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  1. Apr 2, 2021
    7
    Great story telling and huge turnover into Demi’s life. I wish the songs were more upbeat like “Sorry Not Sorry” but we understand this album’s mood.
  2. Nov 4, 2021
    7
    I think its time to stop the hate to Demi Lovato, this album is one of the best and I recommend it.
  3. Apr 3, 2021
    6
    I’ve been following Demi since her Cool For The Summer/Confident era. TMYLM is her best effort yet. Unfortunately this album really falls short. It’s a more mature, diverse approach but overall, nothing stands out. The track list is a mess, the album photo shoot is uninspiring and confusing (what is she wearing??). The album title is also way too long, just pick one or the other.
  4. Apr 2, 2021
    6
    I like this album. I don’t LOVE it because she has a tendency to ‘over-sing’ and sometimes it sounds like she’s straining her voice. I think she should use high notes sparingly as that really adds to the wow factor. However, I appreciate the message behind the album and know how hard this album was for her to make. I like most of the songs and could probably listen to them again, butI like this album. I don’t LOVE it because she has a tendency to ‘over-sing’ and sometimes it sounds like she’s straining her voice. I think she should use high notes sparingly as that really adds to the wow factor. However, I appreciate the message behind the album and know how hard this album was for her to make. I like most of the songs and could probably listen to them again, but there’s some that are more forgettable than others. Just my opinion though. Expand
  5. Jun 16, 2021
    6
    Melhores faixas:
    -The Art of Starting Over
    -The Way You Don't Look At Me
    -Met Him Last Night
  6. Nov 20, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Elaborately vivid memories to Demi. It was a great album, carefully put with the trope of the story, with brim of darkness at first, then clarity at the latter part. Love them, i felt pity. Expand
  7. Apr 9, 2021
    6
    I dont typically go out of my way to listen to Demi besides her radio bops. But when you are one of only a few people that has overdosed infront of the entire world and lived to see the other side, I knew I had to give this album a full listen with no distractions. The majority of the album is so moving and heartbreaking. I feel for this poor girl and what she's had to endure through theI dont typically go out of my way to listen to Demi besides her radio bops. But when you are one of only a few people that has overdosed infront of the entire world and lived to see the other side, I knew I had to give this album a full listen with no distractions. The majority of the album is so moving and heartbreaking. I feel for this poor girl and what she's had to endure through the media and her personal struggles. That being said, I gave it a 6 because while there are some ground breaking- raw honest songs...As a listener it feels very repetitive around track 6, which is early. I wish she would have mixed up the tracklist a little and taken us on more of a journey. The powerful songs would have hit harder with less fillers. Still some great work and makes me want to check out her past work that I haven't heard on the radio! Expand
  8. Aug 20, 2022
    6
    It has some good songs, but................................................
  9. Apr 2, 2021
    6
    She ıs awesome. She is so beautiful. She is a good person. She is a good music.
  10. Jul 15, 2021
    6
    I think the album is way too long to be captivating enough, and some tracks are definitely beautiful like ICU or The Way You Don't Look At Me, Melon Cake has a beautiful story too... but most of the album is honestly fillers that her fans might enjoy, but I just didn't find very fun or attractive. The album is good at best, not better than Tell Me You Love Me.
  11. Aug 21, 2022
    5
    Demi can do it better. A few songs are really great, but most of the stuff is just boring. I‘m sorry.
  12. May 9, 2021
    5
    This album is cohesive and brings a lot of raw emotion to the table, but have we ever heard anything different from Demi at this point? She's been putting out music about her struggles with mental health issues and substance abuse for so long now that everything this album embodies is just about as much as what we could've expected from her. And is that really a positive thing? It's notThis album is cohesive and brings a lot of raw emotion to the table, but have we ever heard anything different from Demi at this point? She's been putting out music about her struggles with mental health issues and substance abuse for so long now that everything this album embodies is just about as much as what we could've expected from her. And is that really a positive thing? It's not bad, but for having the vocal capacity she has there's so much more that she could be doing with it than just playing it safe yet again with broken-record tired themes. Expand
  13. Apr 2, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The lyrics on this album are very good, I think Demi has grown up as singer, artistically and as human. But there’s so many song kinda boring. For me, 19 song are a lot, not for being 19, just because I think this same album with 11 or 12 song would have been awesome. “Mad world” is unnecessary, also Good Place, My girlfriend is my boyfriend, Met him last night, dancing with the devil, etc. But songs like Anyone, easy, what other people say, the way you don’t look at me are pure masterpieces! From 19 I just liked 10 songs. Therefore, I will give it “5”. Half of rating for the half of album. Remember, QUANTITY IS NOT QUALITY. Waiting ya, for the next one! ❤️ Expand
  14. Apr 2, 2021
    5
    Her most versatile album,each track can stand put alone. She is telling story about her lige through tracks and at end we can see she is finally in happy place
  15. Apr 2, 2021
    5
    Demi Lovato's best work. So versatile. I encourage everyone to listen to it.
