Hollywood's Bleeding
by Post Malone
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2019
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 329 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 259 out of 329
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 329
  3. Negative: 42 out of 329
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  1. CHristianLamar
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    This album contains as many gems as beerbongs & bentleys, but what makes this album one of the best of 2019 is the cohesion that was improved from the aforementioned album, the dark-pop scopes mixed with hopeful beats that also combine with heartbreak tracks. This being his most diverse album, Post has quite possibly solidified his status as a hit maker with a vision; a vision thatThis album contains as many gems as beerbongs & bentleys, but what makes this album one of the best of 2019 is the cohesion that was improved from the aforementioned album, the dark-pop scopes mixed with hopeful beats that also combine with heartbreak tracks. This being his most diverse album, Post has quite possibly solidified his status as a hit maker with a vision; a vision that includes stories to tell and messages to send. The highlights include Hollywood’s Bleeding, Saint-Tropez, Enemies ft. DaBaby, Allergic, Die For Me ft. Future & Halsey, On the Road ft. Meek Mill & Lil Baby, Take What You Want ft. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott, I’m Gonna Be, Staring at the Sun ft. SZA, Sunflower w/Swae Lee, Internet, Goodbyes ft. Young Thug, Myself, I Know, and “Wow.”; honestly. 9/10 = A… Expand
  2. samuelmds
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    This is my first time listening to a Posty's album and I really loved it. All the songs are great in a different way and I didn't identify any filler song. Just great.
  3. srtgoren
    Sep 8, 2019
    6
    I like beerbongs & bentleys more, but that one isn't bad. Singles are good but there is too much filler songs.
  4. queenminajk1
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    very cohesive and upbeat piece of work. his most by far. definitely looking forward to more of his music soon.
  5. Jevus
    Sep 9, 2019
    7
    This is one of the albums in which I had high expectations and turned out to be a bit or quite disappointing at times. beerbongs & bentleys on my first listen was quite strange for me, but I liked it a lot, after listening to it several times I liked it too much and I didn't expect Post Malone to release a new album, I don't know if this is happening to me with this album. It has one ofThis is one of the albums in which I had high expectations and turned out to be a bit or quite disappointing at times. beerbongs & bentleys on my first listen was quite strange for me, but I liked it a lot, after listening to it several times I liked it too much and I didn't expect Post Malone to release a new album, I don't know if this is happening to me with this album. It has one of the worst album starts this year, of all the albums I've reviewed during 2019, most of them fall or get stuck in the middle and get some out in the final part of the album, but here is the opposite, It starts very boring, flat, at times gray and without personality, but when "Circles" arrives, it is as if a sunbeam came out and illuminated the album, after that, the album begins to regain strength with some failures with specifically a collaboration, which is Lil Baby, destroys “On the Road” at the moment it leaves. If this were a cassette or a Vinyl, I would say that Side B is the best. "Take What You Want" is great when you hear the voice of Ozzy, I am almost crying, because I am very gay. One of the collaborations in which I had high expectations was with SZA, they manage to get away very well, it's not bad, I loved that the album closed with “Wow.” I think it encompasses everything that Post Malone has lived since its first success "Congratulations". It's a fairly regular album, it has good sound quality, the only thing I didn't like very much, but I celebrate is that Post Malone decided to experiment more in pop rock, "Allergic" seemed to me at times quite inaudible, very annoying and too distorted That guitar, I think it should be kept in the style of songs like "Stay", "Circles" and most of the songs of beerbongs & bentleys, that is its sound. I could change my score for this album over time as I did with your previous album.… Expand
  6. fr108nk
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    His best album to date in my opinion. Has a more coherent sound than his past projects and is growing to be one of the best albums released this year
  7. Ezioshanoo
    Sep 11, 2019
    3
    Nothing innovative.....same old boring sound you hear everyday.......this is truly disappointing
  8. ivan13
    Sep 8, 2019
    8
    AVG: 8.2

    Hollywood's Bleeding 10/10
    Saint-Tropez 7/10
    Enemies 8/10
    Allergic 9/10
    A Thousand Bad Times 7/10
    Circles 10/10
    Die For Me 9/10
    On The Road 7/10
    Take What You Want 8/10
    I'm Gonna Be 6/10
    Staring At The Sun 7/10
    Sunflower 9/10
    Internet 8/10
    Goodbyes 10/10
    Myself 8/10
    I Know 8/10
    Wow. 9/10
  9. ybrikperez
    Sep 9, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad album. Can't listen to it. Why is he releasing an album this time of the year? I don't get the hype and fame he is getting. Yes, sunflower was good but that's it.… Expand
  10. Tedinasuit
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    Post Malone's best album so far. My biggest complaint about Posty used to be that many of his songs sounded the same. Well, not anymore. One listen to 'Allergic' and you already hear the diversity this album brings. Post Malone keeps experimenting, and the result pays off. I find it hard to describe this album, but the bottom line is that I'm really enjoying it.

