Stories
by Avicii
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 2015
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 70
  3. Negative: 12 out of 70
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  1. asdfwanderer
    Jul 9, 2018
    10
    This album contains songs that are extremely underated such as "City Lights" and "Ten More Days". This album deserves a higher average score.
  2. thedavid
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This may be my favourite album of all time, the melodys Avicii created within this album are the most beautiful melodys I've ever heard.
  3. ratend
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Great album, like the way he is moving with his .
  4. dsafronov
    Oct 8, 2015
    10
    This is not just an album, but the grace of musical genres. The album, in which each track is like an amazing story. And don't necessary to compare this album with the past, this is a new stage in the development of Tim, it's new style to the him.
  5. cwilliamhud
    Jan 26, 2016
    10
    The different beat patterns are not all too unique, but the lyrics are generally uplifting, refreshingly meaningful , and positive. Glad to see there are some positive thinking artists in this world. Overall great album.
  6. mau1
    Dec 3, 2015
    8
    Great album, like the way he is moving with his. The album, in which each track is like an amazing story. And don't necessary to compare this album with the past, this is a new stage in the development of Tim, it's new style to the him. I guess. I will admit For A Better Day is quite interesting.
  7. BlogCritic123
    Jul 5, 2016
    9
    This is another great Dance album. From front to back there's not a single bad track here.
    Songs like Waiting For Love and True Believer are awesome EDM songs.
    The only reason this gets a 9 is because I didn't really care for For A Better Day.
    But the album is awesome nonetheless.
  8. mrdr4gon
    Nov 15, 2017
    8
    Another great foray into pop flavoured EDM from the premier House producer that hits all of the right notes. Some of the more forgettable tracks prevent this from reaching the hights it aspires to.
  9. MrSirGuy
    Jul 1, 2017
    8
    Really a fantastic album. Using the Grand Piano as his weapon of choice, Avicii really knocked it out of the park with this collection. There are a few low points for me in the album that lowered the score a bit. For example Broken Arrows, which seems to be the favorite of many, I found to be repetitive and almost cheesy. It will easily be lost within the next few years and is notReally a fantastic album. Using the Grand Piano as his weapon of choice, Avicii really knocked it out of the park with this collection. There are a few low points for me in the album that lowered the score a bit. For example Broken Arrows, which seems to be the favorite of many, I found to be repetitive and almost cheesy. It will easily be lost within the next few years and is not really that memorable. However, tracks like For A better Day and City Lights bring something new and refreshing to the table. Certainly a style which I hope Avicii returns to with his next project.… Expand
  10. DerekReide
    Jun 8, 2019
    9
    Another awesome Avicii album I constantly have on loop. Star songs are 'Waiting for Love', 'Broken Arrows', and 'For a Better Day'. Amazing music by an amazing person with a huge legacy left behind.
  11. Tsuco
    Jun 19, 2019
    10
    Stories es un álbum divertido y excepcional, con canciones interesantes como waiting for love, city lights o sunset jesus,mezcla varios estilos del house y eso lo hace excelente

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Boston Globe
    Oct 2, 2015
    70
    Stories drags a bit at the end, the low point being a reggae-lite track starring former Fugee Wyclef Jean and the fusion-minded Matisyahu, but when it hits, it hits big.
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  2. Billboard.com
    Oct 2, 2015
    60
    As on True, the nondance tracks are more or less power ballads, albeit with fairly pallid vocals.... The dance tracks are actually where most of this album’s pleasant surprises lie.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Oct 2, 2015
    40
    Too bad Stories brings so little to the EDM conversation.
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