Guts
by Olivia Rodrigo
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Sep 8, 2023
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 562 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 423 out of 562
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 562
  3. Negative: 95 out of 562
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  1. a_sebastian
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    93 critics score?! Like there's nothing in here I haven't
  2. Lilian1
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    Not my type of music. This just sounds so noisy and nothing special unless you like screaming... The ballads are better but just okay level. Couldn't understand the rave reviews from critics. It's a extremely overrated record.
  3. Ariston_M
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a good sophomore album and she serve no lies. However, there are too many skip that literally not repeatable, as of now. I saw some samples from 1D, Avril, and even Girl in Red. She overused the way it starts from sad/soft to rock. I like teenage dream, all-american... and get him back! tho. I admit, she's somehow good in lyrics, track listing, and even choosing what will be singles, however, this is good but I feel like Sour is way more good and some sophomore like Happier Than Ever or Harry's album that bring marks to everyone. At the end, sad to say but I still see Taylor and Lana resemblance/inspired on this album. Lastly, why she always choose to be the victim in her songs, she always been betrayed, and too many toxic lyrics and hate. Why can't she just make songs from her heart?

    In the other hand, this and Speak Now TV absolutely the frontrunner for the best music of 2023.    … Expand
  4. Guzmant
    Sep 10, 2023
    3
    'Guts' is basically just a bunch of leftovers from 'Sour', which was already boring given it was just your average cheesy teenage album about an annoying ex trying to make sure her old boyfriend is portrayed as the biggest monster ever for committing the capital sin of breaking up with her.

    This album is just a compilation of Disney Channel pop-rock rejects about a now grown teen taking a    'Guts' is basically just a bunch of leftovers from 'Sour', which was already boring given it was just your average cheesy teenage album about an annoying ex trying to make sure her old boyfriend is portrayed as the biggest monster ever for committing the capital sin of breaking up with her.

    This album is just a compilation of Disney Channel pop-rock rejects about a now grown teen taking a love delusion too far. Sorry Olivia, but writing your own lyrics is far from enough for being a good artist, especially with such a mediocre and obviously studio edited singing voice.    … Expand
  5. Supershy
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    Es un álbum donde no se ve una evolución de Olivia Rodrigo como cantante, su lírica y técnica no mejoró, me esperaba mucho más, pero me termino decepcionando Se siente como si fuera la segunda parte de SOUR y me recordó a tiempos de avril.
  6. blehbleh77
    Sep 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s basically just a continuation of Sour, there’s barely any growth in Olivia’s music or lyrics in this album.
    Honestly all these positive reviews dumbfound me because this one really isn’t all it was hyped up to be.—————————————————————