  16. Apr 2, 2021
    5
    álbum of the year! demi's voice it's just amazing on this album, there's non "skip" y'all.
  17. Apr 2, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es bueno, la voz de Lovato es increíble pero esperaba algo un poco mejor, siento que le falto un plus todavía Expand
  18. Apr 4, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The lyrics, the sounds, the voice, the art are unbelievable. The most incredible album. Expand
  19. Aug 20, 2022
    5
    Meu álbum favorito de Demi Lovato! Simplesmente incrível, muito diferente de tudo que ela já fez. Extremamente maduro, sincero e poderoso. Os vocais, a produção e letras estão incríveis.
  20. Apr 19, 2021
    4
    Demi Lovato es una mujer muy talentosa, lastima que su escandalosa y ridícula forma de ser eclipse irremediablemente su carrera musical pesando mas sus quejas acerca de todo que sus discos.
  21. Aug 24, 2022
    4
    Gorgeous vocals especially on "good place",admirable concept just a bit overstuffed. This album is Demi trying and honestly damn near winning. It's features detract at times but never long enough for it to become a problem. It's accompanying film is just further proof that this version of Demi is a result of hard work and growth.
  22. Apr 2, 2021
    4
    Muito embora a Demi tenha passado por muita coisa, não acredito que ela seja a melhor se expressando liricamente sobre o assunto, mesmo com uma equipe de compositores trabalhando com ela, somente as duas primeiras faixas oferecem algo mais pessoal, intimista, de restante poderiam ser escritas de qualquer pessoa passando ou superando uma fase difícil. A produção tal qual as letras são rasasMuito embora a Demi tenha passado por muita coisa, não acredito que ela seja a melhor se expressando liricamente sobre o assunto, mesmo com uma equipe de compositores trabalhando com ela, somente as duas primeiras faixas oferecem algo mais pessoal, intimista, de restante poderiam ser escritas de qualquer pessoa passando ou superando uma fase difícil. A produção tal qual as letras são rasas e o que se destaca de vez em quando são os vocais da demi. Nenhuma das colaborações trouxe algo de muito primordial ou cristalino. E o projeto é longo, demi tenta caminhar de vez em quando em diferentes sonoridades quando nem dominou direito a anterior. Não recomendo. Expand
  23. Apr 2, 2021
    4
    It was an OK album. But the track list was too long, too many songwriters in this project (so it lacked some emotions in the lyrics), and she was oversinging in some songs that took away the emotions she wanted to express. I prefer the documentary a whole lot better
  24. Apr 3, 2021
    4
    This is good, but I only liked met him last night. A lot of skiped
    Miss old Demi xoxo
  25. Aug 23, 2022
    4
    She is using the same aesthetic, using the deug theme now is like always the same thing
  26. Nov 13, 2021
    3
    This album is a little bit underwhelming and boring. The songs are incohesive also.
  27. Aug 21, 2022
    3
    Aburrídisimo. No contiene ninguna canción que sea inolvidable. Más bien se convierte en algo interminable de escuchar, tanto que solo deseas que sea la última canción.
  28. Jul 22, 2021
    3
    This album begins with the grating track "Anyone", which sets the tone for the rest of the album: if you don't like it, you're not going to like the rest of it either.
  29. Apr 2, 2021
    2
    Here comes Demi again trying her best. But she fails again. I get it she’s been through some tough times we all have but her milking this overdoes is sick. The only song on this album worth a listen is the one with Ariana and even that one is so repetitive. Noah Cyrus sounds good on her feature but still trash.
  30. Apr 2, 2021
    2
    I liked the collabs on this album. However, her solo songs are weak sonically and the album sounds lost and not cohesive. I hope she learns from this album and grows artistically as she is a talented vocalist.
  31. Apr 2, 2021
    2
    lyrically well done but lacks variety as the majority of the tracks sound very similar and recall the same story over and over again.
  32. Apr 4, 2021
    1
    Demi's work follows a vicious cycle. How can you sell an intimate and personal job with 13 producers doing her job?And none of the songs were written entirely by her. It is poor, desperate and disheartening to hear a scream
  33. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    Mixing intimate ballads with upbeat club tracks, Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is the perfect contemporary pop artefact.
