Anti
by Rihanna
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2154 Ratings

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  1. oklock
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    The album has a good background and concept, but it just don´t have a defined rhythm or a good musicality, which makes it looks desorganized and feel boring.
  2. KTX05
    Jan 29, 2016
    7
    Honestly, Anti was never meant to have the runaway smash hits of Loud or Good Girl Gone Bad. While the roll out for this album was anything but smooth, everyone could tell that the music was going to be different this time around...and thankfully it was.

    Anti has a lot of things happening on it, ranging from great ("Kiss It Better"), to bad ("Woo"), to just downright weird (A cover of    Honestly, Anti was never meant to have the runaway smash hits of Loud or Good Girl Gone Bad. While the roll out for this album was anything but smooth, everyone could tell that the music was going to be different this time around...and thankfully it was.

    Anti has a lot of things happening on it, ranging from great ("Kiss It Better"), to bad ("Woo"), to just downright weird (A cover of Tame Impala's "Same Ol' Mistakes"). But overall, this is Rihanna's strongest and most cohesive work to date. She may not know exactly what she wants to say as an artist yet, but she is more than willing to step outside the box to get there.    … Expand
  3. Sensato
    Jan 28, 2016
    1
    ANTI, que álbum decepcionante... O pior já gravado pela artista barbadiana. Rihanna já não tem absolutamente talento algum, ela poderia ter ao menos selecionado boas músicas de seus compositores. O álbum também falha na interpretação das canções. Ao avaliar o material quase fiquei surdo ao ouvir "Higher", pensei estar ouvindo um live de "Firework" da Katy Perry. Porém, o álbum não é deANTI, que álbum decepcionante... O pior já gravado pela artista barbadiana. Rihanna já não tem absolutamente talento algum, ela poderia ter ao menos selecionado boas músicas de seus compositores. O álbum também falha na interpretação das canções. Ao avaliar o material quase fiquei surdo ao ouvir "Higher", pensei estar ouvindo um live de "Firework" da Katy Perry. Porém, o álbum não é de todo o mal, destaque para "Love On The Brain", a melhor faixa dentre esse amontoado de demos.… Expand
  4. nokyam1
    Feb 1, 2016
    0
    Rihanna fez aquele auê todo por causa desse album, e deixou todos ansiosos e com grandes expectativas, infelizmente nenhuma dessas espectativas foi saciada com esse álbum!
  5. UmLuan
    Jan 29, 2016
    0
    This album gave me sleep. It's tiring.
    Rihanna tried to be different and ended up making a bad album.
    This has nothing innovative.
    And it is only sustained by the fans as going all out for the album not fail.
    Including as saying that like it when they hated the album.
  6. mc_ryn
    Jan 28, 2016
    8
    swing and a miss.

