Revival
by Selena Gomez
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3082 Ratings

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  1. LuizFenrando
    Oct 18, 2015
    6
    Achei o álbum mediano, não conseguir achar algum potencial em algumas músicas, parecendo que foram colocadas lá, apenas para completar as 16 faixas. Selena precisa melhorar nos vocais, porque apenas escutar uma voz bonita enjoa, escutei o álbum mais de 6 vezes e não me cativou muito
  2. mc_ryn
    Oct 18, 2015
    6
    Metacritic is becoming a bias database of alleged music critics. This album was well done by Selena. Only people who actually like the pop genre will have a valid and reliable review. So many haters. So if you don't like pop stay out of this review.
  3. zueltabordasant
    Jan 11, 2018
    6
    The girl makes bops but she can't sing, she better stay at Instagram she is really good at it.
  4. MariaMilk
    Oct 10, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É ótimo ver como ela amadureceu musicalmente. está bem óbvio que ela está finalmente saindo das correntes de "artista teen". as musicas tem boas letras, e Selena tem um bom vocal. não gostei de todo o album, mas ver como ela trabalhou duro para este momento me enche de orgulho. Sempre bom ver artistas que antes eram subestimadas, conquistando seu espaço.… Expand
  5. Wael
    Nov 23, 2015
    6
    Selena sounds good over the course of the 13 tracks, but after a while, the songs start to sound restless. There very forgettable tracks (about a little more than half of the album), but the unforgettable ones hit hard (Good for You; Same Old Love; Revival). The only thing Ms Gomez was unforgivably wrong doing was putting the best track she recorded for this, "Cologne", on the Japanese deluxe.
  6. longjetty7
    Oct 14, 2015
    5
    I listened to Revival not expecting much, and it was only slightly better than I anticipated, although still rather average. There are a few very good standout tracks such as Kill Em With Kindness, Me & The Rhythm, and Survivors, a number of alright tracks, and some real stinkers such as Sober, Camouflage, and Rise.

    More generally, I think what this album has going for it is the    I listened to Revival not expecting much, and it was only slightly better than I anticipated, although still rather average. There are a few very good standout tracks such as Kill Em With Kindness, Me & The Rhythm, and Survivors, a number of alright tracks, and some real stinkers such as Sober, Camouflage, and Rise.

    More generally, I think what this album has going for it is the production. Many of the songs have a nice, fresh, modern sound that isn't overdone like a lot of pop music these days. The big drawback though, in my opinion, is that I'm still not convinced that Selena Gomez has any real musical talent. Can she actually sing without autotune? Can she actually write music? There are parts of Revival that suggest that Selena may one day be a worthy pop star, but at this point I think she's still just a product of Disney and her record label.    … Expand
  7. gniewpastoralu
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    When I first heard 'Good For You' I thought that new Selena album would be something really interesting and mature, but now I'm quite dissapointed. Yes, she has grown up, but 'Revival' is still nothing but a bunch of radio-friendly, poppy songs. Some are better (just like 'Perfect'), some other are something that J.Lo could make in featuring with Pitbull ('Loco'). I think that SelenaWhen I first heard 'Good For You' I thought that new Selena album would be something really interesting and mature, but now I'm quite dissapointed. Yes, she has grown up, but 'Revival' is still nothing but a bunch of radio-friendly, poppy songs. Some are better (just like 'Perfect'), some other are something that J.Lo could make in featuring with Pitbull ('Loco'). I think that Selena showed her potential on this album, but she has been recording since 2009... when will she finally do something more ambitious? In 2033?… Expand
  8. Mannhorse
    Oct 14, 2015
    6
    The production in her sophomore album is eccentric and unique (by pop standards of course) and Selena herself isn't a terrible lyricist nor a terrible singer, she is just decent on both fronts. This record doesn't really end itself anywhere, it's like a moving train that doesn't have a destination.

    Ultimately, go buy this album if you are a big fan of Selena, but there isn't much here    The production in her sophomore album is eccentric and unique (by pop standards of course) and Selena herself isn't a terrible lyricist nor a terrible singer, she is just decent on both fronts. This record doesn't really end itself anywhere, it's like a moving train that doesn't have a destination.

