Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Not everything works--Tisdale isn't convincing when she tries to deal in either pain or carnality, but when she sticks to the surface, she makes sure that Guilty Pleasure lives up to its title.
  2. At 24, though, she's still treading an overly familiar pop-rock trail already better blazed by 16-year-old Miley Cyrus, and Guilty Pleasure isn't so much pleasurable as simply vapid.
  3. Power ballad 'What If' reveals that Tisdale can deliver the radio-ready goods, and 'Tell Me Lies' is convincingly spunky. But the rest of the material, as racy as it sometimes is, doesn't give the singer room to comfortably let loose.
  4. Ms. Tisdale, an average singer, gasps on 'Hot Mess.' "I’m leaving every piece of my conscience behind." But being bad, it turns out, is sort of boring.
  5. There are a few glimmers of hope; Tisdale has said her heroes are Pat Benatar and Kelly Clarkson. But to succeed in the crowded hallways of teen pop, she'll have to be as fearless a misfit as those two bad girls--and not feel guilty about it in the morning.
  6. By chasing trends in an attempt to stay current, Guilty Pleasure sounds hopelessly dated and out-of-touch in the ever changing pop marketplace.
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 111
  2. Negative: 35 out of 111
  1. Dec 17, 2012
    8
    I have to be honest, this album is really good for me. I like it because I really enjoyed the Ashley's dark side. This CD involves moreI have to be honest, this album is really good for me. I like it because I really enjoyed the Ashley's dark side. This CD involves more emotions and also have more dancing songs, plenty of love/break-up songs and many other ballads that help her to show us how goos her voice is. Guilty Pleasure is, for me, what its title says... my guilty pleasure. Full Review »
  2. dan
    Aug 2, 2009
    2
    Anyone giving this CD a 10 doesnt know anything about music. This CD has some of the worst lyrics i have ever heard and the production is god Anyone giving this CD a 10 doesnt know anything about music. This CD has some of the worst lyrics i have ever heard and the production is god awful. Her first cd was decent but this one is just terrible in every way...be warned!!! Full Review »
  3. Jun 24, 2021
    10
    This álbum is so perfect, all songs are good, everybody likes, Ashley was insightful on this album,