Walls
by Louis Tomlinson
  • Record Label: Arista
  • Release Date: Jan 31, 2020
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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 1475 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,302 out of 1475
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 1475
  3. Negative: 134 out of 1475
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  1. IaanBarreto
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    Immature album. Sounds like a 1D material, Louis don't demonstrate any evolution.
  2. JoBauz
    Feb 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una album mediocre jajaj mas de lo mismo de esta colgada de las muertas y la joteria...
    Ya que se mate tambien
    Por estas 1000 ya habra certificado carton? Por tremendo fracaso jajaj    … Expand
  3. BTA
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Despite having so many writers on his album . His lyrics are like he s trying so hard to be like Ed Sheeran with that over cheesy writing, but that styles doesnt suit everyone. Some of the tunes are good but none sound yhat memorable. He could work on using his vocals a bit differently. Most songs are like he wants it to be sad ballads but isnt willing to leave that pop sound becauseDespite having so many writers on his album . His lyrics are like he s trying so hard to be like Ed Sheeran with that over cheesy writing, but that styles doesnt suit everyone. Some of the tunes are good but none sound yhat memorable. He could work on using his vocals a bit differently. Most songs are like he wants it to be sad ballads but isnt willing to leave that pop sound because that's why sells nowadays. . Have huge expectations from him.… Expand
  4. FlorIt
    Feb 5, 2020
    1
    Se esperó demasiado para este álbum con letras flojas y simples. Dos canciones son buenas, sin embargo, sigue el mismo camino que hizo con One Direction, nada novedoso.
  5. Danimiller234
    Feb 6, 2020
    0
    Coming into this album as a casual listener to 1D, I was very disappointed in this album. It sounds like 1D reject songs and honestly that’s saying a lot. I heard that Louis said this is the album he has always wanted to make or something, well unless he’s always wanted to make **** music that does not show. Somebody in his life needs to care about him enough to tell him it’s time to hangComing into this album as a casual listener to 1D, I was very disappointed in this album. It sounds like 1D reject songs and honestly that’s saying a lot. I heard that Louis said this is the album he has always wanted to make or something, well unless he’s always wanted to make **** music that does not show. Somebody in his life needs to care about him enough to tell him it’s time to hang it up, or else he will keep embarrassing himself.… Expand
  6. mijijiji
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Horrible, you just can't beat your one direction mates. You need to leave the band behind and start working at a good pace.
  7. RockGoddess
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    Disappointed. He has a very unusual voice but instead of using it creatively (thinking of Suede here), he's basically copying Oasis without having what Oasis had and 20 years after it was fresh. Weak and unambitious album.
  8. Britneyblackout
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    The songs on this album aren't memorable.They all sound dated.Some of these pretend "artists" need to find another hobby because music isn't cut out for them
  9. Neiai
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrível e sem identidade, only bombas genéricas jogadas... Parece uma playlist aleatória… Expand
  10. catharticrat
    Jan 31, 2020
    2
    Tomlinson has spent last 4 years creating... this. Extremely mediacore and every song sounds like something I heard in a grocery shop circa 2013. The blatant copying of Oasis is obnoxious and there are at least 4 songs that sound like Ed Sheeran album tracks. His songwriting is banal and basic. Most songs ( especially the non single tunes ) lack depth and humanity. This whole record soundsTomlinson has spent last 4 years creating... this. Extremely mediacore and every song sounds like something I heard in a grocery shop circa 2013. The blatant copying of Oasis is obnoxious and there are at least 4 songs that sound like Ed Sheeran album tracks. His songwriting is banal and basic. Most songs ( especially the non single tunes ) lack depth and humanity. This whole record sounds like a modernized One Direction b side.… Expand
  11. Paul_ToMy_Linda
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    What an absolute joke! All the songs sound the same because he has ZERO vocal range, he sounds like he's gasping for air. The songs suck, his songwriting (if it can even be called that) needs a major remodel, needless to say, this is his debut AND last album
  12. Algernon
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Not even one song I'd want to hear again. Too much autotune, juvenile lyrics, and Oasis imitation. And he had 28 people help him write this album? Perfect Now, Walls, and Only the Brave are the worst of them. Dreadful.
  13. Willduffy
    Jan 25, 2021
    0
    This is why you shouldn't trust user reviews - this album is garbage and is purely hyped up by obsessed fans who for some reason think this guy makes good music.
  14. Sadeeedwards
    Feb 3, 2020
    3
    Walls was honestly disappointing. I thought he'd have songs like "back to you" or "just hold on" but instead it's pretty boring. I only likes 2 songs out of 12. The production is awfully boring.

    It kind of sounds like he is still finding his music style, hes released edm, pop, soft rock and even indie. I want to hear more of his pop/edm side, I think hes better off on that route.    Walls was honestly disappointing. I thought he'd have songs like "back to you" or "just hold on" but instead it's pretty boring. I only likes 2 songs out of 12. The production is awfully boring.

