No One Ever Really Dies
by N.E.R.D
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Dec 15, 2017
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 118 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 118
  3. Negative: 13 out of 118
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  1. Nathdoll
    Dec 19, 2017
    1
    This is probably the worst album they have ever made. I have no plans on listening to any if the sings on this album ever again. Thoroughly disappointed. They went too pop. That's not what core fans want.
  2. hjclouds
    Dec 18, 2017
    3
    Imagine you were so high and paying something in your car , and you didn't even understand what's going on because your were high and all you heard was some weird drums and tunes playing . and when you are up next day , you might not even remember what it was , you might wonder what was that ? a DJ.? Well , this is that kind of album but in this case , You dont really have to be high toImagine you were so high and paying something in your car , and you didn't even understand what's going on because your were high and all you heard was some weird drums and tunes playing . and when you are up next day , you might not even remember what it was , you might wonder what was that ? a DJ.? Well , this is that kind of album but in this case , You dont really have to be high to forget anything in this album . I had hope about Pharrell Williams in this but well , Its mostly a disappointment .… Expand
  3. jasharkowalski
    Dec 17, 2017
    0
    A mish mash, nothing new, nothing that mister "great taste for **** hasn't played or showed already....someone heard post-punk here ??? - give me a break....this is a piece that nobody will ever play at any party, not in the car while being stuck in rush hour...nothing....this is just another display of mister **** kaka.
  4. djkeef13
    Apr 4, 2018
    1
    I like NERD a lot. "In Search Of..." is one of the greatest albums of all time. I was front and center seeing NERD in 2007 and it's still one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life.

    However, this album from NERD failed to deliver anything with any substance. At all. Most of the songs featured completely obnoxious beats, doubled with a petulant throwing of Pharrell's voice. At    I like NERD a lot. "In Search Of..." is one of the greatest albums of all time. I was front and center seeing NERD in 2007 and it's still one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life.

    However, this album from NERD failed to deliver anything with any substance. At all. Most of the songs featured completely obnoxious beats, doubled with a petulant throwing of Pharrell's voice. At least one song features strange manic lyrics about "law of the universe" pseudo-science. The guest artists are an all-star cast of A-listers, but none of them are able to save the album, for lack of substance given to them to perform.

    The world could use more Pharrell's genius fusion of funk, disco, and rock, but this album unfortunately doesn't have any of it. Hard pass on this one.    … Expand

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The Wire
    Feb 23, 2018
    70
    Not everything is great--in particular “Lifting You” with Ed Sheeran is about as limp as you’d expect--but even the clumsier moments feel relevant and contemporary. [Feb 2018, p.51]
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Jan 10, 2018
    40
    The trio’s meandering avant-rap is somehow more encumbered by its lack of ideas than its lack of editorial savvy.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Jan 4, 2018
    80
    Once a groove machine that favored the warmth of live instruments, N.E.R.D has roughed up its sound to match these themes; No_One Ever Really Dies is full of heaving beats and harsh digital textures that catch the day’s chaotic spirit in the same way that Williams’ and Hugo’s flashy production work as the Neptunes reflected the prosperity of the post-bling era.
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