  34. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    Lyrically brilliant. Sonically boring. Not an album I would listen to more than once. Wish her the best though.
  35. Apr 4, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't feel an innovative job, it seems like something that's been heard before apart it's like the beat of previous songs that have hit worldwide, from or this for more but didn't look like this time. Expand
  36. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    this after tmylm is very disappointing, i expected much more srry demi but you know
  37. Apr 10, 2021
    1
    such a trash album positions is so much better. so boring redundant and basic.
  38. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    Basic lyrics and generic songs with a little bit of decent production to cover up the mess. It feels like I’m listening to a slightly more mature Disney Channel movie soundtrack. Nothing groundbreaking or daring, like it always is with miss Lovato.
  39. Apr 9, 2021
    1
    That was awful I am sorry for her ,her voice isn’t good at all
  40. Apr 9, 2021
    1
    someone has to warn her that no one can take more overcoming songs. this album is boring and no one cares
  41. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    Para mí, música con la capacidad de influenciar mis sentimientos es buena música. Música que me hace sentir.
  42. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    bunch of noise, blame her for the decadency of music, please quit and make a favor to the industry
  43. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    The opening three tracks are almost an EP in their own right, before a quick reset. Semi title track ‘The Art Of Starting Over’ begins anew, a straight forward bop that gets to the root of Demi’s recovery – her natural talent, her ear for pop magic, affording room for personal renewal.
  44. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    Wow! Lovato transcends his pain and bad habits from the past in happy and well-produced songs. Transforming pain into pure art. The art of starting over, starting over as an artist and finally finding the best of herself. Very proud of this album. Totally outside the comfort zone,
  45. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    pobresilla la serie sta muy desgarradora la vdd no pueo creer todo lo que le ha pasado y a susfanaticps ya por favor dejenla vivir empaz por favor dejenla escapar de su sotano ya que sea libre
  46. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    Esto es arte puro, el crecimiento y la mezcla de estilos en este álbum es totalmente increíble, es una pena por los swifties y selenators, cegados por una vida miserable... En fin, es un excelente álbum, en dónde podemos sentir la tragedia pero también el resurgimiento de una artista nueva.
  47. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    One of her very best albuns, imo. The sound is very different from her previous works which surprised me in the best way possible! So glad she's sharing her story with us once again!
  48. Aug 23, 2022
    1
    y el proposito cual fue? siempre llamando la atencion romantizando lo que le pasa, no hay nada que admirarle a esta mujer, definitivamente hay que sacarla del plató
  49. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This is an absolute masterpiece and I am absolutely in love with it! She completely snapped!
  50. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Cuando todo se basa en una MENTIRA, nada tiene significado

    Muy mal flopvato, desesperada
  51. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Lovato has truly overstayed her welcome, at least in terms of putting out albums that move you. The vim and vigor which so characterized her early work is largely absent. It almost feels as if she's going through the motions - it's corporatized. I wish she's returned to that stripped down, essentially progression that she used to write in her early days.
  52. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    really generic lyrics over really tired and generic production, this kind of gives me a cringe feeling the lyrics are so poor.
  53. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Unfortunately, there's nothing new here. Even though the whole behind this album, Demi still releases the same songs.
  54. Nov 20, 2021
    0
    dancing with the devil... the art of starting over was the album I listened to the most this year. I still listen to a lot of it every day, it's such a good and complete album, demi lovato's best work so far. I'm proud to be a fan of someone as talented as demi is musically.
  55. Apr 7, 2021
    0
    How did she go from the excellence of TMYLM to... something so underwhelming? I really wanted to like this but I'm disappointed. Besides MHLN, which is a masterpiece, everything is lacklustre. TMYLM > HWGA > Unbroken > DWTD > Demi > Don't Forget
  56. Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Bad album. Boring as expected. Made no noise as deserved. She should focus on her music instead of shading other artists.
  57. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    It's boring never been a fan of her vocals she just scream at every song she make
  58. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    I get it she’s been through some tough times we all have but her milking this overdoes is sick. The only song on this album worth a listen is the one with Ariana and even that one is so repetitive. Noah Cyrus sounds good on her feature but still trash.
  59. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    comprido e cansativo uma completa bagunça e com um descarte péssimo da outra concubina do scooter.
  60. Apr 6, 2021
    0
    boringggggggggggggggggggg as fcck but i like her though she is cute just borin'
  61. Apr 5, 2021
    0
    Not my thing I mean, it’s great but not enough
    Not what expected for Demi
    Btw I love u Demi ❤️
  62. Aug 21, 2022
    0
    +25 tracks??? and all of them talking about a damn OVERDOSE that no one remembers?

