Beautiful Trauma
by P!nk
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Oct 13, 2017
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 256 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 192 out of 256
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 256
  3. Negative: 32 out of 256
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  1. Carey_HipHopper
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    This is by far her most mature work to date. Vocally, Beautiful Trauma probably is her best delivery too. And for the music itself, surprisingly she sang quite lots of genre that she never sang before, Dance Pop, Club song even Gospel. She outdid herself this time, proved why she could have a stable career than her peer. Last but not least, lyrically, Beautiful Trauma is a masterpiece,This is by far her most mature work to date. Vocally, Beautiful Trauma probably is her best delivery too. And for the music itself, surprisingly she sang quite lots of genre that she never sang before, Dance Pop, Club song even Gospel. She outdid herself this time, proved why she could have a stable career than her peer. Last but not least, lyrically, Beautiful Trauma is a masterpiece, don't believe me? Just listen to Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.… Expand
  2. Touchking
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Belíssimo trabalho e muito bem elaborado. Um dos melhores lançamentos do ano. As faixas são atrativas, com letras e batidas maravilhosas, todas poderiam ser single.
  3. Hedexx
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    The best P!nk album without a doubt. It has an impeccable production, shows a great evolution of the singer and prepares us for his next album, since as always, P!nk surpasses his previous works.
  4. JornanFranca
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    Sou fã da Pink desde 2001! E estou absurdamente feliz por ela após 05 anos lançar um álbum tão MARAVILHOSO. PINK NUNCA ME DECEPCIONA, ELA É E SEMPRE SERÁ UM SUCESSO, CANTA MUITO, COMPÕE SUPER BEM, CANTA AO VIVO, ELA É INCRÍVEL. UMA VERDADEIRA RAINHA.

    # PINKTHEBEST
    #CONGRATULATIONS
  5. mkfelipebr
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    O álbum está maravilhoso, estranhei na primeira ouvida, primeira vez que ouvi a P!nk mais Pop e menos Pop/Rock que é sua marca, mas acabei me apaixonando no final das contas. As faixas Where We Go e Secrets estão pedindo pra se tornarem singles. Certamente serão hits!
  6. Music_Observer
    Oct 30, 2017
    6
    Being shrouded under a blanket of metric and textural blandness, there were some surprising traits that made the music moderately enjoyable, from lively melodic lines to actual effective solo acoustics at the end, but the only real positive was the ability to keep listeners in the moment by not being too annoying and having small spots of melodic satisfaction, which was rather impressiveBeing shrouded under a blanket of metric and textural blandness, there were some surprising traits that made the music moderately enjoyable, from lively melodic lines to actual effective solo acoustics at the end, but the only real positive was the ability to keep listeners in the moment by not being too annoying and having small spots of melodic satisfaction, which was rather impressive given the complete lack of structural attraction. My Score: 108/180 (Okay) = 6/10… Expand
  7. caiox4
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Você acredita que a cara de pau da Penélope tava passando o meu acelerador? Ela é muito folgada bicho, como é que ela fica usando as coisas das pessoas?
    Baixinha, musculosa e extremamente masculina
  8. cjpowers2120
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    I've been waiting 5 years for this record, and I can say that Pink is absolutely one of my favorite artists because of records like this. In her discography, it's absolutely different, and people can tell sonically, but she has aged so well musically. Her sound continues to diversify, and that's why her career has laster her 17 years. The idea of a "beautiful trauma" was, in my opinion,I've been waiting 5 years for this record, and I can say that Pink is absolutely one of my favorite artists because of records like this. In her discography, it's absolutely different, and people can tell sonically, but she has aged so well musically. Her sound continues to diversify, and that's why her career has laster her 17 years. The idea of a "beautiful trauma" was, in my opinion, executed in a very articulate way, and I love her brutal honesty. This album deserves the recognition that Pink has deserved her whole career, but has evaded her for whatever reason. I'm so excited to see her out on tour this year as well!… Expand
  9. MarceloTorquato
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    P!nk is a solid popstar and she did it again with Beautiful Trauma. From power ballads like You Get My Love to the most loveable/heartbreaking songs like Whatever You Want, the album is a mixed bag of emotions with the most important: her voice. Well done, Alecia.
  10. pedrobsj
    Nov 16, 2017
    6
    During my listening sessions to P!nk’s newest album, I kept asking myself: “Since when did she become such a basic pop singer?” She has the voice, the look, the tools and, most importantly, the audience and she keeps on releasing generic Pop music. That is exactly what “Beautiful Trauma” is about: a compilation of generic pop and pop rock songs and ballads that kind of go around the sameDuring my listening sessions to P!nk’s newest album, I kept asking myself: “Since when did she become such a basic pop singer?” She has the voice, the look, the tools and, most importantly, the audience and she keeps on releasing generic Pop music. That is exactly what “Beautiful Trauma” is about: a compilation of generic pop and pop rock songs and ballads that kind of go around the same tempos, sounds and even lyrics.

