Melodrama
by Lorde
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2017
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  1. JhosepKingsley
    Jul 22, 2018
    10
    Lorde was overcome by a lot and proved to have one of the best albums of his year and history. Each song conveys a feeling that only she can make you imagine. Fantastic production, wonderful lyrics and perfect concept. Less is more and these 11 songs are great by themselves.
  2. daviduwuxd
    Jan 25, 2018
    10
    lorde has changed a new style and it pleases the people who are going to listen to their new work. The album is really good with really good sounds and the rhythms are the best of the album. It is very recommendable to listen to all this piece of art
  3. KCZielinski
    Feb 4, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Though this is only Lorde's second studio album, I think that this is her bet yet. Written by both her and Jack Antonoff, the album is poetic, meaningful, and relatable to listeners all while being backed by catchy tunes. Lorde sings beautifully of what her adolescence/early adulthood venture is like, making it al the more relatable to her listeners and fans. 'Green Light' makes you want to speed down the highway in the middle of the night with the windows down, while 'Hard Feelings/Loveless' reminds the listener of the love that they lost, but how they are moving on.

    Keep in mind, Melodrama was also nominated for a Grammy for being the Album of the year. Though Lorde did not take the award home, she did in my opinion. Lorde has become one of the most anticipated artists while performing, accompanied by her crazy exciting dance moves across the stage. Melodrama taking the stage on her upcoming tour is going to be epic and should not be missed by any fans of her or the album.

