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Universal acclaim- based on 679 Ratings
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Positive: 608 out of 679
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Mixed: 29 out of 679
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Negative: 42 out of 679
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May 28, 2018I like Janelle Monae, but her recordings leave a lot to be desired TO ME. I was not impressed with "Dirty Computer". I didn't like it sonically or lyrically.
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Jul 6, 2018I do not like !. Uninspired. Annoying. Unoriginal and most of all, unnecessary.
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May 1, 2018This is one of the most unlikable albums I've heard all year. Clearly pandering to critics, annoying lyrics, super pretentious writing, musically boring. Only good song on here was Make Me Feel, which incidentally has no relevance to the rest of the album because 1. It's just a fun song with no preachy message and 2. It's actually good.
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May 29, 2018Very dumbed down and/or irritating sloganeering dominates, and the melodies/arrangements are shamelessly derivative. 'ArchAndroid' offered a lot more, this seems an exercise in trying to appeal to the LCD wherever possible.
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Apr 27, 2018This is argubly weaker than Electric Lady, not even mention geniune ArchAndroid. Just listen to "Oh Maker" "Locked Inside" and "Sir Greendown" to realise how poor this album is.
Awards & Rankings
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Oct 5, 2018Hints of Michael Jackson's melodic moonwalking lace in the type of hip-hop ennui that will appeal to fans of Solange's A Seat at the Table, plus a sexy swagger of feminist liberation that screams 2018.
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The WireJul 13, 2018She mostly succeeds at marrying that [transcendent black pop] to a sound that’s broader and more accessible than anything she’s put out to date. [Jul 2018, p.53]
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Jun 27, 2018After navigating complex matrices of identity under an indulgent, accessible veneer, Dirty Computer is ultimately--even “simply”--a cathartic assertion of self in a hostile system.