    That doesn’t mean, though, that it is an atrocious piece of work. It isn’t because, at the end of the day, we all love easy hits and easy choruses to sing along, don’t we? I have got used to the record and I can sing along to almost 80% of its choruses. My main issue here is again the lack of uniqueness and risks. While I said “Beautiful Trauma” isn’t a bad work, there are a couple of atrocious songs, the main one being the collaboration with Eminem. “Revenge” is just a really, really bad song. It sounds childish, immature, wannabe and just forced. Up ‘til this day I can’t believe Eminem signed up for this. The lyrics are cringe-worthy and I seriously hope this doesn’t see the light of day as a single as I know radios are going to eat it up based on the artists. The final ballad - “You Get Me Love” - is another song that I simply can’t get into. The chorus being extremely high-pitched next to soft verses sounds weird and actually scary as one isn’t expecting that amount of screams in the middle of a nice subtle song.

    What’s left to come isn’t as bad. There’s another cheesy ballad (“Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”) and a few uninspired songs (“What About Us” or “For Now”) but the remaining eight songs are good. “Secrets” must be the surprise of the album. While it isn’t my favorite track, it gives me “Funhouse” vibes for being fun and out of the box; “I Am Here”, while being quite generic, gives anyone a boost of energy and self-confidence and I could never go against that. My favorite track is really “Better Life”. The minimalistic production along with the lugging chorus makes it so interesting and reminds of something the (extinct?) group fun. would do.

    At this point, you may feel like I am a hater of P!nk’s ballads, I am not. Let’s talk about “Barbies”. While sonically it may sound a bit uninteresting, lyrically it blows anyone’s mind. The song discusses the flaws of growing up… Of how we can’t avoid problems coming our way without solving them. In the song P!nk repeats: “I wish I could go back to playing Barbies in my room, they never say that you gotta grow up quite this soon”. That’s a beautiful metaphor that just blew my mind the first time I heard it.