    girl get real,
  63. May 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It´s not the Album of the Year, but is a good album, the lyric is beautiful and she could express her feelings in it. I can feel that fixed her heart wrinting and the songs are the freedom. Expand
  64. Apr 4, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. sick and tired of everything about this woman. i tried listening to the album but it's just the same sh!t over and over again... Expand
  65. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    I don’t recommend this album... this album is a mess and one of the songs is not original but a cover, such a waste of time...
  66. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not really a fan of it. Not one of her greatest releases. Her last greatest release was skyscraper and heart attack. I don’t think I have liked anything she has released the past years. No thanks I’m good, next. Expand
  67. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Me parece muy mal álbum, no me gustó para nada Muy básico muy, no me gustaron para nada las letras
  68. Apr 4, 2021
    0
    meh...it’s just not it...too long and too boring, try again girlllllllllllll
  69. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    The only good song is the Ariana collaboration. The album is meh, goes to show how comeback albums can be lacklustre.
  70. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    not a fan sounds like she’s trying to hard sorry not sorry, she needs to go back to her other eras before
  71. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Haré lo que hizo un lovatic con Taylor y Selena. Cito textual:
    Aburrido, aburrido, aburridoooo álbum feo para dormir señora, por que compraría este álbum tan aburrido y fome
  72. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Disappointing ... still talking about what he suffered, it is nothing new or innovative, the melody is repetitive and without grace, the lyrics are somewhat good, but there is no song that is like "wow", it should definitely reinvent itself.
  73. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Bien colg4d4 de sus sobredosis, urge que escriba y cante cosas buenas y deje de estarse colgando de todos. Solo buscando atención, como 100pre
  74. Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Great album. Hope she continues with quality music, and actually starts over and put her past behind her.
  75. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    La verdad lo siente muy básico, las sonidos aburren demasiado, ya es hora de reinventarse
  76. Aug 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pas trop fan, l’album est un peu répétitif. On s’ennuie rapidement. Mais bon Expand
  77. Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Horrível, não tem coerência sonora, muito menos lírica. Tão decepcionado. Ela não tem uma direção artística boa
  78. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este álbum no es nada a comparación de su álbum homónimo, le hizo falta mucho más potencial Demi se debería enfocar más en otras cosas que en su sobredosis... Expand
  79. Aug 22, 2022
    0
    Sus fans pasaron dándole mala crítica a los demás álbumes solo para que su álbum subiera
  80. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Muito ruim , péssimo, parece descartes do poisitions e changes. A cantora não se reinventa e sempre trás o mesmo
  81. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    i don't recommend the album is boring and has many skips such a waste of time i didn't expect it she likes to milk her struggles
  82. Apr 7, 2021
    0
    I was expecting more from Demi after years of waiting for her new album this album is the same as the last ones , singing about the same issues and she still over-singing .. she has a powerful voice but her screams in the whole album make it hard to enjoy it ..
  83. Aug 14, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A única música que gostei foi Easy, as outras não gostei não... Não gosto desse estilo de música, acho que ela já fez álbuns bem melhores Expand
  84. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Same thing as always... she still hasnt found herself yet. MHLN is good, tho.
  85. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Is shock album, Start you think is bad and final you find is worst. DEMI did better, she struggled a lot but this is horrible
  86. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Beautiful album! She is amazing!! She can do everything she wants. I love her sooo much
  87. May 4, 2021
    0
    Muy malo, no merece tener un 9.3 de la audiencia siendo un album tan soso y pop basico y sin magia como este.
  88. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fue un álbum aburrido y poco creativo, solo habla de su sobredosis para causar lástima y poder vender pobre acabada. Ni dando lastima sale del. Flop Expand
  89. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't like this album, cause looks like she is copy, but is both so bad i just Don't like her Expand
  90. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This is stupidly awful. I feel ashamed that she has enough courage now to throw this compilation of garbage in the form of "" music "".
  91. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This is my third attempt at posting. Her 15 minutes I’ve been up for a long time, what she needs to do his retire now. I’m not impressed at all
  92. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    I dont like the album, is ugly but i like the song con Ariana..............
  93. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    I don’t recommend this album... this album is a mess and one of the songs is not original but a cover, such a waste of time...

