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Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings
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Positive: 39 out of 66
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Mixed: 8 out of 66
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Negative: 19 out of 66
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patj.Jun 10, 2008Pure, cynical marketing. They've taken a girl with a name but no talent and tried to sell her to us. Not sure how anyone could give this anything other than a zero.
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SethG.Apr 25, 2008LOL, Brendan H., you ought to double check your math. 3/5 IS a 60/100 if mathematically adjusted to reflect an out of 100 ratio. Metacritic has it together, trust me. And a 4/5 would be an 80/100 (etc.) Anyways, the CD is of course pretty unexceptional, but this should come as no shock to anybody.
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JarrellCApr 25, 2008
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RobR.Apr 28, 2008Hey Brendan, If you divide 100 by 5 you get 20. That would be 20 percentage points for each rating point. Therefore, a 3 ratings is equal to 60. Get your head out of the bong bowl.
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Musicfreak!Apr 30, 2008
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TajS.May 8, 2008The reviews for this album have been brutal. Even the positive ones manage to bash Her. It's a cool pop album, It's not like it's supposed to have any real substance. This is Ashlee Simpson, not Nina Simone. Just as entertaining as Madonna's "Hard Candy".
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StevenJul 16, 2009Bittersweet World is definitely an improvement on I Am Me. Songs like Boys, What I've Become, Ragdoll and Murder are catchy as hell!
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CalaodniaK.Apr 24, 2008Horrid. Absolutely horrid.
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BrendanH.Apr 24, 2008who the hell averages these scores?! rolling stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5! HOW IS THAT THE EQUIVELANT OF A 60?!?!?! this site doesn't know how to work properly stupid shits this albums great though really different it kinda rules
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HunterLApr 25, 2008This cd is absolutely fantastic. The reason i think it is getting some negative reviews is because of its low key content. This CD is meant to just be fun and great to party to. I give Ashlee major props because she created a CD where her hilarious personality shines through on every song! Definitely her best effort yet!! go buy it!!!
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SteveS.Apr 26, 2008Doesn't 3 out of 5 equal 60%, can someone do the math for me? I'm an Ashlee Simpson fan and we don't need to know these things.
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DamianApr 26, 2008To BRENDAN. H. 3/5 IS 60% YOU DICKWAD.
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LeeK.Apr 27, 20083/5 does equal to 60!
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TomasM.Apr 28, 2008I own every Ashlee album, and with the first two, specially with Autobiography, I liked the songs in the first or second play. But I keep listening to Bittersweet World and I´m not sure if I want to hear it again... (Sorry for my bad english, I´m from Argentina) XD
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AkashR.Apr 29, 2008Ashlee truly has her ways of exciting her fans with surprises everytime she pops up with a new record and same is with Bittersweet World. With a wide range of hip-hop beats to the teen-oriented tracks, there ain't any need of skippin' any tracks in this album! Way to go, Ashlee cause all of your songs are hard to get "Outta My Head"! A Perfection indeed!
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SilverL.Apr 30, 2008That smaller nose should allow her to go balls deep at least... best way to keep her from trying to sing...
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SteveOJun 8, 2008Can crap smell or sound any worse? Who else wants her to die already? We already know from Saturday Night Live that shes a fake. Who is she kidding?
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ChrisV.Apr 24, 2008this cd sucks.. i tought it was going to be great, because of little miss obsessive is excellent, but, the whole cd blows!! Boooo Ashleee... get the hell out of here!!!!!
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JavierD.Apr 24, 2008This album is perfect and is her best by far.She works with Timbaland but she stay true to herself with her rock style and thats something i like
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haroldbApr 24, 2008This album reminds me of Spinal Taps "Shark Sandwich", or at least should have the same review.
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robxblueApr 25, 2008Looking at the reviews, it makes it seem like Ashlee's new CD is actually pretty good. Surprisingly, I bought it and I was very dissapointed. The songs are just ANNOYING, choppy, and not very melodic or catchy except for maybe "Boys," which is a decent cut. The rest are CRAP! Timbaland must have just given her his leftover beats that weren't good enough for his A-listers.
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ChristianSApr 25, 2008Perfection
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BobApr 26, 2008Brendan H. you dumb ignorant shit 3 out of 5 = 3/5 = 6/10 = 60 %. I mean did you even finish high school? That's just pathetic.
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ZaneS.May 13, 2008It's alright, I guess. Could've been worse (I Am Me). I like "Rule Breaker" and "Hot Stuff."
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Jun 7, 2011One incident on lip-syncing and people are still hung up over it... seriously people, that was 7 years ago, I don't she she has lip-sycned ever since.
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Mar 18, 2015Track by track review:
1. Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) 10/10
2. Boys 10/10
3. Rule Breaker 10/10
4. No Time for Tears 10/10
5. Little Miss Obsessive 10/10
6. Ragdoll 10/10
7. Bittersweet World 10/10
8. What I've Become 10/10
9. Hot Stuff 2.5/10
10. Murder 5/10
11. Never Dream Alone 9.5/10
Highlights: No Time for Tears, Boys
Potential singles: Never Dream Alone, Boys
Awards & Rankings
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Bittersweet brims with polished--and similarly Gwen-esque--hooks and pretty melodies.
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On her third album, Simpson skillfully shifts her crunchy, guitar-driven pop to Eighties-influenced electro-rock with the help of Timbaland and the Neptunes’ Chad Hugo.
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Bittersweet World is another step in the right direction for Simpson; now if only she'd learn that real rule breakers don't write songs about it.