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Jul 7, 2017While Bloom isn't as thrilling as his debut Lace Up, fans of 2015's General Admission will appreciate the familiar blend of pop-savvy rap and the occasional guitar riff. Even though MGK assumes a dark and brooding energy for much of the album, the efforts toward introspective maturity are admirable.
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Jul 7, 2017Bloom feels less like the work of a persona than an authentic attempt at sorting out a sometimes messy life--far from perfect, yet perfectly compelling.
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Jul 7, 2017Admiringly, it’s taken him his entire career to get to this point and a project like this finds him breaking out of the box he’s occupied since arriving on the scene.
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Jul 7, 2017From a glimpse of his rock star lifestyle to transparent parables of his quest for inner peace, Machine Gun Kelly crafts a well-rounded effort that is likely to raise his stock and push his name back into the conversation of respected rappers. Bloom is an effort that’s just short of a comeback, but is very much a step up for Cleveland’s finest.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 45
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Mixed: 3 out of 45
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Negative: 17 out of 45
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Nov 18, 2018I thought this was a really solid album. there are a few misfires but more works here than doesn't
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Oct 5, 2017
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Nov 19, 2018