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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 129 Ratings

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  1. Oct 6, 2021
    10
    This is actually a really good album. Certainly the best I’ve heard from him.
  2. Oct 2, 2020
    10
    For a rappers debut pop-punk album that takes you back to early 00’s this record **** rocks, I really hope he does more of this genre, dude is very versatile and has a great scream voice of it.
  3. Sep 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i've been rocking with mgk since "hotel diablo", love what he's doing so far , amazing album that's gonna be in repeat for a while ❤ Expand
  4. Oct 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i love this album , just a fun summer album , mgk kills it as ussual nohing new Expand
  5. May 16, 2022
    10
    I have been a pop-punk simp since I was in diapers. The last enjoyable emo/pop-punk album I ever enjoyed was Brand New Eyes by Paramore. 2020 was the year Travis Barker decided to spoil every single emo/pop-punk simp known to man. He gave Machine Gun Kelly every piece of pop-punk talent he could give him. Without a doubt, Tickets To My Downfall is the best pop-punk album the entire 2020'sI have been a pop-punk simp since I was in diapers. The last enjoyable emo/pop-punk album I ever enjoyed was Brand New Eyes by Paramore. 2020 was the year Travis Barker decided to spoil every single emo/pop-punk simp known to man. He gave Machine Gun Kelly every piece of pop-punk talent he could give him. Without a doubt, Tickets To My Downfall is the best pop-punk album the entire 2020's will EVER see. If you want to listen to one of the best pop-punk albums of your lifetime, this is it. Expand
  6. Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Um álbum maravilhoso, misturando muito bem o pop punk e hip hop. Trouxe a era emo a tona com muito estilo, é evidente que esse gênero fez parte da vida dele.
  7. Sep 29, 2020
    10
    Punk pop is back and it's fun. MGK switches up his style again and unleashes a fantastic album with Travis Barker as the exec producer. Some great collabs on here with blackbear and halsey. Enjoy this one
  8. Sep 29, 2020
    10
    He always had these notes of punk but him finally leaning into it and giving a lot of the stories we've heard previously being played out in a new format. It is beautiful
  9. Oct 1, 2020
    10
    One of the best Albums I have heart every song is catchy. Some of the songs are very emotional but every single song brings you in a good mood. I have listen to this album literally 15 times and it doesn't bore me at all. Must hear for me
  10. Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Love this album. I don't skip any songs on it I've always been a huge fan, but seems like he is super happy and it shows.
  11. Oct 2, 2020
    10
    An amazing album top to bottom, loved every single track, and loved what MGK did with this new piece of art ❤️❤️❤️.
  12. Oct 4, 2020
    10
    a fun album , i hate whn people say his writing is lazy well it's pop punk , it's supposed to feel lazy
  13. Oct 12, 2020
    10
    this album makes me **** happy, colson worked harder on it and he’s happy with the result, you can notice that
  14. Mar 26, 2022
    10
    My favourite album. I liked almost every song. Bloody Valentine is a f***ing masterpiece
  15. Dec 10, 2020
    10
    Awesome. This album contains one of the best songs from his career "Play This When I'm Gone". It's cohesive from beginning to end, he promised a pop punk album and he delivered it. My only problem is the features, trippie redd collab its the only one that i cannot stand.
  16. Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Um álbum maravilhoso, bem-produzido e, principalmente, nostálgico. Você pode afirmar que o gênero sempre foi intrinsicamente ligado à vida dele. As tracks inspiradas no blink-182 e o Travis na bateria fazem ficar melhor ainda! Esse é definitivamente o gênero dele.
  17. Dec 14, 2020
    10
    MgK really finds himself in this pop-punk genra, showing his versitility. The loud vocal delivery paired with some great instrumentals and hard-hitting lyrics really hits home.
  18. Dec 19, 2020
    10
    I am delighted. Captures from the first seconds. A combination of modernity, turnip, and classic rock as if I was back ten years ago.
  19. Dec 21, 2020
    10
    “Anyone not ready to deem MGK a worthy rockstar after this album either hasn’t listened to it or is too stubborn to acknowledge one outside of rock’s golden age. He’s got the look, he’s got the sound, he’s got the personality. What more do you want?”
