Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?
by Paloma Faith
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Sep 28, 2009
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Sputnikmusic
    80
    Faith takes every single ounce of her experiences and infuses them into her music. It results in one hell of a theatrical roller-coaster ride that holds attention from beginning to end.
  2. AllMusic
    60
    The overall mood of the album feels a bit broken and battered, but comes off too polished to let that feeling drive home.
  3. Q Magazine
    60
    What sets her apart is a nasal, high-pitched quality to her voice, which puts a fresh spin on what is otherwise a familiar format by now. [Nov 2009, p.104]
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  5. The Guardian
    40
    Her protestations of otherness ring hollow when her music is so specious and bland.
  6. Mojo
    40
    Her voice is a capable blend of vibrato and latterday R&B melisma, but also suggests a diffusion-range Amy Winehouse - something exacerbated as processed show-tune verses often leap into artless pop choruses. [Dec 2009, p. 96]
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  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    30
    This time the Mickie Most-omatic (phasers set to Winehouse) has dredged up someone so inauthentic she makes Duffy look like Johnny Cash.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
  1. JEMR
    Oct 30, 2021
    5
    It's something interesting to listen to, but not memorable, the production in here seems to be lost in contrast with Faith's vocals;It's something interesting to listen to, but not memorable, the production in here seems to be lost in contrast with Faith's vocals; lyrically, its a whole circus and that is not bad, but from the beginning you already know what is it about, like... You came here for fun and nothing else, we need more emotional pieces to the puzzle.… Full Review »
  2. Yisusalv
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Urge retiro, flopera sin talento manca sirvienta de Diosava, amamos a tu único fan que te sobrevalora
  3. Elimonero
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    El mejor debut un album nada tipico para la epoca sin duda una joya, Paloma merece todo el exito.
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