Rare
by Selena Gomez
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 9647 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,297 out of 9647
  2. Mixed: 231 out of 9647
  3. Negative: 1,119 out of 9647
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  1. sgweeknd
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This is her BEST ALBUM, the production is flawless, every song sounds amazing and all of them are so different! Good job SELENA!
  2. Ringoff
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Perfeito sem defeitos,o álbum passa mensagens muito importantes sobre superação, amor próprio e etc
  3. devdevdalton
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    love this album my new favorite album G
  4. pilarissorare
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Simply an amazing job. The vocals, the lyrics, the production. Great job, exceeded all expectations.
  5. raymondsr
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best album of Selena ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️… Expand
  6. selsmanic
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This album is so beautiful and mind-blowing, you can listen to it many times and never get tired of it! This shows selena's growth and musical experimentation, which clearly worked for her, truly her best album and one of the best pop albums in a lot time. Selena turned her growing pains to pop gold. So good and sonically cohesive, every track stands on its own and her vocals were onThis album is so beautiful and mind-blowing, you can listen to it many times and never get tired of it! This shows selena's growth and musical experimentation, which clearly worked for her, truly her best album and one of the best pop albums in a lot time. Selena turned her growing pains to pop gold. So good and sonically cohesive, every track stands on its own and her vocals were on point, wonderful writing skills too. Rare has such a strong possibility and potential to be one of the biggest pop albums of all time and to get nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album or other category at the Grammy's 2021, including Album Of The Year. So happy for her and her hard work… Expand
  7. danirare
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    wow best album yet hands down, can’t wrap my head around how good she sounds n how good the music is can definitely vibe with it
  8. Roussel
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Excelente todo lo que haces, este album es el mejor de todos de los que ha lanzado selena. Las canciones que me gustaron fueron vulnerable, ring, y entre otras.. principal mente rare por que suena increíble
  9. meduardm
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    perfeitoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiioooo
  10. Anafonseca
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Selena perfeita sem defeitos, o resto q lute, tô viciada nesse álbum. Crowded Room, People you know, sweeter Place, hit
  11. cinziamusic
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. QUICK HONEST REVIEW FOR NON-FANS:
    1) Rare: nice beat and vocals. The chorus is interesting. Overall the lyrics is good. 2) Dance Again: I don’t mind it, definitely has some catchy parts and overall a very “dance” vibe. The lyrics are repetitive and not particularly elaborate, but it’s fine. Decent song.
    3) Look at her now: Nice pop song, I like the message behind it. The chorus is original and catchy. One of the best songs of the album.
    4) Lose you to love me: it’s the only ballad in the album and one of the best songs in it as well. Powerful vocals in the chorus. Also, her sweet voice sounds really pleasing. Nice lyrics as well.
    5) Ring: she should have made more songs like this one. Catchy, different vibe, slight vibrato on point, the flavor is there. I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to it for the first time. It’s my favorite out of all of songs.
    6) Vulnerable: nice lyrics but the music is a no for me. It feels like they wrote the lyrics first and then asked themselves “Okay, now we have to come up with some random melody that can fit all of these words”. Best part of the song is the bridge. Overall: boring, which is sad because the lyrics is nice. 7) People you know: just no. The music is fine and it could have been catchy but the lyrics is way too repetitive. The only thing she says over and over again:”We used to be close but people can go from people you know to people you don’t”. It’s not even a deep sentence...it’s literally like singing “It’s very bad that water is wet”. Boring much?
    8) Let Me Get me: meh, not bad but not great. I like the message behind it which is to stop self sabotaging. The music, however, is nothing special nor catchy. I wouldn’t listen to it if it wasn’t Selena’s song.
    9) Crowded Room: baby it’s just me and you, just us two even in a crowded room. Repeat it infinite times, one time in the normal key and the second one in a higher key + boring, mellow music + random rap verse. There you go, here’s “Crowded Room”.
    10) Kinda Crazy: starts with the guitar, the melody is well promising. You would imagine Selena to start singing in a “powerful”/strong tone...but no. Instead, she decides to go for the whisper style making the whole song WEAKER. Annoying, it could have a been a good song but the lack of strong vocal parts destroyed everything. Heard stronger vocals in Lose You To Love me and Ring, even. I know you could have done it Selena...so why didn’t you?
    11) Fun: Julia Michals was here...and it shows. Nice song, definitely has a “fun” vibe. Hits differently after listening to all those previous boring songs.