    Ultimately, go buy this album if you are a big fan of Selena, but there isn't much here that stands out from other recent pop records.    … Expand
  9. Sani
    Jan 4, 2016
    6
    Definitely Selena's best album yet. It embraces her good voice and she no longer sings "dumb pop". More mature and more eloquent. Pleasantly surprised with the R&B tinge in many of the songs, it suits her. Still a lot more work required before she can solidify her place in the pop realm but she is certainly on the right track. Next album please no ' Justin Bieber' makeup/breakup songs.Definitely Selena's best album yet. It embraces her good voice and she no longer sings "dumb pop". More mature and more eloquent. Pleasantly surprised with the R&B tinge in many of the songs, it suits her. Still a lot more work required before she can solidify her place in the pop realm but she is certainly on the right track. Next album please no ' Justin Bieber' makeup/breakup songs. Keep it straight!… Expand
  10. kkubani
    Nov 30, 2020
    4
    It's great that she is finding her voice and experimenting and such, but she is not a good singer. She has very little vocal talent. If she would do a bit more music in the EDM world, stuff similar to "Forget Forever" or "Kill Em With Kindness" I would have a bit more respect for her as an artist, but being a mainstream pop artist requires vocals.
  11. magahmendes
    Oct 17, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor trabalho da Selena, mas ainda deixa muito a desejar na questão de letras e vocais, apesar das melodias serem maravilhosas. Musicas como Revival, Sober, Cologne e Kill em With Kidness fazem do album interessante, mas músicas como Survivors, Outta My Hands(Loco), Me & The Rhythm e Hands to Myself que tem letras fracas e vocais sem estrutura enfraquecem o poder do album fazendo do mesmo um simples album pop bem produzido.… Expand
  12. missyelliott
    Oct 17, 2015
    6
    No Much good, but i like a little haha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. gabrielpaiv
    Oct 18, 2015
    6
    Bom, eu não esperava muito desse álbum, pois achei seu dois primeiros singles fracos para ser singles. Esse álbum parece que foi feito com a maioria de suas músicas, descartáveis. O início do mesmo é até legalzinho e um pouco divertido. Depois de "Good For You" o álbum começa a ser cansativo. "Me & The Rhytnm" pra mim poderia estar melhor localizado, pois é a única faixa que salva dessaBom, eu não esperava muito desse álbum, pois achei seu dois primeiros singles fracos para ser singles. Esse álbum parece que foi feito com a maioria de suas músicas, descartáveis. O início do mesmo é até legalzinho e um pouco divertido. Depois de "Good For You" o álbum começa a ser cansativo. "Me & The Rhytnm" pra mim poderia estar melhor localizado, pois é a única faixa que salva dessa "segunda metade" do álbum. Selena disse que queria que "Sober" fosse o terceiro single, PÉSSIMA IDEIA, né? A música é enjoativa, chata e sem um conteúdo diferente das outras faixas. A melhor escolha de terceiro single, PRA MIM seria "Me & The Rhytnm" ou "Kill Em The Kindness", mesmo com "Kill Em The Kindness" com um conteúdo bem parecido das outras faixas do álbum. Das faixas bônus a melhor e a única que salva é "Me & My Girls", com um título bem parecido com "Me & The Rhytnm" a música é totalmente diferente de todo o álbum, com um mix maravilhoso, essa está entre as minhas favoritas. E pra fechar meu review, vou falar da faixa inicial: Revival. Ela é boa, porém tá muito mal localizada, ela poderia está no lugar de Good For You, separando as duas metades do álbum. A ordem do álbum não é ruim, mas pra ficar perfeita deveria está assim:
    1. Good For You
    2. Kill Em The Kindess
    3. Same Old Love
    4. Hands To Myself
    5. Me & The Rhytnm
    6. Revival (Interlude)
    7. Survivors
    8. Sober
    9. Body Heat
    10. Camouflage
    11. Rise

