An Evening with Silk Sonic
by Silk Sonic
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Nov 12, 2021
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 333 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 301 out of 333
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 333
  3. Negative: 22 out of 333
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  1. Rodrigo30
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Just wonderful, amazing! It's surreal is quality presented by the two artists on this album. Beautiful vocals, perfect arrangements. One of the best albums i've heard in my life. I felt in the clouds when I first heard it. Perfect from start to finish, with no average music. A great job!!!
  2. Jaceadms
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    This album has one banger after another. Literally every track on this album had me stop what I was doing so I could listen to every note. Beautiful music and Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have amazing chemistry. Loved it.
  3. Jyotishmoy
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    AOTY ! A certified classic ! I don't know how should I explain this ! Pure perfection
  4. downjeth
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    An album that has great cohesion, no tracks are left out, purely perfection!
  5. amannda
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Perfect on every song, melodies and every lyric. It's not just an album that people may like or dislike, it's a complete work of art!!!!!
  6. TannerThanYou25
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Bruno and Anderson have created a unique 70’s experience almost like no other music today. With beautiful instrumentals and classic, yet edgy lyrics, this album is a treat for the soul
  7. sscott0829tw
    Nov 12, 2021
    8
    Might grow on me more later, but there are a bit meh song in the track list like 777 and the thundercat track. Most song here are still stunning and amazing too. Glad that Bruno and Anderson come back with this great of a project!!!
  8. cesardiosXO
    Nov 12, 2021
    7
    I genuinely wanna know how Bruno does it to make painfully average albums with zero novelty or true originality behind them and people always act like he dropped a masterpiece.

    This album is bare bones good, so a 7 is as high as it'll get
  9. paltareina
    Nov 12, 2021
    9
    I knew that Bruno's vocals were god tier, but damn, Anderson can really sing.
  10. fdoayala
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Para mi es el disco del año! Tiene todo para ser un clásico a futuro. La estética que lograron es simplemente genial y bien aplicada!
  11. Seth97
    Nov 12, 2021
    2
    Weak Melodies, easy go-to 70’s production that isn’t surprising or inventive. Great performance technically but there’s nothing really stand out or creative here. I can’t see myself memorizing the tunes at all. Very smooth generic background vibes. If you like that kind of dull cheesy vintage sound than ok, but it just sounds so empty yet so overcrowded.
  12. Geckono
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This album is phenomenal because the vibe is insane in probably every song !
    My favorite one is Put on a smile, this actually game me the biggest smile of 2021 this was so amazing, Instrumental and flow is spot on. i am fund of the groove.
    Probably 2021's Aoty.
  13. MARTINCARDENAS
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. This album is undoubtedly one of the best of the year, of course its melodies and lyrics stand out a lot. "777" great song, like the well-known "Leave the Door Open", "Skate", "Smokin Out the Window". And all the songs, they're all good...
  14. ddenztr
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Easily an instant classic. Paak and Bruno Mars deliver a flawless record that is polished with feel good soul, funk and manages to leave a smile on your face without fail. Refreshing, cohesive, well constructed, and colourful. Incredible.
  15. Skippy1386
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This album is perfect. I listened to it twice last night and I went to bed and slept on it before giving a review. From the vocals, to the instrumentation, the production, this album is simply perfect. There are levels to artistry and these gentlemen, and everyone involved, handled this project with extreme care. Even in the music videos, you can see how much they care about this project.This album is perfect. I listened to it twice last night and I went to bed and slept on it before giving a review. From the vocals, to the instrumentation, the production, this album is simply perfect. There are levels to artistry and these gentlemen, and everyone involved, handled this project with extreme care. Even in the music videos, you can see how much they care about this project. It reminds me of Quention Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." He's a lover of the 60s landscape and you can tell by the little intricate details he put in his movie. It made you feel like you were in the 60s Hollywood. What QT did with that, Silk Sonic did with this album.

    My parents introduced me to the Commodores, EWF, Kool & The Gang, Bootsy Collins, Parliment The Isley Brothers and Motown early in my life. When I tell you that Silk Sonic has mastered the sound and quite possibly elevated it, I'm not joking.

