Wildfire
by Rachel Platten
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jan 1, 2016
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 57
  3. Negative: 20 out of 57
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  1. Norgizfox
    Dec 7, 2016
    4
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  2. CriticMLT
    Jul 3, 2016
    5
    i am quite disappointed with this album. She may have the vocals but this album for me is one of those album that you really think is good but than it sucks. There are only like 4 songs which are wrote listening to. Unfortunately i don't think that she will make a huge success in the music industry and i think she is a one hit wonder.
    my score:
    1. stand by you 8/10 2. Hey Hey Hallelujah    i am quite disappointed with this album. She may have the vocals but this album for me is one of those album that you really think is good but than it sucks. There are only like 4 songs which are wrote listening to. Unfortunately i don't think that she will make a huge success in the music industry and i think she is a one hit wonder.
    my score:
    1. stand by you 8/10
    2. Hey Hey Hallelujah ft Andy Grammer 5/10
    3. Specchless 6/10
    4. Beating me up 5/10
    5. Fight song 8/10
    6. Better place 9/10
    7. Long Ranger 4/10
    8. You don't know my heart 5/10
    9. Angles in Chelsea 5/10
    10. Astronauts 4/10
    11. Congratulations 5/10
    12. Superman 5/10
    overall: 57.5    … Expand

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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Boston Globe
    Jan 11, 2016
    50
    The wounded “Better Place” and soothing “Superman” stand out, showing how Platten’s songwriting skills can be used to tease out emotional subtleties. But too often here she’s battling stuffed-to-the-gills arrangements.
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  2. AllMusic
    Jan 11, 2016
    60
    Wildfire is the work of a determined singer/songwriter who prizes craft over poetry or introspection. Platten specializes in skyscraping melodies and big, bombastic surfaces and these are the elements that not only fuel Wildfire, they distinguish it from the singer/songwriter's clear antecedents.
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  3. The Guardian
    Jan 11, 2016
    40
    Efficient in conjuring intense emotion, the album has the hallmarks of a temporary success, but Platten’s identity gets lost. This chameleon-like character is a mutant of pop artistry--a country twang occasionally slips into her intonation, and the ghosts of Carly Rae Jepsen, Shakira and Katy Perry haunt the lofty choruses.
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