    It kind of sounds like he is still finding his music style, hes released edm, pop, soft rock and even indie. I want to hear more of his pop/edm side, I think hes better off on that route.

    RATING-MAXIMUM 120 POINTS-MAXIMUM 10 POINTS PER SONG

    42/120
    34%    … Expand
  15. ThePopCulture
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    Gladly, he has his own platform to express his creative ideas but this albums lacks character. I am hoping for the best. xx
  16. amoosadra
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. listen to this very hard. i cant finish one song. at all i dident like this.… Expand
  17. venusprincess
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    i mean it's not the worst album i've heard and i would give it a "4" but the zero is cause 9.2 is a joke. so here some facts
    (1) Louis can't sing. He does not have a different voice,he just can't sing.
    (2) He wants so hard to be cool that it's sad. (3) he says that he wants to be recognized as a good songwriter but this personal album has more than 30 songwriters ? And "I guess some    i mean it's not the worst album i've heard and i would give it a "4" but the zero is cause 9.2 is a joke. so here some facts
    (1) Louis can't sing. He does not have a different voice,he just can't sing.
    (2) He wants so hard to be cool that it's sad.
    (3) he says that he wants to be recognized as a good songwriter but this personal album has more than 30 songwriters ? And "I guess some queens don't need a Crow" it's a very childish lyric for a Man that it's almost 30, who are you the male taylor swift? c'mon...
    (4) "We made It" , "Always you" and " Don't let it break your heart", are the best ones    … Expand
  18. veroguerra
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    TRASH, he is only successful by the band, the album is really bad, he is the worst of the 5
  19. lauralohde
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    flopped hard without 1dead lmao literally couldn’t get through it. it has one alright song and the rest is straight garbage. not y’all calling him songwriter and singer of the decade like no humiliation kink tbh
  20. sharonhanks
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    To summarize in one word, Louis Tomlinson’s Walls is weak, it has uninspired lyrics that tarnish over 3/4 of it. Definitely not a fan of his vocals either.
  21. luciaaasmith
    Sep 27, 2020
    0
    This wasn’t a surprise, Louis Tomlinson always haf the weakest voice on One Direction and wrote a few of their worst songs. Some artists just don’t work as solo artists... Forgettable lyrics, songs and just a forgettable artist overall.
  22. mcarolinabreu
    Oct 1, 2020
    0
    O álbum de estreia do ex-One Direction é uma versão diluída de um disco do Oasis – uma xerox de um fax de um esboço do ‘Definitely Maybe’. O problema é que o álbum é profundamente banal. Ouvi-lo é como percorrer um atoleiro de banalidade.