    I think that Lorde did a great job with this album. It's relatable, strikes a chord with listeners, and is overall full of jams.    … Expand
  4. luis1_valle
    May 25, 2019
    10
    Melodrama is a piece of art, is the best album of the 2017. Production and lyrics are really fresh to the soul, melodrama carries you to another world, Lorde is a genius.
  5. prestonhung
    Aug 4, 2019
    7
    'Melodrama' is melodically plain and uninteresting but still consists of a number of strong tracks that greatly support the album overall. Tracks such as "Homemade Dynamite" and "Writer In The Dark" are definitely crucial in order for the album to achieve this score.
    Strongest Tracks: "Green Light", "Homemade Dynamite", "Writer In The Dark"
    Weakest Tracks: "The Louvre", "Sober II",    'Melodrama' is melodically plain and uninteresting but still consists of a number of strong tracks that greatly support the album overall. Tracks such as "Homemade Dynamite" and "Writer In The Dark" are definitely crucial in order for the album to achieve this score.
    Strongest Tracks: "Green Light", "Homemade Dynamite", "Writer In The Dark"
    Weakest Tracks: "The Louvre", "Sober II", "Perfect Places", "Homemade Dynamite (REMIX)"*
    *The REMIX version of "Homemade Dynamite" typically destroys the original track's unique melody and flow. definitely unessential and wasteful.    … Expand
  6. mschulz
    Mar 6, 2018
    10
    In 2013, an unknown artist named Lorde released the song Royals, which became a hit globally. This led to her debut album Pure Heroine, a pop album that is filled with songs that cover Lorde’s teenage emotions. After a four-year hiatus, Lorde released her second album, Melodrama. This album was worth the four years wait.
    Melodrama is a self-reflection on the past years of her life after    In 2013, an unknown artist named Lorde released the song Royals, which became a hit globally. This led to her debut album Pure Heroine, a pop album that is filled with songs that cover Lorde’s teenage emotions. After a four-year hiatus, Lorde released her second album, Melodrama. This album was worth the four years wait.
    Melodrama is a self-reflection on the past years of her life after the overnight fame she gained with Royals, with solitude and heartbreak being the main themes of the album. In the duration of this album, Lorde embraces herself lyrically and accepts that sometimes she may be alone as she grows from teenager to young adult, as seen throughout each song’s lyrics.
    The songs on Melodrama are very much like the album’s title, melodramatic, with grand lyrics and production throughout. The album’s first track, “Green Light”, is a great example of this and sets the stage for the rest of the album. On Green Light, Lorde sings with passion of her frustrations with a past lover and being ready to move on from them. The production from Jack Antonoff accelerates this song even further adding more “grandness” to the song with multiple background instruments.
    The lyrics throughout Melodrama are wonderful and each song is written by Lorde herself. While the production throughout most of the album is poppy and upbeat, the lyrics hidden in plain sight say otherwise. For example, casual listeners of the song “Sober” might see the song as Lorde claiming she and her lover cannot be broken apart, but within the same song, she wonders what will become of them after they are no longer intoxicated at a party.
    Again, one of Lorde’s greatest strengths as a songwriter is her multidimensional lyrics that relate to all her listeners, even if they wouldn’t like to admit it. A song that showcases this strength is the ballad “Liability”, where Lorde is at her most vulnerable on Melodrama. On Liability, Lorde sings about feeling useless as well as being like a toy that will eventually be thrown out after one is bored with it, which reflects Lorde’s status as a pop star and the general public’s image of her but can also relate to listeners own potential insecurities and how they feel about their own relationships and friendships.
    Lorde is a once in a generation artist and Melodrama proves this, the lyrics are relatable and beautiful, and Jack Antonoff’s production helps add to Lorde’s voice even further. Even if listeners cannot commit their time to listen to this album for the full forty-one-minute duration, I still highly recommend listening to any song off Melodrama just to expose themselves to a taste of what Lorde brings to the pop genre with this album. Melodrama was one of the best albums of 2017 and is now personally one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s honestly amazing how talented Lorde is at such a young age. Being a Grammy-nominated and Billboard-topping album doesn’t even come close to the recognition this album deserves.    … Expand
  7. Ldelrey
    Mar 11, 2018
    10
    De longe o melhor album pop de 2017, lorde apresenta um amadurecimento musical incrivel com faixas intensas e intimistas , nitidamente retratando a transição da juventude para a vida adulta.Uma obra prima do cenário pop atual.
  8. RomanVendy
    Aug 31, 2018
    10
    шедевр который не заслужило человечество
  9. matieu
    Apr 2, 2018
    10
    Such an indescribable, cohesive and well-arranged album. She has put all her creativity and sense of pop imagery into it, showing us how far she can go. As previously said, there are no hyperbeat or radiophonic songs on this album, but it's still enjoyable. Once I thought "Pure Heroine" could be her best because of "Glory and Gore" and "Team", she went too far giving us "Sober" andSuch an indescribable, cohesive and well-arranged album. She has put all her creativity and sense of pop imagery into it, showing us how far she can go. As previously said, there are no hyperbeat or radiophonic songs on this album, but it's still enjoyable. Once I thought "Pure Heroine" could be her best because of "Glory and Gore" and "Team", she went too far giving us "Sober" and "Homemade Dynamite".… Expand
  10. partyfavor
    Apr 22, 2018
    9
    This album showed cohesiveness in sound and beauty graced throughout the whole time I listened and immersed myself into it. Every track has its own flavor and all of it didn't disappoint. Although for me honestly, the lyricism of Melodrama is a step backward from her debut album, Pure Heroine. But the overall vibe and vulnerability of the artist expressed in this album only further provedThis album showed cohesiveness in sound and beauty graced throughout the whole time I listened and immersed myself into it. Every track has its own flavor and all of it didn't disappoint. Although for me honestly, the lyricism of Melodrama is a step backward from her debut album, Pure Heroine. But the overall vibe and vulnerability of the artist expressed in this album only further proved that Lorde is undoubtedly one of the artists that are remarkable at this time.… Expand
  11. adrian-zea
    Apr 27, 2018
    10
    it's amazing, Lorde knows the way to get attention with a single album, an interesting comeback, I deserved the grammy, it's an alternative pop album but it's one of the best in my life
  12. giliardynery
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums I've ever heard. Liability is simply everything in my life.
  13. nicolasfederick
    May 22, 2018
    9
    just... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  14. PlatinumPipes28
    May 28, 2018
    10
    Very rarely after an artist releases a debut masterpiece do they follow it up with something just as good. This did not happen. Melodrama unprecedentedly EXCEEDS it's predecessor "Pure Heroin" and is the perfect follow-up. Lorde is a forest fire.
  15. thejandrade
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Memorável. Incrível. Espetacular. Lorde será lembrada sempre por esse álbum incrível. Será que ela consegue superar uma obra-prima dessa?
  16. C_dot
    Feb 14, 2019
    9
    Lorde's unique style keeps her on top of the electropop genre. She explores the dark side of partying, the side you do not see, in a creative and unique way. She co-produces the entire album, creating beats that fit her powerful vocals flawlessly.
  17. thegreekguyraul
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    It would be an understatement to call this album a masterpiece. This is not a masterpiece. This is a monumental album dipped in opulent quality. An album with so much emotional violence, lyrics straight out of a poem and unconventional rhythms that seem to somehow bring such a breathtaking cohesion in every second. Everything is carefully placed. And while artists proclaim their albums toIt would be an understatement to call this album a masterpiece. This is not a masterpiece. This is a monumental album dipped in opulent quality. An album with so much emotional violence, lyrics straight out of a poem and unconventional rhythms that seem to somehow bring such a breathtaking cohesion in every second. Everything is carefully placed. And while artists proclaim their albums to be personal or to follow a new direction in their sound, they never seem to quite execute that in their delivery. Lorde seems to fly way ahead of that, instead directly demonstrating her peers how she can deliver such raw and genuine emotion into eleven tracks. You see a story of a young adolescent transitioning into adulthood captured so vividly, as if one were there with her. She is the first pop artist to be able to do this so well in the longest time. And while Lorde herself has denied that this is in fact a concept album, although simply a loose narrative, it feels like what many artists have stated their albums to be (i.e. Halsey). Where Halsey terribly fails in understanding what a concept album means, Lorde innately understands it to the best of her ability. This is the artist that blew the critics away with her incredible Pure Heroine at merely 16 years old and they were right. Lorde is a force to be reckoned with. An ambitious artist who knows how to execute everything she feels.… Expand
  18. jemesc
    Jun 22, 2018
    10
    A truly amazing album. Lorde is a genre of her own.