    To conclude, the record is built off two other great (though generic) Pop Rock songs such as “Whatever You Want” and “Where We Go”. While being P!nk’s most familiar sound, unfortunately it just fits her so well and become impossible not to sing along or wanting to repeat the play… And overall, it is impossible to hate on P!nk, she fought so hard to be where she is, to get the respect she deserved and to become the role model she had to be, she is definitely one of my generation’s most successful pop singers and she leaves us proud.    … Expand
  11. avr50
    Oct 16, 2017
    9
    Pink, an artist that has a long career, proved with this album, that she´s not ready to go anywhere. It is true that this album is less funny than the others, but, t has songs that really get you. Is a good change, something more serious, the album would be perfect if some song were more elaborated, but overall, this album is good, really good. My favorite songs are: Beautiful Trauma,Pink, an artist that has a long career, proved with this album, that she´s not ready to go anywhere. It is true that this album is less funny than the others, but, t has songs that really get you. Is a good change, something more serious, the album would be perfect if some song were more elaborated, but overall, this album is good, really good. My favorite songs are: Beautiful Trauma, Whatever you want, what about us, Barbies and I am here… Expand
  12. Nanda94
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    An amazing album! Very different from her last last album but I'm really enjoying. Her honesty lyrics and personality are still there. It was worth the wait.
  13. michellfelippe
    Oct 16, 2017
    10
    Estou dando minha notinha só pra inflar o user score, já que os poucos fighters que sobraram estão fazendo mutirão pra acabar com a reputação da Rainha. P!nk eu te amo. Álbum maravilhoso. 10/10
  14. lucas197
    Oct 16, 2017
    9
    Você acredita que a cara de pau da Penélope tava passando o meu acelerador? Ela é muito folgada bicho, como é que ela fica usando as coisas das pessoas?
    Baixinha, musculosa e extremamente masculina
  15. Ceguinho
    Oct 18, 2017
    6
    Pink has a lot of potential (an amazing voice) but seems to be stuck in this field where she can't do anything musically interesting or innovative. But I mean, personally, I never went for Pink looking for anything innovative. She uses to bring us those little cute pop rock bops with a lot of attitude and we all love it. But the thing with this album is that is doesn't have much of that.Pink has a lot of potential (an amazing voice) but seems to be stuck in this field where she can't do anything musically interesting or innovative. But I mean, personally, I never went for Pink looking for anything innovative. She uses to bring us those little cute pop rock bops with a lot of attitude and we all love it. But the thing with this album is that is doesn't have much of that. The first single is very uninspired, some songs don't go anywhere (Whatever You Want is incredibly monotonous, Revenge's chorus is a huge let down), and there are too many snoozey ballads. Still, I don't think it's a bad album. Just kinda boring, and not something I'd listen to again in full. A shame, because I replayed The Truth About Love a thousand times. From this one, I liked the opener, Secrets, and the track that comes after it. The rest goes from ok to very boring.… Expand
  16. tito909
    Oct 16, 2017
    8
    i think TRUTH ABOUT LOVE is much better than BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA but its still one of the best releases in 2017 after damn by kendrick and melodrama by lorde .. pink saved the pop music by giving us this awesome album specially after what lady gaga , katy perry and miley cyrus did in their latest releases THANKS Alecia
  17. nroxo
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Trabalho impecável. A cantora conseguiu reunir diferentes gêneros e influências num só disco. Vocais potentes, letras coerentes e melodias harmoniosas são alguns dos fatores que completam o álbum. Mesmo sendo lançado após 5 anos de seu último trabalho, The Truth About Love, P!nk conseguiu manter no Beautiful Trauma, sua personalidade musical ainda que tenha deixado o pop rock um pouco deTrabalho impecável. A cantora conseguiu reunir diferentes gêneros e influências num só disco. Vocais potentes, letras coerentes e melodias harmoniosas são alguns dos fatores que completam o álbum. Mesmo sendo lançado após 5 anos de seu último trabalho, The Truth About Love, P!nk conseguiu manter no Beautiful Trauma, sua personalidade musical ainda que tenha deixado o pop rock um pouco de lado.… Expand
  18. AnalyDewa
    Oct 16, 2017
    4
    O que é bom merece continuação? A P!nk é a prova de que nem sempre. Não é de hoje que ela é uma artista totalmente reciclada e que trabalha seus álbuns em fórmulas que já deram certo, mas hoje em dia soam totalmente genéricas e sem o mesmo brilho do seu auge. "Beautiful Trauma" traz seus parceiros de longa data Max Martin e Shellback, mas dessa vez sem Dr. Luke que foi cortado de qualquerO que é bom merece continuação? A P!nk é a prova de que nem sempre. Não é de hoje que ela é uma artista totalmente reciclada e que trabalha seus álbuns em fórmulas que já deram certo, mas hoje em dia soam totalmente genéricas e sem o mesmo brilho do seu auge. "Beautiful Trauma" traz seus parceiros de longa data Max Martin e Shellback, mas dessa vez sem Dr. Luke que foi cortado de qualquer trabalho relevante após as acusações de abusar sexualmente e psicologicamente de Kesha. O álbum ainda traz Jake Antonoff, parceiro de Nate Ruess na sua banda fun. e que colaborou no smash hit ("Just Give Me a Reason") do último disco de P!nk até então, o "Truth About Love" (2012). As letras do álbum retratam P!nk falando de relacionamentos tóxicos, coisa que ela já fez outras vezes na carreira e com mais personalidade, mas além do comum, ela tenta mudar o estilo como no seu carro chefe "What About Us", o morno e totalmente batido tropical house que faz aquela crítica "social foda" que só uma das artistas mais hipócritas de toda a música pop poderia nos proporcionar. Nem mesmo a colaboração com Eminem ("Revenge") é uma novidade ou um gás no disco, parceria que ela repete pela 3a vez. O único acerto talvez seja na ótima "Secrets". Em meio a tantas mudanças de mercado, P!nk que sempre se garante fazendo o seu mais do mesmo, garante aqui, novamente, bons números, como o álbum feminino mais vendido na estreia em 2017 até então, mas é uma pena que o seu conteúdo passe longe de ser tão marcante quanto suas vendas.… Expand
  19. DearMrTrauma
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    P!nk como sempre impecável. Beautiful Trauma é com certeza um dos melhores álbuns do ano!
    Destaque pras faixas: For Now, Secrets, Beautiful Trauma, Where We Go e Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.
  20. Felipe_Kohn
    Oct 21, 2017
    9
    Beautiful Trauma is an emotional, contemponary and dynamic album. That sounds unlike anything she's ever done before. It is really special. I dislike the track Secrets and the excess of melancholy.
  21. spongeswift
    Oct 28, 2017
    8
    P!nk has managed to stay relevant for years and years. Beautiful Trauma is a good album. What About Us, and Beautiful Trauma are such meaningful and overall solid tracks, the only bad track on the album would be Revenge ft Eminem, it's just corny which would be fine if the album's theme was funny. But no it's a bold/brave album so Revenge didn't seem fitting, but this is truly one ofP!nk has managed to stay relevant for years and years. Beautiful Trauma is a good album. What About Us, and Beautiful Trauma are such meaningful and overall solid tracks, the only bad track on the album would be Revenge ft Eminem, it's just corny which would be fine if the album's theme was funny. But no it's a bold/brave album so Revenge didn't seem fitting, but this is truly one of P!nk's best pieces of work to date.… Expand
  22. Sb_Matheus
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    Com Beautiful Trauma, P!nk consegue trazer de volta seu estilo já conhecido, senti exatamente isso ao escutar Whatever You Want. Fiquei surpreso, positivamente, com a parceria do Eminem em Revenge. Acredito que ela tenha evoluído bastante com esse álbum e fico feliz com isso (mas ainda prefiro o The Truth About Love). Um dos melhores álbuns do ano com certeza.
  23. Trufaloka
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    Esse álbum pareceu que ela nem estava com vontade de gravar, todo mal acabado e sem conteúdo forte e preciso. Ela possui trabalhos mais envolventes que esse atual.
  24. manu_carnevale
    Apr 22, 2018
    8
    Nice album. I personally found in that a mixture of amazing and average songs. Proud of her.
  25. vhluna
    Oct 17, 2017
    8
    "Beautiful trauma" sounds different of the classic pop-rock of P!nk (without the rebellion), but is a good album. The participation of Eminem is dispensable in "Revenge". P!nk is over singing "You get my love". But "Beautiful trauma", "Whatever you want", "Barbies", "Where we go", "Secrets" and "i am here" (with a choral) are really good!
  26. ghenrica
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O Melhor disco do ano sem a menor sombra de dúvidas, P!nk prova que mesmo com quase vinte anos de atividade ainda pode ser uma das maiores do mundo, diferente de umas ai que precisa que os fãs venham tentar detonar o trabalho alheio.
    P!nk é maravilhosa e Beautiful Trauma um disco lindo e digno de todas os #1 que está recebendo !
    Parabéns P!nk e venha para o Brasil

