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90
A true masterpiece in almost every way imaginable - the only shortcoming being the fact that her brilliant voice wasn’t given more opportunities to shine - I Disagree, is the perfect album to start 2020 with.
80
Whether viewed as empowered statement from a newly-free artist, or simply as a great record from pop’s new princess of darkness, ‘I Disagree’ is in fact, extremely agreeable indeed.
80
For every comparison you can make of individual moments, there is little here that you can honestly say you’ve heard before, and little that can be judged on traditional terms. But that’s what makes her such a fascinating force.
80
As both a symbolic avatar for her life changes and a strong empowerment statement, I Disagree celebrates Poppy's rebirth as a pop-metal alchemist and unabashed rule-breaker.
80
If only the album ended with the slower songs, the energy of the album could riot through, rather than an odd stagnant break for breath in the middle. In fact, just get rid of tracks 5 and 6 altogether. Other than that… I Disagree may have already landed on my top 10 of the year, maybe preemptively, but I’m blown away with how far Poppy has come since Bubblebath.
80
With I Disagree, Poppy releases her version of Lemonade; both channelling the pain of her recent controversy, sticking two fingers up to the past and translating her performance art into music.
80
‘I Disagree’ is her most accomplished record, full of daring theatre and snarling forward motion.
80
I Disagree is metal-pop crossover that pans out remarkably well.
70
A major shift from her previous endeavors, I Disagree will challenge her established fans while amassing new appreciation for the artist.
70
I Disagree is the absolute opposite of a grower, and it’s better that way: Poppy gives you everything you need immediately, and then gives you more. It’s like being plugged directly into all of the Spotify “Alt-something” playlists at once.
70
Now, ‘I Disagree’ is not a novelty record. Sure, it’s fun and frequently funny, but for the first time the focus of Poppy and her collaborators seems to be on the construction of songs, the sequencing of the album and the content of the lyrics.
70
The album tosses the singer’s pop aesthetic into the shredder with heavy metal and industrial rock.
65
Part of the joy in I Disagree comes in how overwhelming it is. No single passage lasts very long, which gives even the prettier moments an unstable feeling, like everything might at any moment crumble into a void of distortion and noise.
60
Respite is offered up by the lilting Don't Go Outside, which reveals a beating heart beneath the conceptual framework.
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3y
60
Overall, an enjoyable, imaginative and at times uncanny assault on the senses.
60
I Disagree is a record you’ll want to enjoy, but not necessarily analyze. It’s perfect for a romp down the highway at 90 MPH, or engulfing your personal critics in flames. It’s not going to spark much conversation intellectually or musically, with the caveat to the latter being the obvious hype that will emanate from just how contagiously fun it is.
60
Breaking free of her rigidly controlled persona, the former YouTube sensation’s new album is repetitive but sincere.
50
This is a gimmick, a novelty concoction designed to be noticed. It's subversive in a fairly trite and lazy way, taking two things on opposite sides of a spectrum and mashing them together.
40
Tangled in a web of high-falutin aesthetics, Poppy fails to create something memorable, a feat for someone so enchanting.
40
Listening to I Disagree, it’s painfully clear that metal should have remained a flourish of Poppy’s music and not the focal point.
Recently I’ve felt as if my music listening has been leveling off, so to speak. It’s felt like I can’t get into anything as much as I would like. I’ve been lazy in writing reviews with no determination to listen to anything new. I’ve been indulging in some of my comforting Spotify playlists that have tracks I know, and that sense of familiarity. I’ve never felt this leveling-off feeling before, but whatever the case, I’m so thankful that music exists ... read more
After constantly swapping and switching styles alongside her internet persona, Poppy manages to create a surprisingly great metal album with “I Disagree”! I feared the mix of pop and metal would get predictable and repetitive as it went on but there’s a surprising amount of variety in the second half. “Concrete” is a multi-phased journey through lolipops and blood-drenched spikes, “BLOODMONEY” is a skull-ripping industrial banger, and then the album ... read more
Well, not even 10 days into the year and we have an AOTY contender already. Holy moly!
Poppy, yes, that Poppy who was making bubblegum pop music like Lowlife and was well-known for her strange and bizarre YouTube videos that had ARG channels on the edge of their seats, just delivered an album I think could possibly be one of the best of the year. On I Disagree, Poppy swerves her sound completely in the metal direction, and combines her "poppy" sound and voice with a heavy and ... read more
I wanted so badly to like this but I just didn’t. Concrete was probably my favorite because it had the energy of a Scooby Doo chase song (specifically of the what’s new variety), but even that didn’t stick out a lot. The final song was also almost decent, but still not exceptional. The music felt pretty repetitive and I’ve listened to other artists who have done a metal era in a much more interesting way. I’m still going to continue going through her backlog, but ... read more
Three full listens. I genuinely disliked/despised this album. Knowing the context of this artist does not improve the listening experience, if anything, it makes it worse for me. Special shout out to "I Disagree", hated that song so much I actively dreaded it.
The metal instrumentation of the album sounded very flat and uninspired (almost like a parody of what someone who doesn't listen to metal thinks metal sounds like), while the pop elements did nothing for me either. No riffs on ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Concrete 3:20 | 87 |
| 2 | I Disagree 3:13 | 91 |
| 3 | BLOODMONEY 3:02 | 92 |
| 4 | Anything Like Me 3:19 | 87 |
| 5 | Fill The Crown 3:32 | 85 |
| 6 | Nothing I Need 2:49 | 80 |
| 7 | Sit / Stay 3:54 | 85 |
| 8 | Bite Your Teeth 2:42 | 85 |
| 9 | Sick of the Sun 3:11 | 85 |
| 10 | Don't Go Outside 6:06 | 89 |
Total Length: 35 minutes
Year End Lists
| #12 | / | Revolver |
| #20 | / | Gigwise |
| #23 | / | Kerrang! |
| #23 | / | SPIN |
| #26 | / | The Young Folks |
| #42 | / | The Needle Drop |
| #45 | / | Riff |
| #45 | / | Slant Magazine |
| / | AllMusic | |
| / | Alternative Press |
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1mo
FUNNY CRITIC SCORE NUMBER!!! This means it's a masterpiece, all opinions overridden
Added on: September 30, 2019