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I just want to say I'm planning to give one stoodout track a 11 out of 10 when I review an album, hope that's not against any rule and will be accepted. 
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"THIS IS ACTING"
SIA
As this album is a compilation of left-overs, I’m not expecting Sia would deliver this album as much as I appreciate her vocal and her overall talent. But, she might surprise me after all, there’s nothing so sure when we talk about Sia, so, let’s see ?
1. Bird Set Free : A really strong opening track, showing her true color which is a combination of beautiful vocal and meaningful lyrics. 10/10
2. Alive : ISuch an emotional track, and I love how she just keeps using her unique voice to make the song more beautiful than it should have been. And the last minute of the song is just the X moment when she hits those notes and reaches my emotion to the point that almost no one could do. 9/10
3. One Million Bullets : After two spectacular songs, she then comes back with her “original” track, which sounds nothing like her. This track somehow lacks personality and Sia also left too many spaces for the track with a boring beat. 3/10
4. Move Your Body : I didn’t expect this coming from Sia. Although it sounds like a Shakira song, she manages to blow in it something sexy and new and that’s what I’m really appreciate Sia for. 9/10
5. Unstoppable : I don’t understand the hate for this track. Currently one of the best tracks Sia has ever released. I really appreciate whoever artist skips on this track because Sia might be the only one can make this sounds perfect. 10/10
6. Cheap Thrills : Sia just keeps exciting me throughout this album already with her experimenting new sounds. Many other artists think this is a very risky step and rarely anybody would do it, but as of now, Sia seems to do really well. 8.5/10
7. Reaper : I like the carefree vibe of this track, but that’s it. There’s seem to have nothing more special for me to replay or to love it. 7.5/10
8. House On Fire : I actually don’t like this song a lot, it feels a little bit repetitive to me and nothing special going on in this track. Sia’s vocal isn’t fully used in this track also. 5.5/10
9. Footprints : This is a filler track, no doubt. But surprisingly, it sounds better than some tracks. 7/10
10. Sweet Design : I can’t understand who would choose this song, but I don’t care, it slays. Probably the most memorable track of the album and it’s so different from her entire discography. 11/10
11. Broken Glass : Again, Sia always delivers lyrically. However, being different from “Footprints”, it’s also a filler and it sounds exactly a filler. Really forgetful and boring. However, I like the production at the beginning, giving me some Asian vibe, but that’s it. 5/10
12. Space Between : This is really the definition of “space”, when you want it to over but it just keeps going and you don’t know when it will end. However, I will give props for Sia with her beautiful vocal in this track. 6.5/10
13. First Fighting A Sandstorm : I actually don’t like this song, as much as it sounds really fun, it’s a boring track. 6/10
14. Summer Rain : I’m actually surprised, this sounds really great and amazing. It’s sad that it’s not gonna receive the full exposure it should’ve got. 9.5/10
Overall, I kinda like this album, there are high points and low points, but when you look in the entire, it’s a strong record that nobody would think this is a collection of left-overs.
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I don't care if you give an album track a 100/10, the overall score just needs to be between 0/10 and 10/10 because that's what counts towards the atrlcritic score.
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It hasn't even started yet, I just posted mine to express my disgust.
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ddddd; is it really THAT bad?
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ddddd; is it really THAT bad?
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it starts alright but from the 4th to the 11th track it's the same boring, flat, falsetto-driven song playing all over again
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Suggestions:
Formation - Beyoncé
Good To Love - FKA twigs
The Life Of Pablo - Kanye West
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Sia - This Is Acting
Members
Score 69
5 reviews (4 positive, 1 mixed)
Top Critics
Score 46
2 reviews (1 positive, 1 negative)
Overall Score
62.6
7 reviews (5 positive, 1 mixed, 1 negative)
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I'm not going to do a results post for Blackstar seeing as it got just the one review.
So currently we're just doing Nine Track Mind. We haven't done singles in a while- should we do a few now? There have been two requests for "Formation."
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Also, I think we should really do 'The Life of Pablo'! (and maybe FKA twigs' Good to Love too idk)
Honestly, TRF.
