Bangerz
by Miley Cyrus
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Oct 8, 2013
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  1. All_ButTrU4
    Oct 27, 2021
    2
    Miley Cyrus cemented herself as a cultural staple with the rarely captivating BANGERS. From her blonde her to her numerous antics that pushed boundaries whilst beginning trends(however appropriated) she created her own space from the parasitic Disney past.. The predating easy heartbreak of her Snoop Dogg collaboration felt like an ascension one made dull by this full release . Her albumMiley Cyrus cemented herself as a cultural staple with the rarely captivating BANGERS. From her blonde her to her numerous antics that pushed boundaries whilst beginning trends(however appropriated) she created her own space from the parasitic Disney past.. The predating easy heartbreak of her Snoop Dogg collaboration felt like an ascension one made dull by this full release . Her album succumbs to too little self control ,too much indulgence and no self. It seemed like a calculated attempt at pandering to the airwaves(one that worked ). A bit too on the nose considering her adopted persona. The first two songs are good. They are the singles &we understand why:they mark the few good moment's on this severly overstuffed record. "SMS" feels almost disrespectful with how little it tries and successfully disappoints. The aforementioned being topped by the terrifying "4×4" which at its play at conveying "real miley" ends up being one of the worst things to hear in 2013. The centerpiece &controversially filmed video, "wrecking ball " connects back to "adore you" and the album it could've been. Save the reprieve of "Darling " this is mostly a culturally significant record that relies on it's singles for enjoyment.
    Despite it's mark on culture it's an effortless meditation on nothing at all. And we can tell    … Expand
  2. RK13
    Jul 18, 2017
    6
    I think it is fair to say that everyone was expecting a filthy, sleazy album from Cyrus which would have coincided with her outrageously confident VMA performance with Robin Thicke. If we can somehow remove the naked wrecking balls, poor quality naughty tapes, Teddy bears and foam fingers, this album is good. Some standout tracks are of course the singers along with SMS (featuring theI think it is fair to say that everyone was expecting a filthy, sleazy album from Cyrus which would have coincided with her outrageously confident VMA performance with Robin Thicke. If we can somehow remove the naked wrecking balls, poor quality naughty tapes, Teddy bears and foam fingers, this album is good. Some standout tracks are of course the singers along with SMS (featuring the ICONIC Britney Spears) and Drive. If this album is in a 2-For-1 deal (buy it!)… Expand
  3. Panchogul
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Con toda la polémica y éxito que cosechó Cyrus con este disco logró consagrarse como una estrella pop definitiva, contiene temas que se convirtieron en verdaderos clásicos de la cultura pop de la última década.
  4. adhamhany
    Feb 2, 2014
    4
    This album is tricky to rate. Some tracks here can be considered good (Adore You, Wrecking Ball) or at least okay (Someone Else); others are boring and forgettable (Drive) or even incredibly annoying (4x4).

    I believe the best word to describe this album is 'Average'. Maybe also a bit below that.
  5. PEDROMFR
    Apr 9, 2021
    4
    Bangerz is just forgettable, and actually hard to listen considering the bad production. Also Miley's voice was not good at all.
  6. TheQuietGamer
    Jul 15, 2014
    9
    Look back at my review history and you'll see that this really isn't my genre. I just decided to listen to it in order to see if Miley's new songs were as shocking as her new personality. In a sense they are, but not for the reasons you would expect. While her personality has yet to find a good fit with people her new music definitely should. Cyrus swings back into the pop genre and provesLook back at my review history and you'll see that this really isn't my genre. I just decided to listen to it in order to see if Miley's new songs were as shocking as her new personality. In a sense they are, but not for the reasons you would expect. While her personality has yet to find a good fit with people her new music definitely should. Cyrus swings back into the pop genre and proves that there's still a place for her there.