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  7. Blizzardz
    Jan 28, 2016
    6
    ANTI é um álbum bom para fins sexuais, eu mesmo já transei com o meu namorado ouvindo Work, imitando que ele era o Drake e eu a Rihanna... Mas o gostinho do álbum para por aí.
    O álbum não tem uma pegada da Rihanna. Ela tentou ser conceitual, mas não atingiu o seu limite artístico. Apesar de que o álbum é melhor que seu antecessor Unapologetic (aliás... o que não é?)
  8. Custom_Concerns
    Feb 6, 2016
    4
    Rihanna surprised me on this record with a number of tracks that I actually quite enjoyed. Those few tracks, however, were not enough to save a record that from an artist that still perpetuates every mainstream pop cliche known to man.
  9. jrodfilms
    Feb 12, 2016
    6
    There are two standout tracks 'Kiss it Better' & 'Woo' - those are singles that would be popular. The rest of the album would consist of a few listens to digest what is going on here. Some filler.
  10. ZhaneJohnson
    Jan 29, 2016
    6
    I feel like she's only been spending some a few hours to make this album with a lot of long interludes. There are some good ones like Kiss It Better & Love on the Brain but nothing much. Always the same world as Unapologetic. Navy had to wait for something that she made not in a perfectly and good way. Sorry but not sorry for them
  11. HKBryce
    Jan 29, 2016
    6
    Re her past albums, I've frequently complained that much of her output sounded as if she was barely present save for phoning in the vocals. On first listen this sounds more interesting than previous albums, simply that it's less predictable; more Rihanna, less record co. committee. First album still has most appeal but artists with this much talent need to grow past just releasing catchy singles.
  12. abeel06
    Jan 30, 2016
    1
    To much hype for a dissapointing album with boring songs that all sound almost the same. Rihanna needs to get her **** together and make great music again.
  13. MarcosArcher
    Feb 1, 2016
    6
    Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment.
  14. davilima23
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    melhor álbum hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh épicomelhor álbum hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh épico meeelhorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… Expand
  15. Sani
    Mar 14, 2016
    3
    Here's the thing: Pop is Rihanna's stream. I seriously understand the fact that she wants to be taken more seriously as an artist and thinks that incongruently mixing genres ranging from club hip hop, trip hop and soul would give her that, but it flops. "Love on the Brain" is more of the direction she should have followed. When she described the album she used "soulful" to describe theHere's the thing: Pop is Rihanna's stream. I seriously understand the fact that she wants to be taken more seriously as an artist and thinks that incongruently mixing genres ranging from club hip hop, trip hop and soul would give her that, but it flops. "Love on the Brain" is more of the direction she should have followed. When she described the album she used "soulful" to describe the whole thing however this is the only song that subscribes to that ideal. "Work" I must admit did better commercially than I thought it would however we have lost that essence of Rihanna being a vocal artist! She screams and scratches all the time now which detracts from the dynamic it used to have and adds to this ever increases idea that she is losing her voice or worse yet lazy. I must appreciate the raw energy that she pours into her work very few artists (ahem Beyonce) still have that. I have always been a RIHANNA FAN and I am avidly waiting for something more from the next album.… Expand
  16. bitinho
    Jan 28, 2016
    5
    Rihanna é uma das melhores cantoras/performers da história da música, no entanto, percebe-se que para ela, cantar não é mais prioridade. Anti é um álbum preguiçoso, que tenta ser inteligente e cult, mas fica muito longe disso.
  17. slaywilly
    Jan 29, 2016
    4
    Not being the biggest Rihanna stan, I thought we were getting a flawless new album but that didn't happen. There are fillers on this album and they just don't sound like something worth waiting since 2012, you do the math. ANTI is an okay album, it doesn't have the same quality as her last albums did. It was a dumb move taking all of the singles she had released this past year off the record.
  18. Josexlp1
    Jan 29, 2016
    2
    I think a mockery of rihanna , THEREFORE wait to get boring album said and meaningless, his voice seems drugged , I'm not one to want something commercial but those songs that seem demos, really ?? I think if she had not created much expectation I had not had very bad reviews
  19. allineed
    Jan 31, 2016
    1
    I used to love everything she made but this album is a big mess. In my opinion, its best song is Love On The Brain and it sounds exactly like BEYONCÉ's "worst" song: Superpower.
  20. ArtRushmer
    Feb 10, 2016
    6
    Scattershot, but not without its appeal. There are genuine highlights on Anti and some of the most intriguing, honest lines Ri-ri has ever delivered, however, its tempered by the over-reliance on sexuality, most of which feels forced and one or two that are just complete drivel. It doesn't help with juvenile lines like "If you had a twin, I would still choose you".

    Pop/RnB has exhausted    Scattershot, but not without its appeal. There are genuine highlights on Anti and some of the most intriguing, honest lines Ri-ri has ever delivered, however, its tempered by the over-reliance on sexuality, most of which feels forced and one or two that are just complete drivel. It doesn't help with juvenile lines like "If you had a twin, I would still choose you".