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I was Sia's only negative review? Love yourselves ATRL.
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I would review, but I would make a lot of people mad probably, seeing as I'd drag some of these albums to hell.
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I would review, but I would make a lot of people mad probably, seeing as I'd drag some of these albums to hell.
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And that's one more reason for you to review 
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Nearly finished my Charlie review!
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Now starting:
Beyonce - Formation
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I'm a bad critic, because I don't want to listen to albums from Troye or Charlie, because I know I won't like them.
I don't even want to bother wasting my time listening to them, and then giving a bad review.
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Nine Track Mind Charlie Puth
1. One Call Away The first few seconds of this song is a really good intro to the song, imo. It's a pretty chill, relaxed song. But the song doesn't seem to go anyway, but the verses are okay and the chorus is kinda catchy. Just a little safe and a little basic, but it's a nice song. 6.2
2. Dangerously The piano in the background of this song, for some reason, annoys me a lot. But in the chorus the instrumental and his voice merge well and I don't know how, but the song actually works with a lot of things going on in the background (besides the first verse's piano). The lyrics are a little cringey if you listen to them carefully. Again, it's just a nice song. That's all. 5.6
3. Marvin Gaye f/Meghan Trainor I do have to admit, this song was a guitly pleasure of mine. I think the chorus is pop perfection, and the verses are cute, poppy, and catchy. I would score this song a 8.5 but as Meghan Trainor is featured on it, it drags it down to a 7. Meghan just ruins it, as she ruins most things she's on. Ah, well. 7.0
4. Losing My Mind The instrumental is really nice on this track, but his voice doesn't suit the tone or vibe. Parts of this song are actually extremely dreadful while other parts are just dreadful. I definitely would skip this song if I played the album again in full. 2.3
5. We Don't Talk Anymore f/Selena Gomez Wait at this low-key being a small bop. Selena isn't really needed on the song, but nonetheless her section is amazing. I actually really like the song, parts of it remind me of Bieber's Where Are U Now/Sorry, idk why. But this is a quite a good song. 7.4
6. My Gospel This is different from the entire album's vibe, and I really like it. It gives me Bruno Mars tease? It starts to get a bit annoying in the second verse when his voice is trying to good a little too high. But once again, as for every song this far, it doesn't really seem to go anyway... at all. 6.8
7. Up All Night - This is actually a good song, the intro of this song is reallllly cool. It's another song which gives a real chill vibe. I'm not really a fan of how his voice strains on parts of the chorus, it almost sounds like he's shouting at points. I, however, wouldn't skip this song if it came on. 7.2
8. Left Right Left - Before I even begin this song, I've just gotta add this is a dumb song title. It again, sounds like the rest of the album. But once again, it's not an awful song cause it gives a chill vibe. I don't really like this lyrics to this song, he repeats 'left, right, left' way too much to the point where it's a little cringey. I don't like the high parts on this song either. 5.2
9. Then There's You - Sounds EXACTLY like every other song from the album. I really can't use any more adjectives to describe it besides 'it's chill' 'it's good' etc... so yeah. Some parts of this songs give me a headache, the boringness + the screaming. No. 3.2
10. Suffer - At this point, I'm starting to get real bored by this album. Like once again, he is screaming and the song ONCE AGAIN goes nowhere. 3.3
11. As You Are f/Shy Carter - The verses are actually quite nice, before the screaming and shouting comes in on the chorus. At this point, I think the album should have been turned into an EP and should have finished around track 7, because it's just dragging on. And this, Sky Carter person makes the song even worse. 3.6
12. Some Type of Love - This actually isn't anywhere near as bad as some of the songs on the album, expect the instrumental is annoying as hell. It's like he can't have a good instrumental with good vocals. One always has to be bad.. But I actually do like this song. 7.3
