Mainstream Sellout
by Machine Gun Kelly
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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 94 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 94
  3. Negative: 37 out of 94
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  1. AshmasterXX
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    If being a mainstream sellout would make this music sound less like car keys being scratched against a whiteboard, then by all means go ahead and become one.
  2. dozhin
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    I don't mind machine gun kelly and I actually really enjoyed Tickets To My Downfall but this was probably one of the worst albums I've ever heard. I don't know who is trying to appeal to in this album because its so obvious that he is not appealing to the emo scene because everyone in the emo scene hates him because of the cliche and cringe lyrics.
  3. Bluszar
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    this guy is 31 years old and makes music for 14 year old kids lol maybe it's time to change genres again
  4. DevinMarklee
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    Worst stuff ive ever heard. cliche lyrics, mediocre melodies and just overall seems like it was rushed and not much effort put in. 0 out of 10 would not listen again.
  5. Danm95VFF
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    Legitimately one of the worst things I've ever heard. Machine Gun Kelly's singing style is unbearable, plus lyrically he comes off as so insecure, obnoxious and wannabe-edgy on this record that it's impossible to relate to him or sympathise with him. To add insult to injury, it all plays out to the sound of throwaway Blink-182 ripoff instrumentals (sorry Travis, you're wasting your talentLegitimately one of the worst things I've ever heard. Machine Gun Kelly's singing style is unbearable, plus lyrically he comes off as so insecure, obnoxious and wannabe-edgy on this record that it's impossible to relate to him or sympathise with him. To add insult to injury, it all plays out to the sound of throwaway Blink-182 ripoff instrumentals (sorry Travis, you're wasting your talent here) and some awful guest features. Avoid this one… Expand
  6. joehonkers
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    it’s bad really bad like really bad it’s so bad i don’t wanna listen to music ever again
  7. AzzurroWolf
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    I've been an MGK fan for a number of years. I don't know what this is, but it isn't MGK. Hot garbage.
  8. All_ButTrU4
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    Yikes! This is horrendous. Not a single enjoyable moment. Mgk pop punk sound is a soul destroying cacophony with no enjoyment in sight.
  9. Hugoxx28
    Apr 14, 2022
    0
    The album is completely generic, literally all songs sound the same, and sound awful. Plus, MGKs vocal performance on this album is one of the worst things I've ever heard.
  10. OgaihtSouza
    Mar 28, 2022
    1
    Ruim demais! Coragem a de quem consome as músicas desse cara. Achei brega, ultrapassado, chato e intragável.
  11. KrillerBomb
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    Not even an issue that it's straight up a sellout album, but it's just super bland and generic, a step down from TTMD.
  12. MusicGuyMack
    Mar 26, 2022
    3
    Passable production/musicianship and all of two halfway tolerable songs aren't nearly enough to save "Mainstream Sellout" from living up to its title in the worst possible way, as the subpar vocals, laughably vapid and surface-level lyrics, and refusal to progress/deviate from ultra-basic four-chord song structures offered up here by MGK constitute nothing short of an utter insult to aPassable production/musicianship and all of two halfway tolerable songs aren't nearly enough to save "Mainstream Sellout" from living up to its title in the worst possible way, as the subpar vocals, laughably vapid and surface-level lyrics, and refusal to progress/deviate from ultra-basic four-chord song structures offered up here by MGK constitute nothing short of an utter insult to a genre he's proclaimed himself the savior of.

    Choice Cuts: "maybe [feat. Bring Me the Horizon]," "twin flame"    … Expand
  13. Bitt
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    Mainstream sellout pior álbum do ano, Machine Gun kelly maior vergonha da indústria fonográfica
  14. katemargaret27
    Mar 26, 2022
    1
    This is coming from someone who thought MGK's last album was a 3/4. This is not a good album, and I can barely listen to it without cringing.
  15. SmashingReviews
    Mar 26, 2022
    3
    MGK going (again?) through his misunderstood teenager phase and celebrating it. Cringey and sad. Poor writting and generic melodies. Towards the end of the album it becomes clear his biggest inspiration for this project and his new music persona is not actually punk rock, but mumble/emo rap.
  16. sugarcookie
    May 16, 2022
    3
    I don't know how else to say it, but I am extremely disappointed. I want to simp for MGK, I really do. However, I wish he just pulled a Frank Ocean and left us wanting more. I honestly would go back in time to prevent this album from happening if I could. It's so sad--really. He spent the entire album trying to be cringey with his lyrics by trying to shade the "emo gatekeepers." Legit, whoI don't know how else to say it, but I am extremely disappointed. I want to simp for MGK, I really do. However, I wish he just pulled a Frank Ocean and left us wanting more. I honestly would go back in time to prevent this album from happening if I could. It's so sad--really. He spent the entire album trying to be cringey with his lyrics by trying to shade the "emo gatekeepers." Legit, who cares about these weirdos. If they didn't want to listen to how good Tickets was, that is their problem. They can continue listening to all their old emo bands that have not made a good song in over 10+ years. Do they not realize that Travis Barker is producing these albums? I think I am starting to believe that emo gatekeepers are the equivalent of incels. They liked Blink-182 until Travis Barker decided he wanted to help out other artists' careers by working with them to recreate the old sound. Get over it, Tom Delonge is not coming back to make another Blink-182 album. Anyways, this album was not good. I think he needs to go back to rap and come back in 5 years when Travis Barker has made him another masterpiece of a pop-punk album.… Expand
  17. Mpc2004
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    Nothing original, basic pop-punk instrumental, basic boring lyrics about how he is depressed or something
  18. LadyRevan
    May 24, 2022
    0
    MGK is a predator, in addition to being a horrendous artist- all of his songs feel like he doesn't care at all about making good music and just wants to make as much money as possible.
  19. AShinyG1ratina
    Jun 21, 2022
    0
    Couldn’t bear it anymore after 4 songs.
    Also a friendly reminder that MGK is literally a p3d0ph1l3
  20. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt ruim, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.

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55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Pitchfork
    Apr 4, 2022
    58
    Tickets to My Downfall was memorable for the way it treated pop-punk like a natural palette for his emotions, but this too often feels like a concept album about rock, a stodgy record that’s too busy using “real instruments” to do anything interesting with them.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Apr 4, 2022
    58
    Tickets to My Downfall was memorable for the way it treated pop-punk like a natural palette for his emotions, but this too often feels like a concept album about rock, a stodgy record that’s too busy using “real instruments” to do anything interesting with them.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 28, 2022
    20
    Imagine the worst Good Charlotte song repeating “I fell in love with an emo girl” as a chorus. ... If anything, the more trap-infused tracks gracing the record’s back half fare better, solely because they aren’t direct copies of some of the most well-known pop punk songs of all time. Moreover, the extremely overblown production doesn’t achieve the same maximalism here, making for a comparatively listenable bunch of songs. Key word: comparatively.
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