Try This
by P!nk
  • Record Label: La Face
  • Release Date: Nov 11, 2003
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 90
  3. Negative: 11 out of 90

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  1. RK13
    Aug 10, 2017
    9
    Out of all of P!nk's very respectable discography, this album seems like a compilation of the rejected tracks from M!ssundaztood. Therefore this album shows no progression in her career. This album is boring and overall poor.
  2. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 7, 2020
    7
    Try This by P!nk: 6.67

    Trouble: 1 :) God Is a DJ: 1 :) Last to Know: 0.5 Tonight’s the Night: 1 :) Oh My God: 0.25 Catch Me While I’m Sleeping: 1 Waiting For Love: 1 Save My Life: 1 :) Try Too Hard: 1 :) Humble Neighborhoods: 0.75 Walk Away: 1 :) Unwind: 1 :) Feel Good Time: 0.5 Love Song: 0.75 Hooker: 0.5 12.25/15 ~ .817 -> 6.67 Try This is definitely an    Try This by P!nk: 6.67

    Trouble: 1 :)
    God Is a DJ: 1 :)
    Last to Know: 0.5
    Tonight’s the Night: 1 :)
    Oh My God: 0.25
    Catch Me While I’m Sleeping: 1
    Waiting For Love: 1
    Save My Life: 1 :)
    Try Too Hard: 1 :)
    Humble Neighborhoods: 0.75
    Walk Away: 1 :)
    Unwind: 1 :)
    Feel Good Time: 0.5
    Love Song: 0.75
    Hooker: 0.5

