Human
by Rag 'n' Bone Man
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Feb 10, 2017
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 38
  3. Negative: 10 out of 38
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  1. SamComedian
    Feb 10, 2019
    10
    Human de Rag 'n' Bone Man, es una pasada de escuchar en toda regla, habré escuchado sus canciones montones y montones de veces, la voz de Rory Graham es diferente a las demás, brilla por su magia. Los temas de "Human", "Skin", "Be the man", "Lady my body down"... son obras maestras, uno no se cansa de escucharlo. Se merece sin duda el 10 sobre 10. Mi segunda crítica u/o review de laHuman de Rag 'n' Bone Man, es una pasada de escuchar en toda regla, habré escuchado sus canciones montones y montones de veces, la voz de Rory Graham es diferente a las demás, brilla por su magia. Los temas de "Human", "Skin", "Be the man", "Lady my body down"... son obras maestras, uno no se cansa de escucharlo. Se merece sin duda el 10 sobre 10. Mi segunda crítica u/o review de la sección de music.… Collapse
  2. marcoms
    Jan 24, 2018
    0
    Putting aside Human's repetetiveness, the whole song is spent pushing this defeatist idea that being human is a catchall excuse for mistakes.

    Yes you are human, but you still can make choices and try your best not to make the wrong ones. You certainly need to accept 'blame' when it's due - who else is it going to be? Take some responsibility!
  3. NETMUSIC
    Mar 4, 2017
    0
    Before a contestant sung his single (Human) on X Factor, he was nobody. And now that his single has reached minor fame it's clear to me that he is a copy of Hozier (and certainly worse than him). While listening to this album i was bored to the death as i listened to 19 versions of 'Human'. It should be titled 'Human (The Remixes)'.

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    Worst Song(s)
    All of them
  4. MJeffers
    Feb 10, 2017
    8
    Songs such as Human and Skin have entered the charts and made a dent. Meanwhile Rory Graham (Rag 'N' Bone Man) has been nominated for numerous 'new-comer' awards. Has his album lived up to the hype? In one word, yes.

    The longer answer is that there are some great songs on this album including the aforementioned singles. Other favourites of mine are Bitter End, Be The Man and Ego which    Songs such as Human and Skin have entered the charts and made a dent. Meanwhile Rory Graham (Rag 'N' Bone Man) has been nominated for numerous 'new-comer' awards. Has his album lived up to the hype? In one word, yes.

    The longer answer is that there are some great songs on this album including the aforementioned singles. Other favourites of mine are Bitter End, Be The Man and Ego which all pack an emotional punch alongside the great voice. Grace and Die Easy are well worth a listen, whilst some others such as Arrow, Odetta and Love You Any Less seemed fairly non-descript and passed me by.

    Some tracks off the deluxe edition, The Fire, Healed, Life in Her Yet and Lay My Body Down, I actually think would've made stronger additions than the latterly mentioned songs. As long as they're in my life though - I'm happy!

    Overall it is a strong commercial debut, and the punch of the better songs carry it through - I'm looking forward to seeing more from Rag's in future!    … Expand

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. RapReviews.com
    Nov 29, 2017
    60
    Rag'n'Bone Man needs to think more thoroughly about what exact story he wants to tell. Until then, Human is a heartwarming, mature pop album. Maybe it's been a wise decision to tone down the artist's hip-hop and rap background for now. But just the same, it could also have played a credible role.
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  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Apr 19, 2017
    100
    It is a reminder that, beyond the thrill-seeking singles, the mainstream audience still favour meaningful, emotional songs, delivered with passion. Rag ’n’ Bone Man’s debut is full of them.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 13, 2017
    50
    The problem with Human (the album) is that it feels like it’s been over tooled for success, that the commercial facets of his talents have been blown up at the expense of what might have actually made him interesting.
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