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Oct 24, 2013We get a record that is surprisingly dull, which alternates between syrupy, unremarkable ballads and uptempo tracks that sound like they’ve been assembled by a committee of consultants.
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Oct 14, 2013It's full of timid electropop anthems.
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Oct 10, 2013Sometimes, like on the outstanding "Wrecking Ball," the emotion calcifies into catchy, mature hooks, propelled forth by Cyrus' oft-underestimated vocal heft. Then again, the breakup also produced "FU," a dismally adolescent electro-soul duet with French Montana.
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Oct 10, 2013Bangerz is at times touching and at others a blast--but for a disappointingly large portion it’s as annoying as her detractors had hoped.
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Oct 10, 2013The capital-P pop star backs up her I-just-don’t-give-a persona with killer singing and decent songwriting, but keeps us waiting for a banger that never comes.
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Oct 9, 2013Don’t be shocked that this album is mid-level pop, be surprised that even at 20, Miley can open her scope to encompass country, hip-hop, ballads, and even the electronic impulses of today’s pop.
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Oct 8, 2013This delusional “growing up is bad” aspect of Bangerz is part of what makes it good, because it means that Miley can pull off things that shouldn’t work.
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Oct 8, 2013With its fresh, smart takes on youth, heartbreak, and modern culture, Bangerz is a record that could very well legitimize Miley Cyrus.
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Oct 7, 2013Largely embarrassing, Bangerz is the most fun when it’s so ridiculous that criticism seems futile.
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Oct 7, 2013Bangerz is a precise album that flits between bombastic and turgid; it is not very fun.
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Oct 7, 2013Bangerz's take on R&B is most convincing when it's balanced with Cyrus' country and pop roots.
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Oct 7, 2013Bangerz is a personal, idiosyncratic effort that finds equal rewards in twentysomething indulgence and inspiring "be yourself" mantras.
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Oct 7, 2013The goofy, almost throwaway squaredance of a club song that is “4x4”, complete with some accordion work, might very well be album’s most memorable song: absurd, ridiculous, and actually playful in a way in which these other Bangerz aren’t.
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Oct 4, 2013Some skeptics--let's call them haters--might argue that Cyrus isn't wholly comfortable in her new dirty/crazy persona. But that's part of the strange charm.
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Oct 4, 2013For all the mash-ups, Bangerz feels stitched together in the dark, and the attention-seeking begins to grate.
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Oct 4, 2013The record is at its weakest when it’s more hoedown than hoes down.... Generally though, Cyrus’s fourth album is more--ahem--bangers than clangers.
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Oct 3, 2013Overall, there are more hits than misses.
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Oct 3, 2013It’s not the worst album in the world, but it certainly doesn’t live up to the acres of hype that have led up to it. It’s just rather average.
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Oct 2, 2013Yet for all the attitude herehere's also "Do My Thang," a live-it-up club jam co-produced by will.i.am--Bangerz reveals that Cyrus isn't just a twerk-bot programmed to titillate (though there's always a need for one of those in pop music).
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Oct 1, 2013Sometimes, the 20-year-old's vision needs to be adjusted, as on the manic French Montana collaboration "FU" and on "Someone Else," which feels like the album's hundredth dramatic breakup song and plays for nearly five minutes. But more often than not, Cyrus' daring attitude guides her to invention.
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Oct 1, 2013It's utterly fresh, a pop blitz from a hip-hop blueprint, and proof that Miley won't settle for just shocking us.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 713 out of 970
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Mixed: 101 out of 970
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Negative: 156 out of 970
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