    Thankfully her songs are trashy like her new shock-based personality, but excellently crafted and a heck of a lot of fun to listen to. Even when she's experimenting with some bizarre country rap hybrid her beautiful voice and the great beats keep things enjoyable. While the songs "Adore You" and "My Darlin" fall short in my opinion the overall album is really one of the best pop records currently out there. Don't let who she's become detract you from enjoying her fantastic music. Even as someone who's not into the genre much at all, I found plenty to love here.    … Expand
  7. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    7
    The album is not to her marvel, the pinnacle of Miley arrived in this album. We have the sensation of each song passing for a moment, we have some great conroversas in matters of composition, production and essence. But nothing that in the next it can evolve.
  8. victorcarter
    Nov 21, 2016
    6
    it's fun and sorta smart, but when it isn't it's chocked with mediocre production, cheesy lyrics and careless guest acts that don't make it any more great.
  9. asjklasjklas
    Nov 23, 2014
    6
    Bangerz was one of the most anticipated pop albums releases in recent years—unfortunately because of Cyrus' widely dubbed "controversial" behavior at her televised live performances and not because of the former Disney starlet herself. But overall, Bangerz doesn't have a lot to talk about because it's neither musically a major success or a failure. Despite her self-indulgent dive intoBangerz was one of the most anticipated pop albums releases in recent years—unfortunately because of Cyrus' widely dubbed "controversial" behavior at her televised live performances and not because of the former Disney starlet herself. But overall, Bangerz doesn't have a lot to talk about because it's neither musically a major success or a failure. Despite her self-indulgent dive into genres her former Disney contemporaries, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, didn't even hesitate to make a jump for in their respective releases of 2013, Bangerz has a hit-or-miss quality to it many experimental pop records tend to have, except none of Ms. Cyrus' work sounds adventurous enough to be considered experimental—let alone like "the next Thriller", as Cyrus herself said while discussing her intentions with the album.

    What's more disappointing about Bangerz than its average at best quality? The overall consistency—or inconsistency. Whereas moments like lead single "We Can't Stop" or the Britney Spears-featured "SMS (Bangerz)" explore Cyrus' desire to make more urban-oriented 'bangers' and emulate her current public image, listeners have to re-experience her previous album Can't Be Tamed all over again: party on the surface, completely heartbroken teeny-bop-esque ballads all over the inside. The mood largely suffers from separating the party from the teary-eyed Tennessean that's constantly telling us "everything's okay" before breaking into ex-fiancé-induced tears on the couch again.

    But on the otherhand, Bangerz musically sounds safer and more satisfying when it comes to ballads and truth be told, it sounds more sincere on the singer's part. Even in an industry latched on by manufacturers where the songwriting has probably already been in conception by music executives since before the album's conception itself, Cyrus has one of the most naturally beautiful voices in that industry today, especially when she's closer to her country roots. The opener "Adore You", Mike WILL Made-It-produced "Drive", and of course, one of the most memorable guilty pleasures of 2013, "Wrecking Ball", are only half as solid as they are not because of the stories told by their songwriters, but because of the voice of the storyteller herself.

    And then on cringeworthy courses like "Love Money Party" and will.i.am's already unwanted appearance on the production and co-writing credits of "Do My Thang", Miley Cyrus' 'so-southern belle/crazier than hell' alter ego comes out to rap and to be honest, she's just not that fun—or fun to listen to. And neither are her friends—collaborators. Nobody needs Nelly in this newer generation of music, let alone toward the end of an overall okay job at southern hip-hop courtesy of Cyrus and Pharrell Williams. Future and Cyrus' duet on "My Darlin'" turns Ben E. King's 1961 classic "Stand By Me" into an Auto-Tune clad mountain of murmering about making a sex-tape—in 3D! Though Britney Spears and Big Sean deserve honorable mentions for making some sort of use of their signature vocal stylings—yes, Spears still has those when she herself is clad in computer-enhancements—they're not appearances we'll remember in the long run.

