Don't Look Down
by Skylar Grey
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 100 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 100
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 100
  3. Negative: 14 out of 100
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  1. Gods
    Jan 23, 2020
    1
    It does not deserve to be amongst those albums that revolutionized the rap genre
  2. Diego1
    Sep 29, 2016
    0
    Ok. Bonne chanteuse, voix agréable mais très peu rythmé. On peut dire que ça manque clairement de changement dans les tonalités, album trop linéaire.
    Je croyais qu'elle connaissait Eminem et Dr. Dre ? Où dont-ils pour apporter un peu de punch à tout ça ?
    Non vraiment, si vous n'aimez pas la Soul de ce type là, l'album est parfait pour vous aider à vous suicider. "Back from the Dead" est    Ok. Bonne chanteuse, voix agréable mais très peu rythmé. On peut dire que ça manque clairement de changement dans les tonalités, album trop linéaire.
    Je croyais qu'elle connaissait Eminem et Dr. Dre ? Où dont-ils pour apporter un peu de punch à tout ça ?
    Non vraiment, si vous n'aimez pas la Soul de ce type là, l'album est parfait pour vous aider à vous suicider.
    "Back from the Dead" est à écouter absolument par contre.    … Expand
  3. sameoldlove
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    Don't Look Down is the best record of 2013. The album includes no weak tracks or fillers. Starting with the haunting hip hop influenced ballad "Back from the Dead" the album stays strong with highlights "Final Warning", "Wear Me Out", the ultra catchy lead single "C'mon Let Me Ride", "Sunshine" and "Glow in the Dark". Skylar shines through the whole album with her incredible vocals andDon't Look Down is the best record of 2013. The album includes no weak tracks or fillers. Starting with the haunting hip hop influenced ballad "Back from the Dead" the album stays strong with highlights "Final Warning", "Wear Me Out", the ultra catchy lead single "C'mon Let Me Ride", "Sunshine" and "Glow in the Dark". Skylar shines through the whole album with her incredible vocals and lyrically that woman is a genius.… Expand
  4. Hypocritics
    Jul 15, 2015
    10
    I can't believe this album has such mediocre reviews. The songwriting is some of the best I've ever heard. Poetic, personal, emotional, and occasionally funny or shocking as well, such as in C'mon Let Me Ride or Final Warning. The instrumentation is lush, the features (minus Big Sean) are all solid to fantastic.

    Wear Me Out is probably the best song in the genre of 2013. Great album.
  5. Honnyman
    Jul 14, 2015
    3
    Ok. Bonne chanteuse, voix agréable mais très peu rythmé. On peut dire que ça manque clairement de changement dans les tonalités, album trop linéaire.
    Je croyais qu'elle connaissait Eminem et Dr. Dre ? Où dont-ils pour apporter un peu de punch à tout ça ?
    Non vraiment, si vous n'aimez pas la Soul de ce type là, l'album est parfait pour vous aider à vous suicider. "Back from the Dead" est    Ok. Bonne chanteuse, voix agréable mais très peu rythmé. On peut dire que ça manque clairement de changement dans les tonalités, album trop linéaire.
    Je croyais qu'elle connaissait Eminem et Dr. Dre ? Où dont-ils pour apporter un peu de punch à tout ça ?
    Non vraiment, si vous n'aimez pas la Soul de ce type là, l'album est parfait pour vous aider à vous suicider.
    "Back from the Dead" est à écouter absolument par contre.    … Expand
  6. TheEmpire
    Jan 25, 2015
    10
    Grey exposes her soul in one 12-tracked work that took 2 years to come out. Reinventing her music track after track, she talks about someone coming back from dead, someone who is tired of being a victim of abuse inside her own home (by some kind of partner), and between all the things, even a song about unplanned pregnancy, (genuinely, maybe?) called **** Man!". You better listen to it.
  7. Cosmikaze
    Apr 27, 2014
    8
    Skylar Grey has an amazing voice. This album is a superb listening experience, packed with amazing songs.
    My biggest problem with the album is the features. In my opinion both Big Sean and Angel Haze makes their respective songs much less appealing to me. Another thing that bugs me personally is the choice of singles. C'mon let me ride and Final Warning is some of the weaker songs of the    Skylar Grey has an amazing voice. This album is a superb listening experience, packed with amazing songs.
    My biggest problem with the album is the features. In my opinion both Big Sean and Angel Haze makes their respective songs much less appealing to me. Another thing that bugs me personally is the choice of singles. C'mon let me ride and Final Warning is some of the weaker songs of the album in my opinion.    … Expand
  8. buzzsut
    Feb 22, 2014
    10
    don't look down is the one of the best albuns of 2013. songs like "back from the deadf" "final warning" and "wear me out" show who is this girl, "religion" "pulse" "tower" "white suburbian feels like is perfect but the song "cmon let me ride" is horrible and makes the album unperfect
  9. lucasgiello
    Nov 14, 2013
    10
    If you enjoyed 'C'mon Let Me Ride', it doesn't mean you will like the album, it's the only happy song in it. But you should give a chance for Skylar because the album has wonderful lyrics like 'Final Warning' and 'Wear Me Out' and is a great album.
  10. BWETMatangi
    Aug 6, 2013
    4
    Skylar Grey is just OK. I wouldn't see her live but I would buy her next CD. "Don't Look Down" has good songs like "Sunshine" and "C'mon Let Me Ride", but has bad songs like "White Suburban". But buy it if you like Evanescence. They both share similarities
  11. Jeveuzac
    Jul 28, 2013
    10
    un fantastico album divertido, ella gran voz, una buena produccion y un sonido fresco, lo suficiente para entretenerte y hacer que lo escuches una y otra vez A diferencia de muchos albumes malos de este año, este me parece muy bueno
  12. Spangle
    Jul 27, 2013
    8
    Is it perfect music? Nope. Is it enjoyable to listen to? Heck yes. Skylar Grey has a beautiful voice and this album allows her to show that off as a lead artist rather than as a feature. Some songs certainly needs a bit of tweaking, but overall, I really did like this album. She has the potential to improve without a doubt.

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Rolling Stone
    Jul 29, 2013
    50
    Even a goofy Eminem cameo (the "Allen Iverson of safe sex") can't save "C'mon Let Me Ride" from sounding like an over-the-top hookup plea, and "Final Warning," a domestic-violence drama, feels vaguely like tabloid fodder.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Jul 25, 2013
    70
    Befitting someone who has worked with artists as varied as Dre, Duncan Sheik, and Linkin Park offshoot Fort Minor, Don’t Look Down suits varied moods.
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  3. The New York Times
    Jul 25, 2013
    70
    For Ms. Grey, angst, melody and a hip-hop backbone are a promising combination.
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