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Universal acclaim- based on 116 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 105 out of 116
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Mixed: 8 out of 116
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Negative: 3 out of 116
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Apr 15, 2019Fresh, New and maybe his best work. This album is a trip! For long rides with your girlfriend!
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Apr 13, 2019wonderful album and an instant classic, maybe even better than Malibu (if that is even possible?). modern soul which takes the best of the old and mixes in some new with sick hooks and slick production. i can't stop listening to it.
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Apr 16, 2019Oxnard was pretty good, but some of the features stole the show, this is more of what .Paak does best, the only thing we need now is a proper follow-up to NxWorries' Yes Lawd!
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Apr 12, 2019A bubbly return to form for Andy Paak. If you liked Malibu, take a trip to Ventura.
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Apr 12, 2019This album is very captivating, very intriguing and a great follow-up to last year's Oxford. Oh and that Andre 3000 verse was great.
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Apr 15, 2019
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May 25, 2019Anderson .Paak mixed soul with R&B and the result was a thorough well-produced project, with an abundance of bangers. On a negative note, some of the songs aren't very memorable and lack that certain ''spark'' that .Paak often shines on his tracks. Overall, it's a solid album with HIGH replay value, considering every song is unique in its own way.
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May 15, 2019"Ventura" is another confident collection of songs from the music-making-machine known as Anderson .Paak. How he releases so many high quality songs at such a large quantity is still mysterious.
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Apr 15, 2019There should have been one good album not two sub par ones. I don´t think Dr Dre´s label is the best place for Anderson Paak´s music, because they tried to manage him almost like a rap star, when in heart he is a funk and old school soul man. "Tints" should have been a big hit - but they kinda gave up half way. Anderson Paak is still great, but his management team...
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Apr 14, 2019Boring, every song sounds the same. what a chore it was listening to this album.
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Feb 24, 2021anderson .paak v good 8/10
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May 13, 2019A lazy retrospection album that looks back on old-school soul, decent but has nothing groundbreaking.
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Apr 15, 2019
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Apr 15, 2019He does it again. Anderson .Paak has become one of my all time favorites after dropping two classics within 5 months. I have decided that I cannot pick a favorite between Malibu, Oxnard, and Ventura because they all have something different to offer while staying within the Soul/Hip-Hop Realm.
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Apr 16, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 16, 2019
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Apr 3, 2023
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May 29, 2019This is one of Anderson .Paak's best album so far. This brings old-school soul/R&B music into the new generation. Had a very nice and fitting outro with Nate Dogg in it Best tracks are Reachin' 2 Much; Come Home; Jet Black; Make It Better; and What Can We Do?
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May 9, 2019He updates romantic tropes to suit the more woke, modern lady, and strips off the machismo that mired Oxnard.
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May 2, 2019The album is a treat to the ears. It's unmistakably in the tradition of soul and funk older than the artist himself, but could not have been made any earlier than the late 2010s.
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Apr 25, 2019Coming across as a familiar yet fresh sound, like a reconciliation of a past lover, Ventura’s soulful presence was crafted by time. Memorable and intimate from the start, Ventura completes Oxnard, as Malibu did to Venice; tying up all loose ends and graciously ready for the next chapter.