Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Apr 3, 2017
    60
    This is unabashedly a pop album, full of big melodies and simple metaphors, that adds just a bit of analog fuzz to her usually pristine sound.
  2. Mar 30, 2017
    60
    The result is a better-than-most modern pop record filtered through an indie aesthetic that nevertheless lacks the forward-thinking drive of the best of either genres.
  3. 58
    The problem with The Ride is just that it’s a lot duller than it should be, and it feels even more disappointing given that her most successful work is also her most eccentric.
  4. Apr 10, 2017
    50
    Longevity is often characterised by reinvention in music, yet The Ride stalls in its attempted inventiveness, instead finding success in its most pared down and familiar moments.
  5. Mar 30, 2017
    40
    It’s difficult to avoid making endless comparisons when an album feels so miserably storyboarded--the sad fallout of commercial pop that just patchworks trendy styles together. But at least The Rise does so with zeal.
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 73
  2. Negative: 6 out of 73
  1. Oct 8, 2017
    9
    Finally Nelly is back! The Ride is a very good album, completely different from everything Nelly did before. The sound is not more R&B or pop,Finally Nelly is back! The Ride is a very good album, completely different from everything Nelly did before. The sound is not more R&B or pop, it is indie rock, alternative, it explores and defines what Nelly is now, a new person and a new artist. Of the 12 tracks there are just 3 that I don't like at all, but the other 9 songs are amazing. Paris Sun, Sticks And Stones and Palaces are my favourite songs of the album. I'm a very big fan of her and she didn't disappoint me. Full Review »
  2. Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Good album, positive indie vibes!
    If you're after an album of top-40 pop bangers, you'd better go elsewhere =)
    Indie production, pretty
    Good album, positive indie vibes!
    If you're after an album of top-40 pop bangers, you'd better go elsewhere =)
    Indie production, pretty vintage sound, vocals sound great.
    Best tracks IMHO: Cold Heart Truth, Live, Palaces.
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  3. Apr 10, 2017
    10
    This album is incredible! What a masterpiece. Can`t stop listening to it since the day it was released. Thank you Nelly for being true toThis album is incredible! What a masterpiece. Can`t stop listening to it since the day it was released. Thank you Nelly for being true to yourself and make real music! Full Review »