Rare
by Selena Gomez
User Score
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. wolfiejenn
    Jan 10, 2020
    2
    all the songs are the same. I don't get the hipe. Doesn't have good vocals, sound or lyrics. She hasn't grow up artistically
  2. Johnlucasz
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Álbum of the year. O melhor trabalho da Selena superando o Revival, outra bíblia sonora, e não choca por ser uma lenda
  3. Seledrops
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum coeso e instrumental maravilhoso, a Selena Gomez evoluiu muito nas suas músicas… Expand
  4. Dragon_Ball
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Очень личный и душевный альбом Селены. Браво! Каждая песня уникальная
  5. 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
  6. baezinhi
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    best album ever, it's honest, vulnerable and sounds amazing. the princess of pop come back.
  7. Benru1008
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Album of the year! El como ella mostró su lado más vulnerable y como logra conectar con su versión de la historia es impresionante
  8. Kmayol
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Her best album. Sincere, mature and good lyrics. You can tell by her lyrics that she feels free now and I’m so glad she does!
  9. alexkkarev
    Jan 10, 2020
    0
    so fan mesmo o gostar disso... é tão fraco, o pior trabalho dela com certeza
  10. dagermxn
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album to date! Literally all songs sounds different and unique. Really suits her voice and style.… Expand
  11. dispiew_
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. aqui vemos uma Selena mais madura e seu álbum mais pessoal, aonde ela decidiu (de forma madura) nos mostrar tudo o que ela passou pra ter uma amor próprio, e ela divide isso conosco, nos ajudando a passar por momentos o qual ela já passo… Expand
  12. phonx29
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Thd id how you do a comeback. Personally, I think this is Selena's best album and shows a real artistic progression from revival, which I also loved. I think it also does tell a story with the first 4 songs being her looking back and getting to where she is now with tracks 5 to 13 telling a story of how she's healed over everything that she's been through.
  13. rutilo
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Rare Is the best album of Selena, tiene sonidos frescos y su voz se escucha mejor
  14. loversinnerXO
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums I've heard in a while. Loved the message in every song. Rare is a very special album and it has the sound you will want to listen non-stop.
  15. Weslxy
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    this is the best work of selena, abosluty amazing, shes found her voice, i love this album
  16. demenokas
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    I fell in love with every song from this album, I heard nothing better than this album, I can say with confidence that this is the best album of my life
  17. Judgee
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    It's the best album!!! It's amazing how good all the songs are and you can't decide which one is the best because they're all perfect.
  18. treboreis
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    FOR GOD SELENA ...
    this is so good, mature and sophisticated. surpassed the revival, period.
  19. sevenasaletter
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This is clearly Selena Gomez’s best work to date. One of the best produced albums I have heard and despite being January, sounds like it could be an “Album Of The Year”, it just feels like we can’t get better than this, she really saw the bar and decided to set it miles higher. There m isn’t one song that i dislike. Congratulations to Selena Gomez and all the people who helped produce andThis is clearly Selena Gomez’s best work to date. One of the best produced albums I have heard and despite being January, sounds like it could be an “Album Of The Year”, it just feels like we can’t get better than this, she really saw the bar and decided to set it miles higher. There m isn’t one song that i dislike. Congratulations to Selena Gomez and all the people who helped produce and co-write this album!… Expand
  20. Aaaaa45
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    the best album, each song takes you to a different place you find tranquility and peace with yourself to feel the connection with each of the songs, a whole work of art "RARe"
  21. Nycole
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    O álbum e maravilhoso. Eu amei todas as músicas, mas a minha preferida foi Rare
  22. Bkoko
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Not a song on here that I’d skip!! LOVE IT! You should definitely check it out!!
  23. pauulojunqueira
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rare is magnífic, is fun , is magical , is perfect... love u Selena, love u… Expand
  24. Foscorcel
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Confidence. Pure. Masterpiece
    My favourites:
    People you know A Sweeter Place
    Vulnerable
  25. JosaRare
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    É um álbum que vc se conectar rapidamente desde a primeira música até a última, passando pelos sentimentos da Selena durante esse tempo de produção do álbum. De uma forma alegre em sua maioria ela consegue conquistar o coração
  26. blxcktreaclr
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    An excellent album. All the songs are wonderful. Selena found a new way to discover herself in music. STREAM IT!
  27. Michaelmc
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet, she tells the story of bouncing back from heartbreak and fully embraces being moved on with this album
  28. annyroseo
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    i love it so much, album of the year for sure her best album, i still not have a favorite beacuse all is a amazing, such good lycris o love it
  29. thomassantay
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The album is cohesive. She adds different elements within each song that no traditional pop album has. Selena Gomez proves herself that after a four year hiatus, she is a growing artist.
  30. Selenaisqueen
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    İt's a masterpiece! It's the best album I have ever heard! My favorites are Ring, let me get me, people you know, crowded room, rare... I can't even choose. It's too hard.
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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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