    Pop/RnB has exhausted the well of cheesy love songs, so much like hip-hop it seems that the unfortunate next step is to be as sexually explicit as radio will allow... its a sorry lack of originality. However, she sounds a lot more honest than anything Beyonce or Kanye has done, so that scores extra points for me.
    My Top Tracks: Same Ol Mistakes, Love On The Brain, Higher    … Expand
  21. JonathasRanver
    Feb 1, 2016
    3
    O Disco é uma mistura de ritmos que de alguma forma não soa bem,mesmo tendo canções de produção relevante como Kiss it better e Consideration,ainda sim percebo a falta de conteúdo lirico que preencha melhor o álbum!. O álbum mais parece um "This is acting" de músicas da mesma descartadas do Unapologetic,porém ele o cativa por soar um tanto quanto envolvente e surpreendente ao mostrarO Disco é uma mistura de ritmos que de alguma forma não soa bem,mesmo tendo canções de produção relevante como Kiss it better e Consideration,ainda sim percebo a falta de conteúdo lirico que preencha melhor o álbum!. O álbum mais parece um "This is acting" de músicas da mesma descartadas do Unapologetic,porém ele o cativa por soar um tanto quanto envolvente e surpreendente ao mostrar vocais da caribenha ainda mais seguros!… Expand
  22. sebouso
    Feb 1, 2016
    2
    Eu queria voltar no tempo, antes do lançamento desse algo se fosse pra ser preciso. A única coisa que salva nesse album é a voz dela, porque o resto é tudo esquecivel. A musicalidade, algumas partes da produção, principalmente algumas músicas.
  23. ViktorMaloedov
    Feb 13, 2016
    6
    I'm not like Rihanna, but ANTi is good. Consideration and James Joint - my favorite songs. Goodnight Gotham - it's very bad, Rihanna soured song by Florence
  24. rafaelss
    Feb 17, 2016
    5
    She tries to much to reach an unclear concept. It lacks the conduction line that makes ANTI a solid block. She sacrifices scope for earning a urban conceptual vibe. The album is musically amazing, and definitively sounds good, but it cost a few million dollars and was produced by the most famous producers in the music industry. And she is singing better than never. But does that make theShe tries to much to reach an unclear concept. It lacks the conduction line that makes ANTI a solid block. She sacrifices scope for earning a urban conceptual vibe. The album is musically amazing, and definitively sounds good, but it cost a few million dollars and was produced by the most famous producers in the music industry. And she is singing better than never. But does that make the album she wanted to do? Did She know what she wanted to do? The final result is pure reflection of the trajectory of the album: by trying to much to add some extra personality to her work she gets a messy medley of nowadays feelings. Although, it remains a one time interesting listening, specially if you're high...… Expand
  25. CosmicPaint
    Feb 28, 2016
    6
    To put it out there first, this was my first Rihanna album I've listened to. Before this, I had heard pretty much all of her radio songs and was familiar with the kind of songs she wrote and recognized her as one of the best vocalists out right now. So there weren't really any expectations coming in.
    The album starts strong with Consideration, with guest vocals from SZA of TDE who manages    To put it out there first, this was my first Rihanna album I've listened to. Before this, I had heard pretty much all of her radio songs and was familiar with the kind of songs she wrote and recognized her as one of the best vocalists out right now. So there weren't really any expectations coming in.
    The album starts strong with Consideration, with guest vocals from SZA of TDE who manages to vibe well with Rihanna. Production is minimalist and showcases two great singers.
    From there it kind of falls off and loses focus. The songs are diverse but horribly incoherent after her single Work featuring Drake, arguably one of the weaker songs on this album. Woo is hard to listen to with the screeching guitar looping over and over without any variation. Though I do applaud Desperado with its very smart production and I genuinely enjoyed its aesthetic.
    However, it is the last four tracks that redeem this album. Starting with the acoustic ballad Never Ending, I almost had to check if this was really a Rihanna song because she sounded so incredibly vulnerable, which was a good thing. It's so simple, but so effective in showcasing Rihanna's gentler side.
    Love on the Brain feels like a very familiar song, but its familiarity is what instantly drew me to it as she belted out on yet again another vulnerable song.
    Higher is the best track on this album; channeling her inner drunk caller, she desperately pleads for her lover to come, promising a change within herself. As a metaphor, it can be taken that music is her lover, making promises to be more creative or wanting it to go back to the old way. It's almost tragic how short it is.
    Overall good album with some replay value. I tend to skip the songs in the middle but a solid job by Rihanna.    … Expand
  26. jjesus
    Apr 25, 2016
    5
    In my opinion, ANTi by Rihanna is not a cohesive and meaningful album. With odd instrumentals, weak lyrics, skipful songs, Rihanna waited almost 3 years to give us a 'masterpiece' by half.
  27. TheAtlantic
    Apr 26, 2016
    6
    The biggest flaw with Anti, is that it is dishonest. Rihanna attempts to position herself as an artist that is truly trying to make a complete "body of work". Instead, it comes off as if she started to put together a puzzle but stopped halfway through to do something else. The album lacks cohesiveness, and relies mostly on "Work" (which is ironically the least artistically adventurous) toThe biggest flaw with Anti, is that it is dishonest. Rihanna attempts to position herself as an artist that is truly trying to make a complete "body of work". Instead, it comes off as if she started to put together a puzzle but stopped halfway through to do something else. The album lacks cohesiveness, and relies mostly on "Work" (which is ironically the least artistically adventurous) to carry it. The album sloppily puts together its tracks without a true end goal. Rihanna wants to be seen as deep, but then doesn't make the effort to.

