Survivor - Destiny's Child
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63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Spin
    90
    Survivor is relentlessly inventive in its recombinations. [Jul 2001, p.126]
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  2. Playlouder
    80
    You can almost see the soul evaporating off this into nothing. But the good stuff struts through the sludge of the bad, and it's worth it.
  3. Sonicnet
    60
    While Beyoncé is credited with co-writing and co-producing the entire album, merging the Destiny's Child camp with a stronger guiding hand (say, the Rodney Jerkins tribe) might've helped weed out the weaker material -- and kept the flame going throughout this uneven album.
  4. Launch.com
    30
    Survivor is cute at best... The few good songs--the jittering, sing-along "Survivor," hypocritical "Nasty Girl," and a cappella "Gospel Medley"--leave 1997 Destiny's Child fans feeling cheated.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. JamalB
    10
    This is the best album ever!
  2. ZoeyV.
    8
    U go girls keep rockin coz u all got the vocals 2 do whatever u want i adore all ya songs girlz so keep ~GROOVIN~
  3. survivorfan989
    7
    Survivor delivered some smash hits like the title track and Bootylicious, but once again the rest of the album is just OK. The songs are more upbeat and catchy than those of their first two albums so it's probably their best.… Expand
  4. SethB.
    4
    An O.K. offering. My problem is with their jump-on-whatever sounds-good themes: Bills, Bills, Bills or Independent Woman???? Pick an image, any image!!… Expand

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