    Unless frequent uses of the f-bomb and references to cannabis use are actually still considered "racy" in this day and age, Bangerz never warrants the kind of talk Cyrus constantly calls upon all of us to do. It's not failure by any means and there are minor successes like "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball". But ten years after the Bangerz era, it's not the music that we'll be talking about. Though Cyrus has insisted that she despises the idea of her being labeled a pop star, everything we'll remember from this time in her career represents everything despicable about the genre and that's when a musician's celebrity becomes more important than the musician herself or rather, the music itself. Like Lady Gaga and her meat dress or Britney, Christina Aguilera, and Madonna's on-stage make-out session, Cyrus lighting up a joint at the EMAs is no different. It's a career-highlight that's there for the sake of shock value more than it is to promote that singer's latest single or record.    … Expand
  10. Akura-ou
    Feb 1, 2023
    6
    The production is great, the vocals are great too, but I feel like it's just a desperate attempt to escape the good girl image.
  11. cipriano
    Feb 7, 2020
    8
    The CD is a great and amazing arrangement of melodies and definitely one of the best of his career. A teenager showing a mature job like that is very difficult. With so much polemic and controversial makes you listen to the album and understand that it is nothing more than a great pop world album and that you feel all feeling. Miley's still going to fly away.
  12. vitortfv
    Sep 24, 2017
    8
    It's a perfect album, so crazy and so amazing. SOOO BANGERZ.It's a perfect album, so crazy and so amazing. SOOO BANGERZ. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥… Expand
  13. Skydog
    Oct 8, 2013
    1
    I actually can't stand Miley as a person, but I gave the album a chance. Some of the songs were just "okay" but others are so bad they sound like something anyone with Fruity Studios could make!
    People giving this a 10 are definitely trolls.
  14. NathanCabello
    Dec 16, 2014
    7
    One of the best Miley, the songs may not be the best, but her vocals on this album are great, worthy of being heard by all.
    Highlights: Someone Else and Drive
    Lows: My Darlin 'and Maybe You're Rigth
  15. ewhite
    Sep 2, 2018
    10
    The album is fun, new, energetic and bold and that's exactly what Cyrus aimed it to be.
  16. Clubsocial
    May 4, 2015
    1
    Do any of us need to pretend that there is any hidden talent in this pop disaster? No. This is garbage and belongs in the dump. It boggles my kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
  17. SumitSumbria
    May 2, 2016
    8
    She did her "Thang" and made a perfect Pop album.
    Top 5 tracks - 
    1. We Can't Stop
    2. Wrecking Ball
    3. Adore You
    4. My Darling
    5. Hands In The Air
  18. JhosepKingsley
    Jul 21, 2018
    7
    After listening to "Wrecking Ball" and "We Can not Stop" I had too many expectations regarding this album however I did not manage to fulfill it and although I must admit that it is not a bad album I expected more.
  19. gabrielfobia
    Sep 10, 2016
    10
    Bangerz is an amazing album, it shows how mature and confident Miley Cyrus is about her music. Her lyrics are consistent and she gets the most powerful moment in her love ballads, such as Drive and Someone Else. This is the one of the most influential albums of the past years, accomplishing not only great songs with great lyrics and melodies, but the multi-genre realness.
  20. mchlkirk77
    Oct 2, 2016
    10