    PS: Revival só receberia o título de interlude, mas não haveria mudanças na música.    … Expand
  14. LeBob
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    I've never heard a single song from this girl but given the success and the critics this album is receiving, adding that i like mainstream pop as well, I thought I could check it out. My first and my last time from Gomez. There are some good beats here and there but there is an average lack of warmth or anything that can make this girl "different", at least vocally, than the hundreds ofI've never heard a single song from this girl but given the success and the critics this album is receiving, adding that i like mainstream pop as well, I thought I could check it out. My first and my last time from Gomez. There are some good beats here and there but there is an average lack of warmth or anything that can make this girl "different", at least vocally, than the hundreds of singers that have been, will be and still are into the industry.
    It has barely some fine catchy tunes to spend some time with. No more than that.    … Expand
  15. meduardanery
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    Eu esperava bem mais do Revival. Eu achei chato e tive que ouvir por partes, porque não consegui ouvir todas as faixas seguidas. Porém, Same Old Love é muito boa, e dou 4 por causa dela.
  16. Fragilistic
    Nov 10, 2015
    6
    The album is nice, but some of the songs are awful like Outta My Hands, Body Heat, Me & My Girls. It's just hard to listen to them to me. Also songs like Perfect, Cologne are not on the standart track list what is really bad.
  17. Kerrin
    Nov 14, 2015
    6
    Selena takes leaps and bounds as a solo artist with Revival. With a new sound bordering on alternative and a noticeable improvement in vocals and decrease in autotune, she is finally starting to show her true colors. Selena steps into a new chapter in her life, marked with the beginning and ending tracks "Revival" and "Rise." However, she is still trying to find herself, and some of theSelena takes leaps and bounds as a solo artist with Revival. With a new sound bordering on alternative and a noticeable improvement in vocals and decrease in autotune, she is finally starting to show her true colors. Selena steps into a new chapter in her life, marked with the beginning and ending tracks "Revival" and "Rise." However, she is still trying to find herself, and some of the album shows confusion, such as "Hands to Myself," where Selena seems confused as to what song she is making. And despite having many strong tracks, none of them seem to stand out from the others. Fortunately for Selena, none of the songs are outright bad either. This is a new starting point for Selena, an she will only grow from here on out.… Expand
  18. RK13
    Jun 5, 2017
    6
    Although this is a drastic improvement in music for Gomez, she remains yet again, another generic pop star and in essence this album is yet again about her whirlwind romances.
  19. dangerousbooy
    Oct 18, 2017
    6
    se julgar apenas por "good for you" e "same old love" o album seria maravilhoso certeza, mas as outras faixas destruirão todo o resto, mesmo assim, same old love é um smash maravilhoso e merece que a nota vermelha não venha
  20. TheCriticReview
    Nov 17, 2017
    6
    Best Selena Gomez album, although most songs are monotone. The best track is Nobody and the worst is Me & my girls. I was expecting less from her. Selena Gomez proves with this record that she's taking her career to more mature and serious level than what she used to do before. Since the moment she released "The Heart Wants What It Wants", she proved to be more confident with her voice,Best Selena Gomez album, although most songs are monotone. The best track is Nobody and the worst is Me & my girls. I was expecting less from her. Selena Gomez proves with this record that she's taking her career to more mature and serious level than what she used to do before. Since the moment she released "The Heart Wants What It Wants", she proved to be more confident with her voice, her style and her vibe. I listened to all her records and I can say by far that this one is her best and it's not just an improvement from previous efforts, it's maybe the second best 2015 record I've heard this year (right after Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey). Every songs on this record smells confidence, sexiness and maturity. Keep it that way Selena because it's in that sound that you're the best.… Expand
  21. u137288reddit
    Sep 5, 2018
    4
    Selena Gomez does her best impersonations of Lana Del Rey and Charli XCX on this album, but can't help feeling like a watered-down version of other, better artists.
  22. Sebastian2018
    Jan 13, 2018
    6
    Normal, un álbum que al principio encanta, pero al paso del tiempo me parece aburrido, pero no esta nada mal.
  23. BeHonest
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    i feel that she really can do better. the album is full of autotune which is sad
  24. Sophieblackbeak
    Aug 21, 2022
    6
    The only good songs are the singles and Sober. But I have to say this album is the most listenable from her. It's a pity she can't sing the songs live without being off-key.
  25. cornjuice1992
    Oct 30, 2020
    6
    all right... did i liked? yes. but its by far one of her most medium work. just okay. its an okay album :)
  26. Johang2004
    Oct 8, 2020
    6
    De el álbum se pueden destacar algunos trabajos, pero no da una certeza clara de la intención de Selena para sus fans, no transmite mucha energía (raro porque es electro-pop), un trabajo medio de Selena pero reconozco el esfuerzo.
  27. Briezylife
    Mar 21, 2021
    5
    Every single song was a bop and I felt each one deeply I absolutely love it the song perfect it was so pure and you really feel the pain.

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Slant Magazine
    Oct 19, 2015
    70
    Song for song, Revival rivals Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion for breakout pop album of the year, but if it similarly falls short of greatness, it's due in large part to a lack of originality.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 15, 2015
    70
    There’s enough growth here to accept the occasional stumble. Revival, like ‘Good For You’, is a damn fine, hook-laden surprise. Selena Gomez has found a voice worth paying serious attention to.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Oct 15, 2015
    80
    Revival is an audacious name for a 23-year-old singer's second album, but from start to finish, Gomez earns it. This is the sound of a newly empowered pop artist growing into her strengths like never before.
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