Bittersweet World
by Ashlee Simpson
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Apr 22, 2008
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 66
  3. Negative: 19 out of 66

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  1. JarrellC
    Apr 25, 2008
    6
    I am HUGE Ashlee Simpson fan, and I have come to accept the fact that the best that she can do is a 3-star album. This album is by far my least favorite of any of her albums. I LOVE Ashlee slow songs, but the one's on this album are pretty much lackluster. However, I am highly satisfied with Bittersweet World. The productions on this album are ridic, and it's just overall fun, I am HUGE Ashlee Simpson fan, and I have come to accept the fact that the best that she can do is a 3-star album. This album is by far my least favorite of any of her albums. I LOVE Ashlee slow songs, but the one's on this album are pretty much lackluster. However, I am highly satisfied with Bittersweet World. The productions on this album are ridic, and it's just overall fun, which is what Ashlee wanted. My favorites include "Rule Breaker," "Hot Stuff," "Murder" and "Ragdoll." This album is by far my least favorite of any of her albums. I LOVE Ashlee slow songs, but the one's on this album are pretty much lackluster.… Expand
  2. SethG.
    Apr 25, 2008
    5
    LOL, 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.
  3. ChrisV.
    Apr 24, 2008
    4
    this 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!!!!!
  4. robxblue
    Apr 25, 2008
    4
    Looking 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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#69 Most Discussed Album of 2008
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#76 Most Shared Album of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Bittersweet brims with polished--and similarly Gwen-esque--hooks and pretty melodies.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    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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  3. Slant Magazine
    50
    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.
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