    This album is a 10/10, 5 out of 5 for me. I've never given any album a perfect score ever. My expectations for this album were already high. Most times albums don't live up to my expectations. This exceeded my expectations.    … Expand
  16. Jenny777
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Amazing!! Two very talented musicians gift us with one of the best albums of 2021.
  17. Buddysoysa
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When you see the album title you know it's a 0 skip album. From RnB to Funk to soul their groove galore. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak getting together aas a match made in heaven and this is something iconic we have all heard for a long time.… Expand
  18. lijbrooks
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This album was purely magical, the only criticism I could possibly have for it is i wish it was 11-12 songs long instead of 9, but my rating is still closer to 10 than 9. If you love 70’s music, this is your album. I’m someone that listens to Rap and R&B primarily, and I can admit this is a top 3 album of 2021. Must listen, and it must be said that Bruno and Anderson should get equalThis album was purely magical, the only criticism I could possibly have for it is i wish it was 11-12 songs long instead of 9, but my rating is still closer to 10 than 9. If you love 70’s music, this is your album. I’m someone that listens to Rap and R&B primarily, and I can admit this is a top 3 album of 2021. Must listen, and it must be said that Bruno and Anderson should get equal credit for the album, neither of them carried the other. I could even say Anderson impressed me more than Bruno did at times. Again, must listen, and I 100% recommend this album.… Expand
  19. Robner
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Qué perfectos sonidos, mostrando la incursión en géneros ya plasmados y pudiendo sobrellevarlos de la mejor forma. 100/100… Expand
  20. Alangtz_14
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Que gran álbum un fresco respiro a la música de hoy en día, más que gran artista es bruno y anderson
  21. Siocled
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Magnificent melodies worthy of great musicians. The album is a complete vibe and every song is amazing.… Expand
  22. YasmimC
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito! Esse álbum, essa parceria como um todo, foi uma das melhores coisas que aconteceram este ano
  23. Reisin
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    O álbum é um dos mais ricos musicalmente das ultimas décadas e com vocais impecáveis de Bruno Mars e Anderson .Paak uma experiência sem igual. Dois gênios da musica. Um dos melhores álbuns que eu já ouvi.
  24. lucasknowles
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    The production, the vocals, the instruments, the visible heavy inspiration in the 70's songs, the sequence of the tracks... everything is so perfect! Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak took their best musical inspirations and gave life to this 10/10 album. Definitely the best of 2021.
  25. jooaoviictor
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece, that's all, nothing left to say, it bothers me that 10 is the highest score I can give to this album
  26. rafinha_
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Uma delícia de álbum, com elementos que se encaixam perfeitamente. Anderson e Bruno fazem com que suas vozes sejam um pedaço do céu. Álbum do ano, sem dúvidas.
  27. bia_fabris
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    the best album I've ever heard in my whole life, bruno mars and anderson paak nailed it!
  28. jessliborio
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't express it in beautiful words about what I felt hearing it, I think it was the first one I liked ALL THE TRACKS at first, for me it's one of the best albums of the century, well job, the instrumentals are just FLAWLESS, silk sonic is HISTORY. the blass off ending is simply inexplicable, fly as for me was anderson's moment, very artist... put on a smile?????? for real?? PERFECT!

    Oh honestly, I'm not talking, drooling egg because I'm a fan, but it's because I like these genres they put, I love researching, I love discovering artists of these genres, I love everything... it's music, it's beautiful to hear, it's wonderful to feel. 10/10    … Expand
  29. kiwisoberang
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    it is amazing!!! is very well listen it,t he songs are of great quality and the style is completely different from the current one
  30. louiserocha
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    amazing, incredible mindblowing. congrets bruno and anderson, you never cease to amaze me.
  31. crissia
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Álbum coeso, puro Soul, capaz de te transportar para a década de 70 sem deixar de ser atual
  32. jessisouza
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    incredible! bruno mars and anderson paak is the best duo of 2021. the song put on a smile is my personal favorite.
  33. AminGrizi
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    What a masterpiece again, wow i can’t describe m’y feelings after this album!
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83

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. HipHopDX
    Nov 23, 2021
    76
    Clocking in at nine tracks and 31 minutes, Mars and Paak are in and out, delivering their best impression of ’70s funk, soul and R&B — albeit each track is so spit polished and clean, it noticeably lacks the raw charm of the original. But that in no way means An Evening With Silk Sonic doesn’t have its merits.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Nov 22, 2021
    60
    It’s not cynical and calculated enough to be a shameless cash-grab yet it’s not self-indulgent enough to be a vanity project. Perhaps it’s just a stopgap in the catalogues of two big-selling artists; an intended homage to the music that made Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. They’re making this music because they like it, because they want to, and because they can.
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 19, 2021
    80
    Yes, it’s all cheesy as a vat of fondue. But it’s also a lot of fun.
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