    PS - A Culpa não é da P!nk se Aguiera morreu em 2006    … Expand
  27. wellleal
    Jul 3, 2018
    10
    Amazing album, old and new pop just mixed. Pink is so overrrated like always done with woman that go against gender rules
  28. art2503
    Oct 22, 2017
    3
    This album is a great disappointment! More ballads and a weak duet with Eminem as if it was sung by P!nk 10 years ago. Still the same rhythms and nothing innovative or challenging. The only exceptions are a good single song - What about us, and also Secrets. Unfortunately, it lacks power and smash hits here. Maybe next time in a following future album...who knows :/
  29. Marcosotica
    Oct 18, 2017
    0
    Esse álbum pareceu que ela nem estava com vontade de gravar, todo mal acabado

    deu impressão que foi gravado às pressas

    usando o visual do clipe de WAU pro shoot da capa
  30. MarcoAC
    Oct 23, 2017
    1
    Ok que a P!nk nunca foi uma forte referência em legado ou álbuns marcantes, mas com o Beautiful Trauma ela fez algo MUITO imemorável. O disco é extremamente esquecível, nem os nomes das faixas conseguem chamar atenção. O first single, que fracassou mundialmente por ser extremamente básico e genérico, consegue ser um dos pontos altos do disco. De resto, nem mesmo a parceria com o EminemOk que a P!nk nunca foi uma forte referência em legado ou álbuns marcantes, mas com o Beautiful Trauma ela fez algo MUITO imemorável. O disco é extremamente esquecível, nem os nomes das faixas conseguem chamar atenção. O first single, que fracassou mundialmente por ser extremamente básico e genérico, consegue ser um dos pontos altos do disco. De resto, nem mesmo a parceria com o Eminem consegue se destacar, a não ser pelos seus versos extremamente machistas. Fora What About Us, podemos salvar também Whatever You Want, a faixa título e Secrets. O resto é uma homenagem à própria carreira da P!nk = ESQUECÍVEL, BÁSICO, REPETITIVO, MAIS DO MESMO E SEM LEGADO!… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 24, 2017
    60
    An album with dirgeful ballads, though they do at least let her show off her excellent voice. [Dec 2017, p.109]
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 23, 2017
    70
    With Beautiful Trauma then, Moore proves that she’s both still relevant, and a vital, confident female voice on the pop circuit who has impressively never really succumbed to the pressures of the overly-sexualised pop machine.
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Oct 19, 2017
    60
    Secure behind the protective pop wall erected by producers such as Max Martin and the ubiquitous Greg Kurstin, there’s little room for originality here. Which may be for the best, given the mid-album limpness imposed by the gratingly wistful, cello-draped childhood yearning of “Barbies”, which oozes insincerity. Pink’s on safer ground riding the pumping pop-funk of “Secrets” and the title-track.
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