    With that said, Higher and Close To You both highlight what the Rihanna of the future could be, if she ever wants to dive into a new era where she actually attempts to capitalize on her creativity. Anti is experiment, and it shows Rihanna trying something new. Even so, it also shows her not trying "enough". Rihanna deserves points for produced an unorganized yet solid album, even if it isn't necessarily genuine.    … Expand
  28. wings_madetofly
    Apr 26, 2016
    2
    Sucks I rate 2/10
    All she talks about how she wants to have sex, and grinds and do dirty things! We want old Riri back!
    And it's explicit as well.. the only good track on this one was 'Desperado'.
  29. Rivan24
    May 19, 2016
    1
    This album ended how it began "MESSY", after three failed first singles, 'work' was born. I was mesmerised, despite it being an extremely lazy song, there was something great about it and it gave me hope for the rest of the album. However, when Anti dropped after the terrible samsung campaign ended, the album had no direction, no point, no meaning. It was just a mix of songs, it almostThis album ended how it began "MESSY", after three failed first singles, 'work' was born. I was mesmerised, despite it being an extremely lazy song, there was something great about it and it gave me hope for the rest of the album. However, when Anti dropped after the terrible samsung campaign ended, the album had no direction, no point, no meaning. It was just a mix of songs, it almost sounded like a mixtape. Though I do BELIEVE rihanna has tried on this project as her vocals have never sounded better but she's just not an album artist, she is a single artist who should stick to creating pop hits. Hoping to get another GGGB/ LOUD/ album soon… Expand
  30. jbs1902
    May 27, 2016
    10
    She's a queen, this album is a masterpiece, you all should by the album on itunes and stream it on Spotify/Tidal. Best songs: Sex with me, Woo, James Joint and Pose.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Uncut
    Feb 29, 2016
    80
    One of the most coherent and surprising big-ticket pop albums in years. [Apr 2016, p.79]
  2. HipHopDX
    Feb 23, 2016
    72
    In many ways, ANTI is a step in the right direction for Rihanna, creatively.
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  3. Mojo
    Feb 22, 2016
    80
    It's confusing, with flaky endings and mood swings, and an utterly compelling mix of not caring at all and desperately caring. [Apr 2016, p.87]
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