    Wow! May I say, that I am a 48 year old gay man and I am a HUGE fan of Miley Cyrus!! I enjoy all of her work, ballads like "The Climb", and "When I Look at You", etc. And, this cd is one of my favorite of all time and I am one of the biggest fans out there, not just of her amazing voice, song writing ability and amazing talent, but I am a huge fan of her heart and compassion, which comeWow! May I say, that I am a 48 year old gay man and I am a HUGE fan of Miley Cyrus!! I enjoy all of her work, ballads like "The Climb", and "When I Look at You", etc. And, this cd is one of my favorite of all time and I am one of the biggest fans out there, not just of her amazing voice, song writing ability and amazing talent, but I am a huge fan of her heart and compassion, which come through on many of the tracks of this cd, as well as mostly her whimsical, fun side, I applaud your courage to be yourself Miley! I love and enjoy your country roots and all of your Godmother's songs, Dolly Parton. At the same time, you chose to be courageous and put out a mostly pop and hip hop cd with this release and it is so much fun and brilliant.… Expand
  21. Mobina1
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    This album aged like a fine wine. Very good production. Her best project after Plastic Hearts and RCA could've managed it much better but they wasted her talent with their messy promo.
  22. mike4444
    Nov 1, 2013
    6
    It's fun. While the songs are generic, the songs are at the same time fun. I just wish all the auto tune muck wasn't all over everything on this album.
  23. spongeswift
    Nov 22, 2017
    6
    Bangerz is a decent effort from Cyrus but it still has issues. Overall this was Miley's meltdown era, she was a trainwreck, but the album itself had a few good cuts. Some of my favorites were "Do My Thang", "Someone Else", "#GETITRIGHT" and "Wrecking Ball", the rest were ok but there's also a few train wrecks to discuss. "Drive" tries way hard to be an edgy ballad. "FU" was absolutelyBangerz is a decent effort from Cyrus but it still has issues. Overall this was Miley's meltdown era, she was a trainwreck, but the album itself had a few good cuts. Some of my favorites were "Do My Thang", "Someone Else", "#GETITRIGHT" and "Wrecking Ball", the rest were ok but there's also a few train wrecks to discuss. "Drive" tries way hard to be an edgy ballad. "FU" was absolutely terrible and the title song was just boring and already done. But overall it was an ok album.… Expand
  24. georgianaeliza
    Aug 15, 2020
    10
    Um álbum maravilhoso, com letras e sonoridade incríveis, cada vem melhor e mais coeso ,um álbum completo.
  25. PinkFriday
    Nov 12, 2014
    5
    1. Adore You - ✩✩✩
    2. We Can't Stop - ✩✩✩✩
    3. SMS (Bangerz) [feat. Britney Spears] - ✩✩✩✩✩ 4. 4X4 (feat. Nelly) - ✩✩✩✩ 5. My Darlin' (feat. Future) - ✩✩✩ 6. Wrecking Ball - ✩✩✩ 7. Love Money Party - ✩✩ 8. #GETITRIGHT - ✩✩✩✩ 9. Drive - ✩✩✩ 10. FU (feat. French Montana) - ✩✩✩ 11. Do My Thang - ✩✩✩✩ 12. Maybe You're Right - ✩✩✩✩ 13.Someone Else - ✩✩✩    1. Adore You - ✩✩✩
    2. We Can't Stop - ✩✩✩✩
    3. SMS (Bangerz) [feat. Britney Spears] - ✩✩✩✩✩
    4. 4X4 (feat. Nelly) - ✩✩✩✩
    5. My Darlin' (feat. Future) - ✩✩✩
    6. Wrecking Ball - ✩✩✩
    7. Love Money Party - ✩✩
    8. #GETITRIGHT - ✩✩✩✩
    9. Drive - ✩✩✩
    10. FU (feat. French Montana) - ✩✩✩
    11. Do My Thang - ✩✩✩✩
    12. Maybe You're Right - ✩✩✩✩
    13.Someone Else - ✩✩✩
  26. pauldiam
    Jun 24, 2018
    7
    This is a very decent effort by Miley. It's her 'Stripped". My problem is that sometimes it seems that she took it too far with no artistic purpose or impact. However, this is good and interesting.
  27. Dennonyx
    Mar 3, 2015
    5
    Except for the internationally known single 'Wrecking Ball' this album tends to entrap the listener in a lyrically trashy and musically boring slow hip-hop style.