    My personal favourites: -    Post Malone's best album so far. My biggest complaint about Posty used to be that many of his songs sounded the same. Well, not anymore. One listen to 'Allergic' and you already hear the diversity this album brings. Post Malone keeps experimenting, and the result pays off. I find it hard to describe this album, but the bottom line is that I'm really enjoying it.

    My personal favourites:
    - Allergic
    - Take What You Want
    - Myself
    - Goodbyes    … Expand
  11. tombejoy
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's be honest man, I salute Post for his immense lyrical variety and ideas. I liked stoney considering he wrote some of it as a teen. But compared to beerbongs and bentleys, Hollywood's Bleeding is more exciting from the first song . Internet, Goodbyes, Circles, Die Fonwards… Expand
  12. evidoti
    Sep 7, 2019
    8
    In this album Post Malone finally demonstrate that he is not just one more rapper/trapper in the musical industy.Hollywood's Bleeding has a purpose:tell us that Post does have feelings...and we can fell that in every single track but especially on Hollywood's Bleeding,Goodbyes and Take What You WanT (the best sing of the album and a trully mastsrpiece).Congratulations,Post.
  13. AM5
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    Es malísimo, siempre lo mismo. Nada innovador. Esperaba un poco más de ritmo pero siento que no cambia nada. Es algo aburrido y cansado escucharlo
  14. edrereviewer
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Post Malone is my favorite current artist and this album solidifies that. While Stoney was very musically diverse and Beerbongs was very consistent, Hollywood’s Bleeding is the best of both world. There is a ton of different styles on this album that are executed well for the most part. This album definitely shows his more poppy and accessible side but I don’t view that as a really badPost Malone is my favorite current artist and this album solidifies that. While Stoney was very musically diverse and Beerbongs was very consistent, Hollywood’s Bleeding is the best of both world. There is a ton of different styles on this album that are executed well for the most part. This album definitely shows his more poppy and accessible side but I don’t view that as a really bad thing. People often criticize anything poppy but in this case it was well executed. The most standout part for me was the Ozzy track and it is probably one of Post Malone’s greatest songs ever recorded.… Expand
  15. mzumii
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    Post Malone has fully come into his own on Hollywood's Bleeding, with more variety than any of his previous albums. This album is sad and gloomy at times, but at other points is inspirational and heartwarming. You even have one of the most unexpected crossovers of the decade with Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott, and Post himself on a full out rock track that may just be the best song on thePost Malone has fully come into his own on Hollywood's Bleeding, with more variety than any of his previous albums. This album is sad and gloomy at times, but at other points is inspirational and heartwarming. You even have one of the most unexpected crossovers of the decade with Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott, and Post himself on a full out rock track that may just be the best song on the whole album. The production on this album is also his best, by a mile. This album just has so much emotion, and has something for every fan of every genre on it. The visuals and aesthetic for this album are also really amazing, taking art inspiration from artists like Bones.

    My favorite tracks: Take What You Want, Myself, Staring at the Sun, Circles, Die for Me    … Expand
  16. batkaitom
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    This record is one of my favourites of 2019 so far. Thoroughly enjoyed the versatility throughout the album, since my main complaint with the last album was with songs sounding similar in ways. The features I thought were chosen very well, Meek Mill & Lil Baby were perfect choices for 'On The Road'. My favourite on the album would HAVE TO BE Take What You Want with Ozzy Osbourne and TravisThis record is one of my favourites of 2019 so far. Thoroughly enjoyed the versatility throughout the album, since my main complaint with the last album was with songs sounding similar in ways. The features I thought were chosen very well, Meek Mill & Lil Baby were perfect choices for 'On The Road'. My favourite on the album would HAVE TO BE Take What You Want with Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott. I was a bit iffy about how this song would go, with a mixture of rock, rap, and pop together, but they handled it perfectly in my opinion, and the guitar solo at the end was magical. I enjoyed all of the feature choices except for DaBaby since he didn't really go on a goofy slow beat in my opinion but they were all well done in my opinion. My personal favourite song is 'Myself'