    - Josh Glicksman, Billboard staffer
  20. Dec 22, 2020
    10
    MGK should start a punk band and stick with that for a while. what a comeback from his last few (Failed) projects, the sound reminds me of an early 2000s feel to it with a mixture of rap complementing the rock. well deserved accolades. keep the same energy MGK. my favorite track would be "Kiss Kiss"
  21. Jan 5, 2021
    10
    mgk totally brought back that pop/rock, emo phase! if anything, he just keeps getting better. this album is proof that machine gun kelly is pretty much the voice of our generation.
  22. Jan 20, 2021
    10
    I didn't expect an album like this when i heard Machine Gun Kelly is going to release a pop-punk album!
    As a die-hard fan of the pop punk genre, this album brought me back many beautiful old memories and vibes.
    This man really deserves more attention. I respect him as a talented artist.
  23. Jan 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. omg i love this man his genre shift is perfect cuz rock just fits his voice so right. hes born to rock. i fell in love with the tracks in this album and my fav would be "play this when im gone" i cant believe how sweet the melody is and how much love a human can contain in his chest. MGK I LOVE YOU FOREVER. Expand
  24. Feb 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. brought pop punk back to life, one of my favorite albums of 2020.With great music and amazing instrumentals Expand
  25. Apr 11, 2021
    10
    It's very obvious that MGK has always liked rock music and he was on stage with guitar even in 2017 performing song with rock influence like "27" or playing Blink 182 cover at Rock am Ring or singing Linkin Park's Numb. On album "Hotel Diablo" (2019) he had literal rock song "I Think I'm OKAY".
    So to me it wasn't even surprising that his next album was going to be rock n roll album. As a
    It's very obvious that MGK has always liked rock music and he was on stage with guitar even in 2017 performing song with rock influence like "27" or playing Blink 182 cover at Rock am Ring or singing Linkin Park's Numb. On album "Hotel Diablo" (2019) he had literal rock song "I Think I'm OKAY".
    So to me it wasn't even surprising that his next album was going to be rock n roll album. As a long time Alternative Rock, Pop-Punk, Emo, Post-Hardcore and Punk-Rock fan, i have to say that this album is actually really solid. It's absolutely nothing new, all these types of songs were done by countless of bands between 2000 and 2008 about million times already. But that doesn't mean that MGK can't do his own versions of these topics and things. In fact, anyone could. It would be really cool if new bands came out with similar stuff, to bring back early 2000s rock music. Of course you need to add something new here and there, but overall it's same style.

    Best tracks: "Tickets to My Downfall", "Drunk Face", "Bloody Valentine", "Lonely", "Can't Look Back"
    Weakest track: "WWIII"
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  26. Jun 19, 2023
    10
    Definitely one of my favourite albums ever. Love the drum solo during the bloody valentine bridge, Trav killed it.
  27. Jan 21, 2021
    9
    Such a fun album. It’s not perfect but it’s pop punk that reminds you of some Blink-182 and Sum41 oldies. Definitely recommend and here for pop punk to make a comeback
  28. Oct 6, 2020
    9
    The album was very good but there were small parts I didn’t like and that was some of the lyrics were kinda cliche but that was it. The album gives me 2001-2004 blink-182 vibes and I enjoyed that a lot
  29. Mar 20, 2021
    9
    MGK made me like this genre! I'm inlove with him and to all of the songs. The features are not force as well.
  30. Sep 28, 2020
    9
    This album is a blast from the past, future, and present. And Lonely is a song for anyone who's lost a loved one. Its a gem. Go, Kells!
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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Oct 2, 2020
    70
    On Tickets To My Downfall he tries a new gambit that works surprisingly well, switching to late-Nineties/early-2000s pop punk, with Blink 182’s Travis Barker producing and playing drums. Trashily lachrymose and full of easily digestible angst.
  2. Oct 1, 2020
    70
    he annoying melodrama that made his rap material so exhausting is what gives his new music some real power. For the first time ever, the instrumentation suits Baker’s natural whine.
  3. Sep 30, 2020
    67
    Thematically, Tickets to My Downfall is hardly a departure from MGK’s past work, but the new surroundings lightens his music up considerably even amidst the hormones and histrionics. With Travis Barker on his side, he might win over skeptics accusing him of trend-hopping, but the best part of Downfall is that he doesn’t take the whole endeavor too seriously.