American Doll Posse
by Tori Amos
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: May 1, 2007
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Spin
    90
    Trading obscure metaphors for assertive personae, Amos sings with a remarkably forceful focus. [Jun 2007, p.92]
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    88
    "ADP" is often fun but sometimes overwrought, and non-fans may find it too much.
  3. The Guardian
    80
    Some of her best work in years is here... There's far too much, though; cut to 10 tracks it would have been her one of her most significant records.
  5. PopMatters
    80
    If American Doll Posse would have been edited into a shorter, more concise record, it could have been Amos’s best. Instead, it fits nicely alongside her best work, but is a little bit too bogged down with its sometimes preachy, non-descript politics and too many of the usual suspects in the mix.
  6. The New York Times
    80
    A message to lapsed Tori Amos fans: come back. You won’t be bored.
  7. musicOMH.com
    80
    If American Doll Posse sees her remain an acquired taste, those who have already been converted are in for a treat.
  8. Boston Globe
    80
    Grand conceit aside, "American Doll Posse" is a great art-pop album.
  9. Hot Press
    80
    Imagine an amalgam of The White Album, The Kick Inside and Professor Longhair, all conceived as an off-Broadway extravaganza directed by Julie Taymor.
  10. Blender
    80
    Texturally, it's a middle ground between her searing early album Under the Pink and the sun-dappled 2005 The Beekeeper. [Jun 2007, p.105]
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  11. Slant Magazine
    70
    If still too uneven and entirely too overstuffed to rank among her most essential albums, American Doll Posse is certainly Amos's most ambitious record, both for the breadth of its sound and for the scope of its driving concept.
  12. AllMusic
    70
    Her musical vision and production skills are almost astonishing in places. [But] American Doll Posse is a work that has its problems due to its sprawling nature.

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#36 Most Discussed Album of 2007
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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 197 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 178 out of 197
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 197
  3. Negative: 7 out of 197
  1. toriamosfan
    Dec 11, 2017
    10
    solid work and better than the beekpeer. It's a Ambitious LP with a good concept (a little similar with Strange Little Girls)
    Favorite    solid work and better than the beekpeer. It's a Ambitious LP with a good concept (a little similar with Strange Little Girls)
    Favorite Tracks: Dragon, Almost Rosey & Smokey Joe    … Full Review »
  2. Ck
    Oct 6, 2007
    4
    Big fan, but I just don't get this one. There are a couple of great tracks, but for the most part, ADP falls completely flat for me. Big fan, but I just don't get this one. There are a couple of great tracks, but for the most part, ADP falls completely flat for me. While the Beekeeper was also not her best - can someone tell me which songs on ADP are better than Barons of Suburbia, Mother Revolution, or the power of orange knickers? Anyone rating this album above a 5, is seriously kidding themselves.… Full Review »
  3. ShaneequaJ
    Apr 30, 2007
    6
    It's definitely better than The Beekeeper. The problem with ADP is that there's too much. The album is bloated with interludes that It's definitely better than The Beekeeper. The problem with ADP is that there's too much. The album is bloated with interludes that don't amount to anything. However, there are some highlights with it. "Dragon" is amazing, and "Smokey Joe" is haunting. Get rid of about 9 or 10 tracks and this album will be pretty solid.… Full Review »
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