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  7. AndrewTate
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    You call this music? this sounds like you **** in a toilet bowl. I am uttering stunned by how atrocious this is
  8. overheatedboi
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. siento que no conecté tanto con este álbum como lo hice con SOUR, en lugar de ser un proyecto más maduro a mi me suena más infantil que SOUR :(… Expand
  9. raonnemenezes
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    It sounds like sour leftovers with more noise. Not a good album. But there are two good songs: logical and liove is embarrassing
  10. ernestoguerra21
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good 4 u remixes. Every song looks like collected from another artist. Although vampire was a really good song, the rest of the album is just the same songs all over again.… Expand
  11. Estaneck
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    O álbum da olivia é melhor que o primeiro guts veio mais consistente. Mesmo assim ainda não teve aquele grande crescimento musicalmente o álbum é uma continuação do sour não me surpreendeu em nada.
  12. jamieldel
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This is worse than sour... It sounds the same as her older songs and there is no artistic evolution. I expected more tbh. The lyricism is something a 13 year old would write and the production has some good parts but her voice and the production don’t fit to the rock/grunge influence.
  13. ThomasZa
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    i didn't like it tbh, too much voice filters and weird pop-rock. I found the ballads extremely weak. i preferred sour
  14. heliw
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Not my cup of tea, sorry. There are a few good ones but the vibe over all isnt for me.
  15. missnectarine
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    Impressionante como essa garota é o maior exemplo de industry plant. Do debut dela para esse album, não se vê praticamente nenhuma evoluçao. É o Sour 2.0. Completamente medíocre.
  16. rickardo11111
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    No hate towards Olivia but it's nothing new. Exact same sound with SOUR, same theme. I don't get the hype
  17. sy16
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    most of the songs unfortunately did not click for me like sour did. bad idea the only song i would listen to it again.
  18. Albert1305
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. .más de lo mismo y plagiando algunas canciones, me suena a katy perry y a lorde… Expand
  19. davidqkelly
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    I was very much looking forward to this album, but I’m sorry to say that I am disappointed. It sounds a lot like an early aughts Avril Lavigne album, or a rockified knockoff Taylor Swift. The hooks disappoint, with decent build up but no emotional payoff. Lyrically, there are a lot of lines that are repeated multiple times, serving as filler between bars.
  20. Yasmimrr
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    four songs save the album, unfortunately it doesn't exceed expectations and neither does Sour
  21. bieleyelash
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    To be honest, I am not disappointed because she delivered exactly what I thought she would give us: boring songs. Hopefully, she will evolve on her next project.
  22. lionheart_siva
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Urakkam thoongi album.
    Urangi chathu ennath allathe oru gunavum illa.
    Flopped    … Expand
  23. Jefersonvs
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    I feel bits of innovation in some tracks, but it all feels like a continuation of SOUR, something that could've been on their previous album and would be the same.
  24. moizzz
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Only couple of good ones. No originality and lyrics sounds a lil childish in some parts. Its an okay work.
  25. playmelikealove
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Yes, it is a heavier sound than sour, but apart from that I was disappointed, because her songwriting really has not improved imo. None of the songs got to me and i don't know how to say this, but lyrcis and music sometimes just don't match? you could've tried harder to find the perfect words, but you didn't.
    I'm sure any young girl who loves her will disagree, but imo olivia is not worth    Yes, it is a heavier sound than sour, but apart from that I was disappointed, because her songwriting really has not improved imo. None of the songs got to me and i don't know how to say this, but lyrcis and music sometimes just don't match? you could've tried harder to find the perfect words, but you didn't.
    I'm sure any young girl who loves her will disagree, but imo olivia is not worth the hype, at least not from a musical pov. artists like conan gray are doing a better job at creating something that is really a work of art, but maybe this is just a expression and doesn't aim to be good, timeless music. everyone has different tastes, this one was not for me, i really wished for better songwriting, "compliments like bullets on my skin" just isn't good enough for me.    … Expand
  26. Karlangas
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    The clear influence of many artists is involved in this album. The project could have been a big deal IF they would've released it back in the 2000s.
  27. mariaiwieieow
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Personally I had a lot of expectations on this album. A total flop.Personally I had a lot of expectations on this album. A total flop.Personally I had a lot of expectations on this album. A total flop.Personally I had a lot of expectations on this album. A total flop.
  28. emilygilmore
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    It’s mostly a continuation of Sour. While the lyrics are relatable, it sounds a little same
  29. Pedrynhoo
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    The album looks like it's a sour copy. You can't see evolution in the vocals. guts isn't bad, but it's far from good.
  30. Rotimi
    Sep 10, 2023
    1
    The album is just an expansion of the sound brutal offered on her debut album, a sound that’s more of noisy, gimmicky and pretentious. Didn’t enjoy this record.
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Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Sep 18, 2023
    90
    “Teenage Dream” recycles a song title of Katy Perry’s and echoes a twisty-turny melody of Lana Del Rey’s. Yet Rodrigo’s emotional presence is so strong throughout “Guts” — so believable even at its most unrelatable — that you never lose the sense of a specific young person navigating a trial of her own making.
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  2. AllMusic
    Sep 15, 2023
    90
    GUTS is emphatic proof that Rodrigo isn't just good for a kid -- she's grown into an artist with plenty of things to say, and the confidence and eloquence to say them her way.
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  3. Beats Per Minute
    Sep 13, 2023
    76
    These songs show that Rodrigo isn’t done after GUTS.
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