13. See You Again f/Wiz Khalifa - I will admit, I was never a fan of the Fast and Furious films so you could say I never 'connected' with this song. But it was my guilty pleasure of 2015, when I went on vacation to America in the summer last year, this song was EVERYWHERE. I really like the chorus and how Charlie sings it, and I like Wiz's rap. It's catchy as hell. 8.5
OVERALL
5.7
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Originally posted by lostinparadise
Nine Track Mind Charlie Puth
1. One Call Away The first few seconds of this song is a really good intro to the song, imo. It's a pretty chill, relaxed song. But the song doesn't seem to go anyway, but the verses are okay and the chorus is kinda catchy. Just a little safe and a little basic, but it's a nice song. 6.2
2. Dangerously The piano in the background of this song, for some reason, annoys me a lot. But in the chorus the instrumental and his voice merge well and I don't know how, but the song actually works with a lot of things going on in the background (besides the first verse's piano). The lyrics are a little cringey if you listen to them carefully. Again, it's just a nice song. That's all. 5.6
3. Marvin Gaye f/Meghan Trainor I do have to admit, this song was a guitly pleasure of mine. I think the chorus is pop perfection, and the verses are cute, poppy, and catchy. I would score this song a 8.5 but as Meghan Trainor is featured on it, it drags it down to a 7. Meghan just ruins it, as she ruins most things she's on. Ah, well. 7.0
4. Losing My Mind The instrumental is really nice on this track, but his voice doesn't suit the tone or vibe. Parts of this song are actually extremely dreadful while other parts are just dreadful. I definitely would skip this song if I played the album again in full. 2.3
5. We Don't Talk Anymore f/Selena Gomez Wait at this low-key being a small bop. Selena isn't really needed on the song, but nonetheless her section is amazing. I actually really like the song, parts of it remind me of Bieber's Where Are U Now/Sorry, idk why. But this is a quite a good song. 7.4
6. My Gospel This is different from the entire album's vibe, and I really like it. It gives me Bruno Mars tease? It starts to get a bit annoying in the second verse when his voice is trying to good a little too high. But once again, as for every song this far, it doesn't really seem to go anyway... at all. 6.8
7. Up All Night - This is actually a good song, the intro of this song is reallllly cool. It's another song which gives a real chill vibe. I'm not really a fan of how his voice strains on parts of the chorus, it almost sounds like he's shouting at points. I, however, wouldn't skip this song if it came on. 7.2
8. Left Right Left - Before I even begin this song, I've just gotta add this is a dumb song title. It again, sounds like the rest of the album. But once again, it's not an awful song cause it gives a chill vibe. I don't really like this lyrics to this song, he repeats 'left, right, left' way too much to the point where it's a little cringey. I don't like the high parts on this song either. 5.2
9. Then There's You - Sounds EXACTLY like every other song from the album. I really can't use any more adjectives to describe it besides 'it's chill' 'it's good' etc... so yeah. Some parts of this songs give me a headache, the boringness + the screaming. No. 3.2
10. Suffer - At this point, I'm starting to get real bored by this album. Like once again, he is screaming and the song ONCE AGAIN goes nowhere. 3.3
11. As You Are f/Shy Carter - The verses are actually quite nice, before the screaming and shouting comes in on the chorus. At this point, I think the album should have been turned into an EP and should have finished around track 7, because it's just dragging on. And this, Sky Carter person makes the song even worse. 3.6
12. Some Type of Love - This actually isn't anywhere near as bad as some of the songs on the album, expect the instrumental is annoying as hell. It's like he can't have a good instrumental with good vocals. One always has to be bad.. But I actually do like this song. 7.3
13. See You Again f/Wiz Khalifa - I will admit, I was never a fan of the Fast and Furious films so you could say I never 'connected' with this song. But it was my guilty pleasure of 2015, when I went on vacation to America in the summer last year, this song was EVERYWHERE. I really like the chorus and how Charlie sings it, and I like Wiz's rap. It's catchy as hell. 8.5
OVERALL
5.7
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WAIT I liked your review a lot, better than some professionals
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WAIT I liked your review a lot, better than some professionals
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Aw, really? Thanks so much. 
I just like to have fun with the reviews!
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Where are the people that asked for these? 
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