    Hope Post keeps doing what he's doing, he's killing it.    … Expand
  17. Willb23
    Sep 9, 2019
    10
    This is by far Post Malone's best work yet. Posty is much more lyrical in this album and isn't afraid to experiment with multiple genres. The album also had an end of Summer vibe to it which is very fitting considering Fall is right around the corner. This album exceeded my already high expectations.
  18. ser__oso
    Sep 11, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it doesn't come as a surprise to me that we were presented with this POP album with various artists featured for the attraction of album sales. I find the ability to collaborate all these RAP/HIpHop artists on a strong POP album fascinating yet there is only two songs that stand out from the others. One of which we have been able to hear for several months now. I'm not sure what the direction of this pop, impersonation rock, and urban "project" is going. Stick to making the radio bops Posty, leave the deeper meaningful music to other genres, not this old hybrid cluster mess they keep trying to make work.… Expand
  19. liammur
    Sep 12, 2019
    3
    There’s not one song on this album that sounds any different than the next one and every song can be summed up with 808s and auto tune complaining.
  20. MadoxBrooke
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    Sunflower and the feat with Halsey are the best songs. The other songs look the same as your previous albums
  21. idavidr95
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Garbage as usual. It’s like his lyrics write themselves. No original content. Maybe the sound design is tolerable.
  22. Shaymooose
    Sep 7, 2019
    7
    Thought this was okay when I listened to it yesterday but it's growing on me a lot. Love how anti-mainstream a lot of it is. Was skeptical about a couple of the features but they were almost all strong,(this is the best I've ever heard Future). also, Take What You Want is the best **** song of 2019 and deserves a Grammy.

    Best Tracks: Take What You Want, Die For Me, Hollywood's Bleeding,    Thought this was okay when I listened to it yesterday but it's growing on me a lot. Love how anti-mainstream a lot of it is. Was skeptical about a couple of the features but they were almost all strong,(this is the best I've ever heard Future). also, Take What You Want is the best **** song of 2019 and deserves a Grammy.

    Best Tracks: Take What You Want, Die For Me, Hollywood's Bleeding, On the Road, Goodbyes, Staring at the Sun, Circles, A Thousand Bad Times, I'm Gonna Be, I Know, **** the Internet(the leaked Kanye version)
    Worst Tracks: Saint-Tropez, Enemies, Allergic, Wow.    … Expand
  23. AntonioChelala
    Sep 7, 2019
    4
    it could’ve been something but it didn’t and that’s what angered me most, he had the capability to make a powerful album... but the end product is not it.
  24. andrea330
    Sep 7, 2019
    4
    Circles, goodbyes, sunflower, wow are obviously really great songs but the rest of the album is bland and doesn’t say much and some songs are just borderline bad pop songs
  25. AlefNog
    Sep 7, 2019
    3
    **** album,a ugly kid of Stoney and B&B.Listened to this while high,and got bored.
    The Ozzy song is the only I will probably came back to it,all the others are boring.
  26. witness23
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    His most cohesive album yet. Take what you want, Enemies, Myself, Goodbyes, Circles, and Die for Me are the highlights of this album
  27. K12
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Iuuck el álbum es demasiado básico y no cumplió mis expectativas, será para la próxima xd… Expand
  28. Souvlaki12
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    De los peores albumes que he escuchado este año. La verdad no entiendo el hype, el album es realmente mediocre y soso. Espero que Post Malone pase rapidamente al olvido porque ya demostró en dos ocasiones que no está a la altura de la industria.
  29. thisisahmet
    Sep 7, 2019
    1
    This album is worst album I've ever heard, really I don't like it and I don't wanna listen it anymore
  30. mikelander
    Sep 7, 2019
    10
    No tengo muy claro que esperaba de este disco pero sin duda me ha sorprendido. Hollywood's Bleeding suena nuevo, se atreve a llevar todas las canciones hasta el final y te deja con muy buen sabor de boca.
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  1. AllMusic
    Sep 18, 2019
    80
    More well-executed than his previous releases and undeniably catchy, Hollywood's Bleeding is a huge step forward for the guarded superstar, one that doesn't sacrifice the essential elements that made him such a surprise hitmaker, and pushes him even further into the pop-savvy landscape where he belongs.
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  2. The New York Times
    Sep 11, 2019
    80
    Even when he is stretching the boundaries of his sound, as he does in several places on “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” the results feel the opposite of experimental. When you’re an omnivore taking a mortar and pestle to six decades of pop music history and turning it into a smooth slurry, it’s nigh impossible to shock. ... Whatever someone might be hoping to find is in there somewhere. Post Malone is emotional tofu, a skill, not an accident. ... His ambiguity is of an elevated, refined sort.
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  3. Consequence
    Sep 11, 2019
    67
    It will be a surprise to learn which tracks aren’t singles yet; there’s at least five more hits to be spawned from this thing, and we’ll never hear the end of it.
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