    - The Independent
  23. btslegends12
    Oct 31, 2020
    1
    boring, bland, bad vocals, all the songs sound the same and nothing good vocally
  24. Yahair
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Louis tomlinson creo expectativa durante cuatro años pero al final solo demostró que nunca lo subestimaron
  25. Nicoleegilmoree
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    He cannot sing whatsoever. His voice is hard to listen to..he should stick to writing or producing instead
  26. fredchoo
    Jan 15, 2021
    1
    Sounds like 1D - and not in a good way. He definitely hasn't matured. Sounds like an album for 13 year olds.
  27. apoorvaj15
    Aug 2, 2021
    0
    This album is absolute trash, this man cannot sing for the life of him...yikes
  28. callumswiftie
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    it’s terrible, his fans know it’s awful and it’s just generally bad. it’s worse than justin bieber’s and ed sheeran’s albums combined. that’s how horrendous it really is.
  29. stilebutera
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O álbum começa com uma letra e ritmo realmente ruins, "Kill my mind". Apesar de ser uma música ruim, com péssimos arranjos, acaba sendo uma das "melhores" do álbum. Sabendo que kill my mind é uma das "melhores" do álbum, tenha certeza que as próximas faixas tem bastante qualidade lol. A segunda faixa segue o mesmo modelo de Kill my mind, uma batida cansativa. O cantor usa a mesma base em quase todas as músicas do álbum, má escolha de Louis, pensando que é uma base ruim. Two of us, a terceira faixa, nos leva a um momento triste da vida do cantor, a morte de um ente querido. a letra é um destaque no álbum, uma letra sincera e emocional. O cantor de “Kill my mind” tinha tudo em mãos para trazer uma ótima música, mas estragou tudo ao seguir a mesma melodia das outras faixas. Tomlinson teria feito uma boa escolha se continuasse a melodia no início da música. Na quarta faixa, o cantor tenta desesperadamente trazer um novo “we are the champions”, infelizmente Tomlinson não tem o talento necessário para isso. A música é um terror, algo superficial e sem sentido. "Too young" é a quinta faixa do álbum. Nessa faixa, o cantor traz uma melodia mais suave, mudando o ritmo repetitivo das músicas anteriores. Uma boa escolha para Louis, mas como você pode ver, o cantor sempre estraga suas canções com uma má decisão. A má decisão desta vez? É a letra. Tomlinson canta o mesmo refrão ao longo da faixa, trazendo uma música monótona, que não sai do mesmo lugar.
    "Walls", a faixa que dá nome ao álbum, é uma decepção. Normalmente os artistas dão o nome do álbum para a melhor faixa, mas Louis nos traz um grande aviso com isso: ele não tem talento suficiente para trazer uma boa faixa-título, e um bom álbum de estreia. Simon Cowell, o que se passou em sua mente quando decidiu transformar esse garoto em um artista? Ninguém jamais responderá. “Habit”, essa faixa prova que Louis tem o hábito de fazer escolhas erradas em uma música, na verdade, no álbum todo. A oitava música, "Always you", nos leva a um lado diferente de Louis. Nessa música Louis mostra que pode ter talento, mas não o suficiente para mostrar algo perfeito para o público. A música prova que as únicas pessoas que ouvem o cantor, são seu nicho de fãs, que são alimentados por um casal fictício, de Tomlinson e Harry Styles. Deveria ser um crime acreditar que um artista no nível de Styles pudesse se relacionar com Louis. Nona e décima primeira faixas do álbum, vamos falar sobre elas juntos, porque é basicamente o mesmo conceito. Duas músicas que poderiam funcionar, mas aqui temos um grande problema. Desta vez, o problema é o cantor. O exagero dos efeitos e o auto tune na voz do cantor fazem com que as faixas se tornem um produto. Essas são boas canções, se a pessoa que estava cantando estivesse no seu nível de talento.
    “Perfect Now”, acredito que poderia passar por essa vida sem ter que ouvir essa música. A música falha em tudo, composição, batida, efeito na voz. Tomlinson falhou em mostrar um bom fator nessa música. Se preferir continuar com ouvidos, salve-se dessa música. "Only the brave" última música (felizmente para os ouvintes, infelizmente para Louis). A música é um skip. Fazendo uma música de menos de 2 minutos e acaba assim? Eu teria vergonha de me auto intitular "artista" e fazer uma música assim. Em seu álbum de estreia, Tomlinson prova a todos que não tinha talento para ser um artista solo. O cantor precisa de seus quatro companheiros de banda ao lado dele, para conseguir chamar a atenção do público, se escorando no talento de outras pessoas. É uma pena para o Louis, que veio de uma banda de sucesso, acabar assim. Como um fracasso.    … Expand
  30. Haseuldoloona
    Jul 6, 2021
    0
    horrivel em todos os aspectos, louis fracasso
    ...................................
  31. Tara22
    Sep 17, 2021
    0
    What a disaster I think I lost my ears after listening to his voice. Boring, he should stop singing at this point
  32. andrewyoules
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    my ears were bleeding after this album. i wish he would retire already i can’t take another trip to the hospital
  33. Swift80s
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    I didn't listen, I just don't like to see louis fans happy! + Não sei se curti o álbum, é uma mistura aleatória de singles.
  34. tyler_
    May 16, 2022
    0
    LMAO WTF IS THIS?????? I'm horrified by everything I heard, surprised that he managed to REGRET what was in one direction, his voice???? omg TERRIBLE
  35. wasjasdjik1
    Jul 21, 2022
    0
    Not good. Don't reccomend. His voice isn't great either. Not one enjoyable song.
  36. sarahzs
    May 25, 2022
    0
    terrible album it looks like unreleased songs from 1d. his voice is weak when it comes to vocals.
  37. Nega444_
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not good at all Production was bad Voice was bad He's uglee Cant sing nsjsjajajajanajajjjjajajajajajaj… Expand
  38. floristhrry
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    Do yourselves a favor and don't listen to this crappy album
    After 12 years of career he can't play an instrument, he has no voice, I feel embarrassed for him

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
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  1. Pitchfork
    Feb 5, 2020
    48
    Try as he may, Tomlinson has not quite progressed from featured voice to solo artist. For all the major changes in his life, his music seems to be stuck in place. You can take the boy out of the boyband, but not the boyband out of the boy.
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  2. Variety
    Jan 31, 2020
    55
    Solo debuts with this much expectation are incredible challenges. While “Walls” isn’t a craven ripoff or an attempt to recapture One Direction highs, it’s not yet clear exactly who Tomlinson is without them.
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  3. AllMusic
    Jan 30, 2020
    60
    Even if the songs on Walls aren't the most distinct or memorable, they come from a place of authenticity that's genuinely heartwarming and enjoyable. Like any other settled adult, he's perfectly content to stick to the reliable and Walls winds up being the most mature and natural of the ex-1D bunch.
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