    The buzz which characterizes 'Bangerz' could be fun, but it ends to be really annoying.
  28. TheCriticReview
    Nov 17, 2017
    7
    BANGERZ is the ultimate pop craze for those who embrace multi-genre crossovers. The album has 16 tracks on it and at least 14/16 are pure perfection. Lyrically, it comes to prove Cyrus' maturity, while musically its versatile production and writing show a clear evolution in the pop star's artistry.

    Clear masterpieces on the album include ballads "Adore You" and "Wrecking Ball" and also    BANGERZ is the ultimate pop craze for those who embrace multi-genre crossovers. The album has 16 tracks on it and at least 14/16 are pure perfection. Lyrically, it comes to prove Cyrus' maturity, while musically its versatile production and writing show a clear evolution in the pop star's artistry.

    Clear masterpieces on the album include ballads "Adore You" and "Wrecking Ball" and also rock tunes like "Drive" or "Someone Else" and also r&b-influenced "Rooting for My Baby" or "FU".    … Expand
  29. DrewBrauer
    Oct 8, 2013
    7
    Miley Cyrus, just saying the name makes you think of the words "tweak" and "foam finger" and if you don't know what I'm talking about, just watch this year's Video Music Awards on MTV and you'll get the idea. But we all have to remember that Cyrus can sing, the former Disney star releases her coming out album that she is grown up and she's gonna do whatever she wants. "Bangerz" is an albumMiley Cyrus, just saying the name makes you think of the words "tweak" and "foam finger" and if you don't know what I'm talking about, just watch this year's Video Music Awards on MTV and you'll get the idea. But we all have to remember that Cyrus can sing, the former Disney star releases her coming out album that she is grown up and she's gonna do whatever she wants. "Bangerz" is an album that at first listen you hate, but as you get the idea and listen again, you get what Cyrus is doing here. As an album "Bangerz" is good and better than I thought, but it won't appeal to everyone and it has some really bad song. The opening song "Adore You" is so heartfelt, true, and honest, it's also a showcase for Cyrus's vocals. Next it continues on with "We Can't Stop" and moves on with more tunes you'll be surprised are different from other music, and that I can appreciate. Cyrus goes by her own style and avoids conventional pop music, and Cyrus really shines with songs like "Wrecking Ball" and of course "Adore You" but she also stumbles on songs like "SMS (Bangerz)" and "Love Money Party" that it reminds you that Miley may be taking some Molly (Hope you get the Pun). The album is decently paced at around 50 minutes and only feels slow on the forgettable duet with Future "My Darlin'" which feels unnecessary and I wished it was cut out. Certain songs like "Do My Thang", "Get it Right", and "4x4" all sound fun, catchy, and helps you get use to Miley's behavior. Some things I wished weren't here are the parts where Miley raps, please don't it sounds laughable. Also this album is tonally all over the place, it seems like this album is trying to be everything and sometimes it doesn't work. The album won't appeal to everyone, parent's will certainly hate this album. But in the end this album does prove many things, but one of them is that Hannah Montana is officially dead.… Expand
  30. StrawberryBlond
    Nov 14, 2013
    6
    To say Miley has made a splash this year is an understatement. Like most child stars before her, her proclamation that she is now an adult came accompanied with a massive image turn around, hypersexualisation and bad language and drugs references in her songs in a bid to prove her maturity. Unfortunately, this is more of a child's view of what it means to be an adult which hardly aids inTo say Miley has made a splash this year is an understatement. Like most child stars before her, her proclamation that she is now an adult came accompanied with a massive image turn around, hypersexualisation and bad language and drugs references in her songs in a bid to prove her maturity. Unfortunately, this is more of a child's view of what it means to be an adult which hardly aids in the credibility that she's so desperate to achieve. In fact, her overly sexual antics have raised much concern among the public who sense that she doesn't have anyone guiding her through her misguided rebelllion and that a Britney-esque breakdown could be on the cards if she doesn't calm down. This concern is all very valid, but for a moment, let's try to forget the whole circus surrounding Miley and just focus on her new album, her first in over three years and her first since she stopped being Hannah Montana.
    And it is surprisingly good. Prior to the album, I had found We Can't Stop to be a real guilty pleasure song and Wrecking Ball to be a surprisingly heartfelt pop ballad. It was a shame both had to be ruined by their music videos. I am pleased to say that much of Bangerz is good to above average. Aside from the crazy SMS (Bangerz) which takes a long time to grow on you if it does at all and the snooze that is #GETITRIGHT, the album is pretty solid. There's much to be said about Miley's apparent appropriation of black culture but she carries it off surprisingly well and it didn't come off as forced as I expected. We get a lovey dovey ballads like Adore You and My Darlin', which samples a little bit of Stand By Me. We get the country/hiphop mix that is 4x4 that will have you clicking your fingers and tapping your foot and this will make a great video. Then there's the emotional ballad, Drive. And the sassy, venegeful track, FU, which has more than a heavy inspiration of O Put A Spell On You in its production. Added on to We Can't Stop and Wrecking Ball and the acceptable other tracks, Miley turns out something above average, which is more than I can say of a lot of teen stars transition into adulthood. It's unclear where Miley's career will go when the public's over her twerking shenanigans and maybe this success is just a big fluke. But even if this is the case, the public did go nuts over a girl who, at the time, made a pretty decent album.    … Expand
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. No Ripcord
    Oct 24, 2013
    20
    We 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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  2. The Independent (UK)
    Oct 14, 2013
    40
    It's full of timid electropop anthems.
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 10, 2013
    30
    Sometimes, 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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