    12) Cut You Off: Nice, I like both the lyrics and the music. Vocals are okay, nothing crazy but she has a soothing voice. 13) Sweeter Place: wannabe radio hit. Thoughts: I am a fan of Selena but I don’t like this album. I find it barely decent. None of the songs were particularly good (except maybe the ballad). Nothing exciting about them. If I wasn’t a fan I would have skipped most of the songs after 10 seconds.    … Expand
  12. Lella
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The album is wonderful Selena Gomez managed to overcome the revival. The track that names the album rare is amazing. Ouçaaam
  13. Mayconscorrea
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Valeu a pena cada segundo de esperam esses 4 anos, Selena nos entregou algo tão maduro, honesto, lindo e especial, eu estou muito orgulhoso de tudo que ela já está conquistando, eu vejo o coração dela em casa faixa de Rare.… Expand
  14. matpessoa
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Perfect perfect Perfect perfect Perfect perfect Perfect perfect Perfect perfect Perfect perfect Perfect perfect
  15. lisandro123
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    ESSE ÁLBUM É PERFEITO E LENDÁRIO O VERDADEIRO AOTY, CADA MÚSICA FALA COM A GENTE, AS LETRAS SÃO PERFEITAS.
  16. 28283
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This album was truly worth the wait it showcases what she has been doing in the 4 years she hasn't been active and the songs are versatile, each song has a different vibe and it's very unique
  17. Amanda9
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Es el mejor álbum que suelen a lanzado, quede impresionada con la canción vulnerable
  18. louisnicotine
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    o álbum tá todo perfeito, o aclamado chegou e eu não paro de escutar!! stream rare
  19. marcanjoul
    Jan 12, 2020
    10
    Her best work yet! So cohesive and amazing. I love it
  20. Juliafrlo3
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The production is amazing! I've been waiting for that tipe of music in the past years and now Selena Gomez surprised us with a new style for her songs. She totally killed it.
  21. Francefav
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum coeso, onde mostra a evolução da Selena Gomez, vemos em sua melhor era… Expand
  22. Caius0207
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    It’s a fresh masterpiece and it’s completely different from what we’ve heard from her before. Revival was good but RARE is in the next level. It’s also good to be able to notice that there’s some influence from other artists in the tracks. A person who listens to other people to learn and grow up in music deserves nothing else but recognition.
  23. jpblack96
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    After working in this album for over 4 years selena didnt dissapoint this is her best album yet and the best pop album iv heard since black out
  24. indielua
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    O álbum tem simplicidade e verdade. E o principal de tudo, o amor próprio, tornando todas as musicas intimistas, somos capaz de sentir todos os sentimentos da Selena.
  25. rashaa
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    LITERALLY AMAZING ALBUM OF THE YEARR!!!! i love it soooo much wow my favs are vulnerable rare people you know and crowded room i HIGHLY RECOMMEND
  26. Selenaart
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta hermosa me encanto creo que se salio de su zona y dio lo mejor del 2020… Expand
  27. Joshyu
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    One of the most honest albums I’ve ever heard. Very vulnerable yet fun and empowering!
  28. JuliaRoberta
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    esse album é tudo, valeu a pena passar 4 anos no deserto, as musicas sao impecáveis, os feats maravilhosos acertou em cheio, é isso, com a selena é assim, coesão, perfeição,e aclamação
  29. niclastname
    Jan 10, 2020
    7
    "Rare" was a good album for Selena. There was a slight maturing of her sound and leaves plenty of room to expand in her future work. Stand out tracks were "Rare," "Dance Again", "Vulnerable," and "Fun."
  30. guilhermearauj
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Um álbum mais íntimo e um trabalho muito bem elaborado, músicas que contagiam e emocionam.
    Ela acertou em cheio com esse álbum.
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Slant Magazine
    Jan 15, 2020
    60
    Rare continually teases intriguing forays into leftfield pop, but so many of the album’s experiments come off as just that, without ever crystallizing with memorable hooks.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Jan 14, 2020
    80
    The record she has delivered to kickstart a new decade is a career defining release, and from a pop star who is firmly back on top of her game.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Jan 14, 2020
    68
    While none of these 13 songs attempt the subtle weirdness of “Bad Liar” and the emotional thesis—self-love!—can be a bit one-note, Rare is the 27-year-old’s most cohesive record to date. ... But it’s difficult to come away from Rare with any real perspective on who Gomez is other than that she doesn’t want to be the person she was, whoever that similarly mysterious shadow was.
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