America
by Thirty Seconds to Mars
User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 74
  3. Negative: 34 out of 74
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  1. millst
    Jun 16, 2018
    10
    Don't know why people cannot accept change. Yes, the album marks a shift from much of the band's previous work, but this does not mean that it is worse, it's just different. People, and so artists as well, change and evolve, get used to it.
  2. dislexicpotato
    Nov 2, 2018
    8
    A very consistent album that marks a change for the band. They are making music they want to make instead of sticking with the same sound. This is not a rock album it is a blend of electronic rock and indie. Favourites include Love Is Madness, One Track Mind, Dangerous Night, Remedy and Rescue Me
  3. tomdeckk
    Apr 20, 2018
    10
    The genre sidebar on this site has some serious problems. Just ridiculous those people throwing sick words to this record. I'm giving it a ten cause it deserves a higher score.
  4. rogueross
    May 23, 2018
    10
    Great work with some recent music tendencies, proving to be something original but not as original as their previous albums.
  5. maloney
    Apr 18, 2018
    10
    I don't know what's wrong with most of the people on the internet.
    This album is a great one, much better than most of the mainstream music these days.
    It's all about change and evolution of music. This doesn't mean that Thirty Seconds to Mars cannot make what they have made before, it's just that they follow change and innovation. They take risks to create something different everytime    I don't know what's wrong with most of the people on the internet.
    This album is a great one, much better than most of the mainstream music these days.
    It's all about change and evolution of music. This doesn't mean that Thirty Seconds to Mars cannot make what they have made before, it's just that they follow change and innovation. They take risks to create something different everytime they show up. They love change, and that's what Thirty Seconds to Mars is all about.    … Expand
  6. frosty2
    May 9, 2018
    10
    Reviews proved to be divisive just as the band conceived the album, I guess they succeeded with their concept.
  7. robertnine
    Apr 15, 2018
    10
    Someone may not like its genre, but the album remains coherent with its concept and this makes it a great record.
  8. bogota
    Apr 26, 2018
    10
    Guitar abandonment aside, there are still some great moments on the record. Great Wide Open is one of their best songs imho.
  9. glorr2
    May 14, 2018
    8
    People still describing them as an actor's band need to move on. WTF get over it.
  10. 28Mangos
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    With 30STM no longer needing to prove who they are or what they’re capable of, the musical direction taken with this album is perfect for its theme, genre, and goals. It is what America sounds like at the end of the 2010’s. Personally, I believe it’s the best and most cohesive album they’ve done yet. AMERICA is the best album of 2018. Album highlights include Hail to the Victor and DawnWith 30STM no longer needing to prove who they are or what they’re capable of, the musical direction taken with this album is perfect for its theme, genre, and goals. It is what America sounds like at the end of the 2010’s. Personally, I believe it’s the best and most cohesive album they’ve done yet. AMERICA is the best album of 2018. Album highlights include Hail to the Victor and Dawn Will Rise. In the battle between Change or Die, they chose to live. Great work.… Expand

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47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Kerrang!
    Apr 13, 2018
    40
    America is an odd album, one that requires patience to unlock. [7 Apr 2018, p.54]
  2. Q Magazine
    Apr 13, 2018
    40
    Like Leto's performance in the risible Suicide Squad, the result is unsubtle, self-important and not half as good as it thinks it is. [Jun 2018, p.106]
  3. Spin
    Apr 13, 2018
    50
    America presents the most contemporary, Top 40-friendly version of Thirty Seconds to Mars to date. Bombastic drums and guitars have largely been replaced with fairly tame looped and programmed beats and ominous synths, basically reimagining Thirty Seconds to Mars as the glossy grungetronica of Imagine Dragons. Leto still screams like a banshee, but for once the sounds backing him don’t match his fury.
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