes it's deserved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiliam Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 its a great album and i enjoy it a lot. But 90s is too much, 84-87ish is more fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treason Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 hours ago, chiliam said: its a great album and i enjoy it a lot. But 90s is too much, 84-87ish is more fitting. I agree. 80-84ish for me. Solid album though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Judas Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 No. It deserves a 91.. Latest update puts it at 91.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hétérosexuelle Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 11:14 PM, Space Cowboy said: This would hace gotten a 76 a decade ago. the girlies are in their male musicians era and we like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 21 hours ago, Billionaire said: Some may insist poptimism was a mistake but I'd rather have my fave have an inflated MC score than have critics be openly misogynistic towards popular female artists + biased towards certain types of music/artists but that's just me! But 100% this, I'd rather live in a world where guts gets 91 than go back to tfm having 78 and that being like super high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marche Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Yep. Totally deserves it. Guts is a no skip album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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