    after reading the lyrics of each song we have to say that Demi Lovato is really overrated as a singer, considering she doesn’t write her own songs. It’s like a tattoo artists that doesn’t draw their own tattoos, reason as to why Taylor is better than her. Please
    I don’t recommend this album... this album is a mess and one of the songs is not original but a cover, such a waste of time...

    after reading the lyrics of each song we have to say that Demi Lovato is really overrated as a singer, considering she doesn’t write her own songs.
    It’s like a tattoo artists that doesn’t draw their own tattoos, reason as to why Taylor is better than her. Please use your time better and listen to the 2021 Grammy’s Album Of The Year folklore by Taylor Swift.

    Also it’s pretty sad that Demi needs to release a new documentary to talk about her same old problems everytime she releases a new album, desperate much?
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  94. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    So bad, 3 yo hiatus for nothing, demi should grow up as an artist instead of making the same songs all over again
  95. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    O álbum, que tem um nome maior que a profundidade do mesmo, de início nos faz questionar algo que sempre é uma dúvida na carreira de Lovato: quando é que essa mulher vai sacodir a poeira e parar de fazer música sobre superação? É como se ela tivesse prazer em ter alguma narrativa triste para fazer música. Aqui as coisas são tão óbvias e previsíveis que em certos momentos conseguimosO álbum, que tem um nome maior que a profundidade do mesmo, de início nos faz questionar algo que sempre é uma dúvida na carreira de Lovato: quando é que essa mulher vai sacodir a poeira e parar de fazer música sobre superação? É como se ela tivesse prazer em ter alguma narrativa triste para fazer música. Aqui as coisas são tão óbvias e previsíveis que em certos momentos conseguimos adivinhar exatamente do que vai se tratar a música mesmo antes de ouvi-la. Falta identidade neste trabalho, falta proeza, sagacidade e vontade de sair do mesmo. Ao contrário de suas ex-colegas da disney (que também não vem entregando obras de arte), Lovato se mantém em uma narrativa chata e constante, dando a entender que ela é mais perseguida que Jesus foi na terra. Com isso podemos concluir que Demi se inspirou no conceito do recente álbum de Selena Gomez (isso não é um elogio), pois são raros os momentos em que apareça algo bom nesse emaranhado de bombas. Expand
  96. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    mais da mesma coisa da demi, um álbum mal produzido que apenas foca os vocais, como todas as músicas da demi, as desse álbum não são diferentes. as músicas começam calmas, mas quando chegam no meio começam os whistles e a música vira uma gritaria até o final, isso cansa MUITO os ouvidos, principalmente quando você tem que ouvir DEZENOVE músicas desse álbum, e nem o feat com a arianamais da mesma coisa da demi, um álbum mal produzido que apenas foca os vocais, como todas as músicas da demi, as desse álbum não são diferentes. as músicas começam calmas, mas quando chegam no meio começam os whistles e a música vira uma gritaria até o final, isso cansa MUITO os ouvidos, principalmente quando você tem que ouvir DEZENOVE músicas desse álbum, e nem o feat com a ariana conseguiu salvar esta mulher da mesmice. enfim, não recomendo esse álbum, ele é horrivel.

    o lado bom? demi lovato agora tem um arsenal nuclear.
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  97. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    The very first album she doesn't force vocals or specific chart's music styles. She and her team literally highlighted very well the vocals and instruments to present the music in a way the listeners feel her emotions and this specific period of her life. Genuine, Human and catchy. First time since 2008 I see Demi being really creative and true to herself. Congrats! Grammy please take her ♥
  98. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Eu esperei tanto por isso, não poderia estar mais feliz e grata. Obrigada Deus, pela vida da Demi. Obrigada, Demi, por ser quem é. Eu te amo, garota. E seu álbum, suas letras, me tocaram a alma.
  99. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    Pop generic album with trap elements just to top the charts, but song with Ariana is really good.
  100. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dont recommend this album ... nothing innovative, typical of an album that the songs become tiring Expand
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Apr 15, 2021
    60
    Lovato's frankness is disarming, forcing a listener to reckon with the depths of the singer's distinction, yet the album works best when it veers toward lighter territory, letting the slick R&B rhythms and sugared hooks carry Lovato's emoting.
  2. Apr 8, 2021
    80
    Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is Demi Lovato like we have never heard before. She is sassy and carefree while serious about her identity and personhood in a way she has been itching to be for years.
  3. Apr 8, 2021
    80
    The opening three tracks are almost an EP in their own right, before a quick reset. Semi title track ‘The Art Of Starting Over’ begins anew, a straight forward bop that gets to the root of Demi’s recovery – her natural talent, her ear for pop magic, affording room for personal renewal.