Rebellious Soul
by K. Michelle
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 13, 2013
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
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  1. bLine01
    Sep 9, 2013
    8
    I listened to this album and was immediately impressed by K. Michelle's vocals. "Rebellious Soul" is a very honest and raw album. It has cool soul and r&b influences which complement K. Michelle's vocals really well. Musically I was most impressed with "Sometimes". It shows off her vocal chords the best and has that 70's classic heartbreak soul/r&b sound which I love. I think on the otherI listened to this album and was immediately impressed by K. Michelle's vocals. "Rebellious Soul" is a very honest and raw album. It has cool soul and r&b influences which complement K. Michelle's vocals really well. Musically I was most impressed with "Sometimes". It shows off her vocal chords the best and has that 70's classic heartbreak soul/r&b sound which I love. I think on the other tracks they didn't serve her vocals as good as the "Sometimes" track does. Either way, I loved the album, "Sometimes" just resonated with me the most.… Expand

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Sep 3, 2013
    60
    Flop moments aside though, Rebellious Soul ticks the prerequisite boxes of classic r’n'b: confessional tales of love, loss and longing sung with passion and sincerity.
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  2. The New York Times
    Aug 15, 2013
    70
    K. Michelle’s aiming for the sweaty pathos of Mary J. Blige, and sometimes, as on “Sometimes” and “Damn,” she comes close. What she’s missing is restraint.
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  3. AllMusic
    Aug 15, 2013
    80
    A compact, lyrically diverse debut, Rebellious Soul makes it plain that K. Michelle should be supported enough to reverse her albums-to-mixtapes ratio.
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