Jay07 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) I can't at Pitchfork and Sputnik being portrayed as more serious than The New York Times and Variety and the criteria being threads on ATRL, the most unserious forum of all Edited May 22 by Jay07 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive_Teardrop Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Honestly screw pitchfork, this album deserves nothing short of a pitchfork 8.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive_Teardrop Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 21 hours ago, VeniceBeach said: The Independent - 10 The Telegraph - 10 Variety - 9.3 The New York Times - 9 The Line of Best Fit - 9 Slant Magazine - 9 musicOMH - 9 Paste - 8.4 Rolling Stone - 8 NME - 8 The "serious publications" you're talking about that gave the album a 7 or less Sputnik - 7 Pitchfork - 6.8 That's it I do frequent pitchfork.com primarily for musical exposure but their reviews are kinda arbitrary and often influenced by the artists personality outside of the music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Lemon said: You really think that something getting separate threads on ATRL qualifies said something as serious? Not to mention that The Needle Drop doesn't have any kind of actual music journalism credentials nor merit like that. You want to portray them as important simply because they tend to cause drama and be negative for the sake of negativity. Why is so hard for some of you to understand that for some people this album was derivative. They don't want to cause drama and be negative. People can have different opinions from yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burninredhot Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 DIY — 100/100 https://diymag.com/review/album/billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burninredhot Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 22 hours ago, Digitalism said: Well pitchfork and the needle drop are the only ones that get separate thread on ATRL. There's a reason for that A 7 for a female album from Fantano is great actually. He rarely gives 7s or 8s to pop girls. He is not a media publication so he doesn't give out 10s just for the sake of clicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad guy Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Will this go back to 90 at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Digitalism said: Why is so hard for some of you to understand that for some people this album was derivative. They don't want to cause drama and be negative. People can have different opinions from yours. I am not talking about the album per se. Why is it so hard for you to understand that some people like it though? And the real question is why you deem some opinions as "unserious" just because they had praised certain material? How come only those who didn't particularly praise are considered serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slayne Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 deserved 90+ but we don't need critics to tell us this album is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 It increased to 89 after the last review was added. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgirlriri Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 37 minutes ago, Green said: It increased to 89 after the last review was added. Come on AllMusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lose My Breath Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 This deserves 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burninredhot Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 The Quietus — 90/100 https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft-album-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderland Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, burninredhot said: The Quietus — 90/100 https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft-album-review/ Come through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bends Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Beats Per Minute - 78. https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft/ Counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 59 minutes ago, Bends said: Beats Per Minute - 78. https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft/ Counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnusualBoy Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 3 hours ago, Bends said: Beats Per Minute - 78. https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft/ Counting. Not when I had hopes of it reaching 90s again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgirlriri Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 The best score they've given her I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suilen Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Billie isn't serving enough BPM for them I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Allmusic 90/100 called it!! https://www.allmusic.com/album/hit-me-hard-and-soft-mw0004265561 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bends Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 6 hours ago, liquiddiamonds said: Allmusic 90/100 called it!! https://www.allmusic.com/album/hit-me-hard-and-soft-mw0004265561 YES BILLIE YES ACCLAIM Allmusic, Rolling Stone, Slant and Pitchfork are the most heavyweight scores to MC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bends Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Nooo, it has peaked at 89 even with Allmusic updates. So the final score is 89 with 22 reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseBud Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/25/2024 at 12:41 AM, Bends said: Nooo, it has peaked at 89 even with Allmusic updates. So the final score is 89 with 22 reviews. so no hope of getting this higher than GUTS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bends Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 38 minutes ago, RoseBud said: so no hope of getting this higher than GUTS ? Sadly, no. She may get another review during the week, but 89 is the final point for her. Mainly, because Rolling Stone gave her 4 out 5 (GUTS was 5 out 5) and Pitchfork has rated it as 6.8 (GUTS was 8.0). These two reviews have downgraded her overall score by 2 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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