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- Summary: The first full-length studio release in nearly five years from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter features guest appearances from Clever, Kehlani, Lil Dicky, Post Malone, Quavo, Travis Scott, and Summer Walker.
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- Record Label: Def Jam
- Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 16
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Mixed: 11 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Feb 14, 2020His voice and the production are flawless, and his soul is in the right place — but there’s something airless about the album, too, like he could have left the window open a crack to let some sunshine in. For a Valentine’s Day album about love in bloom, it sounds surprisingly serious and dark, with a one-track-mind.
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Feb 14, 2020On “Changes,” he finally stakes his claim, honing a vocal approach that’s soothing, tender although maybe slightly tentative, a middle ground between comfort and reluctance. It is an effective album, and also a deliberately unflashy one — Bieber is consistent and confident, and also not drawing too much attention to himself.
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Feb 28, 2020While Bieber's voice still sounds like that of a mid- to late-teen, singing seems to come more naturally to him, and his falsetto pleas are neither bitter nor entitled, strictly genuine and adult.
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Feb 13, 2020It just feels subdued and unassuming, which are curious things for mainstream pop to be. It’s a tentative, rather than all-guns-blazing, return, with a by-any-means-necessary bubblegum single dutifully tacked on to throw his record label a bone.
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Feb 18, 2020It’s a record in total lust and fealty to Hailey; you’ll probably want to duck out to use the bathroom halfway through.
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Feb 18, 2020Scattered bright spots come from guests—on “Forever,” Post Malone injects his destabilizing energy, singing with the urgency of someone in dire need of a bathroom. Kehlani’s appearance on “Get Me” enlivens the muted, Noah “40” Shebib-type beat. Otherwise, the only appealing moments appear in the last third, when Bieber sings over minimal accompaniment.
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Feb 13, 2020This isn’t so much an album that would rile you to the point of turning it off. Rather, it washes over you, with its mostly average beats (“Forever” is a rare exception) and seemingly random cluster of guest features.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,359 out of 2389
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Mixed: 51 out of 2389
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Negative: 979 out of 2389
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Feb 14, 2020
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Feb 14, 2020Amazing album, justin biever is a best artist actually!!! R&Bieber is perfect
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Feb 14, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 19, 2021Cant believe people hate this album. This album truly a masterpiece and underrated
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Jan 3, 2021Just goes on to show Purpose was his best work. Waited 5 years just to be disappointed.
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Feb 14, 2020Purpose always the best. Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Jan 9, 2021
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