Hesitant Alien
by Gerard Way
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Sep 30, 2014
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 58
  3. Negative: 4 out of 58
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  1. AlphaMexican
    Sep 30, 2014
    9
    I think fans of MCR will be alienated at a first listen to this album. Which is a shame, because they will not be able to appreciate this garage rock/Brit-pop/pop punk, wonderfully executed debut solo album!
  2. AlexSunPraiser
    Oct 1, 2014
    10
    Gerard Way takes what was great about MCR and turns it into a brighter direction , great album , great songs and great variety. Excited to see the artist grow and learn from his past work
  3. ImmersedInSound
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    A perfect transition from My Chemical Romance into more mature territory.
    The songs on Hesitant Alien aren't all great and some are much less interesting than others. But all contain the same Brit Pop feel which gives the album something very special.
  4. dolphan
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
    I like the pop/indie feel he gives, and although I'm a killjoy, he doesn't disappoint with the rock part of the album. It isn't perfect, but it was a good effort for a solo album.
  5. brunopaulino89
    Jul 4, 2019
    10
    Gerard Way mixes post-emo, britpop and alt-rock to create a very consistent album
  6. VineSpider
    Oct 24, 2014
    10
    This album is not really a far cry from MCR. Sure, it's a little fuzzier, but the same energy and rock and roll vibe is there. His voice hasn't lost its power or uniqueness, and it's still pretty damn hardcore.
  7. CharlieBetterIs
    Dec 28, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gerard Way se superou com o Hesitant Alien. Aqui, sua voz está melhor do que nunca e as músicas estão muito boas MESMO. Não há nenhuma música mediana e nenhum câncer. Só Get The Gang Togheter que é um pouco inferior às demais.

    Pontos altíssimos: Brother, How It's Going To Be, Maya The Psych
    Ponto baixo: Get The Gang Togheter    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 17, 2014
    70
    This album is absurdly in the red with ear-loading fuzz as Oasis at their most cocaine-blitzed. [Nov 2014, p.96]
  2. Mojo
    Nov 5, 2014
    60
    "Hesitant" is the right word for his attempt at creative rebirth. [Nov 2014, p.92]
  3. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Oct 22, 2014
    73
    Within its contents the album very much feels like the debut record from a solo artist trying to feel things out on his own as a songwriter.
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