    12.25/15 ~ .817 -> 6.67

    Try This is definitely an improvement over Can’t Take Me Home and M!ssundaztood. The musicality is so much better, and is in the range of what I would regularly listen to on a normal basis, rock. And there are some definite gems in this album, like Trouble and God Is a DJ, which I really enjoyed. The only song I wasn’t crazy about was Oh My God, as there just wasn’t that much substance to the song. There were a couple other songs that I thought were a little meh but for the most part I was happy with this album. I look forward to listening to more P!nk music. Highlights: Trouble, God Is a DJ, Tonight’s the Night, Catch Me While I’m Sleeping, Waiting For Love, Save My Life, Try Too Hard, Walk Away, and Unwind.    … Expand
  3. brubruzinha
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    TRY THIS is another amazing album by the great Pink, her lyrics and vocals here are very good
  4. RoxanneKimberly
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    Pink has such an amazing voice, I love her style and lyrics as well, great album
  5. EstellaKimberly
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    I love Pink's rock edge, she is such an amazing and powerful singer, her music is gold
  6. pauldiam
    Jun 23, 2018
    7
    This is a pop-rock oriented album, with the focus on pop. It's not as good as her other albums but you can tell she is talented and actually the album has a lot of nice moments. The problem is that most of the tracks sound the same and there is no diversity, plus a couple of them are not special. I think she didn't put much effort (she said she recorded it in one week) but it definitelyThis is a pop-rock oriented album, with the focus on pop. It's not as good as her other albums but you can tell she is talented and actually the album has a lot of nice moments. The problem is that most of the tracks sound the same and there is no diversity, plus a couple of them are not special. I think she didn't put much effort (she said she recorded it in one week) but it definitely deserved more than it received.… Expand
  7. KenMaia
    Mar 31, 2021
    10
    I can never understand how this album was a flop. It's one of my favoritos ever
  8. jess
    Jan 2, 2004
    10
    P!NK RULES !!!!!!!!!
  9. markj
    Jan 3, 2004
    7
    Not as good as her first two cds but better than most of what is released these days.
  10. johns
    Jan 4, 2005
    10
    wow super
  11. JesseB
    Jan 7, 2004
    9
    I though the CD was very well done. I'm not a fan of her two slower songs on the album, but I absolutely love all of her rock tracks! Gotta' love it!
  12. cassien
    Jan 9, 2006
    10
    Try this is pinks best album yet! im lovin it PINK RULES
  13. erikj
    Nov 17, 2003
    10
    she rocks...pink is hot. You guys hating are on drugs. When MizUnderstood came out, people were hating it, and it ended up changing pop music. Catch a trend?
  14. NickQ
    Nov 19, 2003
    10
    it is great and highly under-rated!
  15. AshleeP
    Dec 11, 2003
    10
    this cd is the best and ive heard all OH MY GOD LOL!
  16. Sinead
    Jan 21, 2004
    10
    P!NK is amazing and has inspired me in so many ways! i luv her and all her music!!!!!!!
  17. ErdinchS
    Jan 27, 2004
    10
    You`re the BEST! , Perfect! Thanx! l0vve Ya! ¦:->
  18. KatieS
    Aug 3, 2004
    10
    It's a great cd. I love Pink and all her songs. I can can really understand the way she feels and the stuff she thinks. It's so cool how she doesn't let anyone tell her what 2 do. I love how she says what she thinks.
  19. TommyG
    Feb 3, 2006
    10
    Better than what would be expected. Brash, tough and compelling. Unlike M!ssundaztood, Try This has 13 songs(all of them) that never tire of hearing. Unlike M!ssundaztood again, there really isn't a song that will keep you from commiting suicide.
  20. hayleyt
    Nov 27, 2003
    10
    yet again pink suprises us all
  21. BrandonH
    Dec 1, 2003
    10
    I love it!
  22. alexl
    Dec 18, 2003
    10
    aai has seen it!
  23. annav
    Dec 24, 2003
    10
    u gotta love this!
  24. K8linm
    Jan 11, 2004
    10
    P!nk is awsome, I luv her!!
  25. JohnnyW
    Nov 11, 2004
    9
    As wonderful as M!ssundaztood was, it wasn't without its flaws. On Try This, Pink improves vastly on her past two albums. Not quite as introspective as her sophomore effort, Pink still includes some reflective bits in it: Love Song is touching, as are the third-person Waiting for Love and Save my Life. Also, this album contains some moments of great fun. I dare you to not love the As wonderful as M!ssundaztood was, it wasn't without its flaws. On Try This, Pink improves vastly on her past two albums. Not quite as introspective as her sophomore effort, Pink still includes some reflective bits in it: Love Song is touching, as are the third-person Waiting for Love and Save my Life. Also, this album contains some moments of great fun. I dare you to not love the lesbian references on Oh My God, where Pink brings in Electro-slut Peaches for some lesbo coochie-coo: "I understand, not lemme show ya where to put that hand! My little Red Engine says I think I can I think I can." Tonight's the Night could have been the smash hit of the summer, had Arista not been complete idiots. Regardless, It's a wonderful track, heavy on the bass and Pink's wonderful scratchy vocals. Of course, few albums come without missteps, and Try This, sadly, is no exception. The lyrically weak Waiting for Love goes on FAR too long, on an ever-repeating chorus that wasn't even that great the first time. Also, while a perfectly constructed pop song, Last to Know is a haven of god-awful lyrics: "first date, we ate sushi...you said I was a cutie" But overall, Try This is an incredible album, and is just about the best pop available at this time. Pink is the new queen of pop, and she knows it, going after wannabes in Try too Hard and Hooker. "You put the same amount of effort into letting go" she calls out to the Avrils and Christinas on the former, and on the latter, she goes on a delightful rampage, absolutely trashing the competition. "All the things people have you believing, I feel sorry for your ass, it's out of season...You ain't nothing but a Hooker, selling your fuckin' soul." Ouch. Madonna has found her heir, and thankfully, it's someone who has never once tried to imitate her style. Pop fans rejoice, we've found our Queen.… Expand
  26. firati
    Dec 11, 2004
    10
    it reminds me of the rainbow like it has all the colors beautifully in it this album includes all the genres succesfully with amazing vocals catchy beats original and creative lyrics and right collabraters and of course right producers nothing is wrong with it best album i ve ever had !
  27. BeaR.
    Jan 24, 2004
    10
    I just love this album.It brings new energy and fun.P!nk is a great artist!!!!
  28. laurenm
    Nov 26, 2003
    10
    tis is a fucking awsome cd i love it
  29. Mike
    Dec 14, 2003
    7
    It's not as good as Mizundaztod! that was a dark emtional and personal record this is just fun sugar coated stuff that she claims she is not.
  30. elliea
    Dec 24, 2003
    10
    its a wkd original awsome cd, easily the best cd of the year as she is the best solo artist of all time!

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#42 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#29 Most Shared Album of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. E! Online
    75
    Some of it sounds similar, but Pink sticks to her guns on relationship tunes ("Last to Know"), decent dance-floor jams ("Trouble," "God Is a DJ") and tougher rockers ("Try Too Hard").
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    79
    The areas where Try This falls down are those where P!nk eschews the eclecticism of the stronger tracks and instead produces bog-standard pop-punk or R&B tracks.
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  3. Playlouder
    70
    'Try This' is quite the album - most things to all people, touched by audacious greatness, and as fine an advert for imperfectionism as we could've demanded.
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