    Strongest Tracks: Sober Ii (Melodrama), The Louvre, Supercut, Perfect Places

    Weaker Tracks: Liability (Reprise)
  19. taylervu
    Jun 24, 2018
    10
    This is the best album of 2017, it's a story that been written by music, It began with the sadness in Green Light, Sober then the joy in Homemade Dynamite, The Lourve but don't stop at that, a terrible sadness in Liability and Hard Felling and the Anger in Loveless, after the anger is the sadness again but it's softer than the beginning in Sober II (Melodrama) and then the maturation inThis is the best album of 2017, it's a story that been written by music, It began with the sadness in Green Light, Sober then the joy in Homemade Dynamite, The Lourve but don't stop at that, a terrible sadness in Liability and Hard Felling and the Anger in Loveless, after the anger is the sadness again but it's softer than the beginning in Sober II (Melodrama) and then the maturation in Supercut, Writer In The Dark, Liability (Reprise) and finish the story with Perfect Places.... It's not just a story about the lost of love but it's also the criticism of "melodrama" in the teenagers nowaday, a debauched life style... The rhythm is new and different from her debut album "Pure Heroine" stronger, harder, more emotional.... It's the a masterpiece… Expand
  20. notAvillan
    Jul 14, 2018
    10
    From all the trash from 2017, this is such a refresher. The unique production to Lorde's personality is something we don't deserve honestly. Clever song writing and the emotion put into this album is overwhelming. It feels rather pure and authentic. It doesn't feel manufactured by some label company.
  21. BladeLover2049
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    One of the most complex albums I've found. Not only talk about loneliness and lack of love, but also delves into the mind of the artist, and how reality is reflected in the psyche the elements that make up the art and feelings that are reflected in the material world. The best album of the century.
  22. Miserybiich
    Oct 22, 2018
    10
    Wig: gone, snatch, disintegrated, pulverised, destroyed by this amazing album. don't mind me i just love her so much,
  23. SKSK
    Aug 7, 2018
    10
    The atmosphere created for this album is incredible. The album exposes Lorde's emotions in a magnificent way. Certainly the best album of 2017.
  24. camp3stre
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    Maravilloso, excepcional, brillante y muy melodramático. Todas las canciones cumplen con su función que es hacer que todos los sentimientos de Ella te lleguen al corazón, que te choquen y te exponga a la realidad del amor y la vida. Álbum favorito de la vida.

    Green Light: 10/10 Sober: 10/10 Homemade Dynamite: 10/10 The Louvre: 10/10 Liability: 10/10 Hard Feelings/Loveless: 10/10    Maravilloso, excepcional, brillante y muy melodramático. Todas las canciones cumplen con su función que es hacer que todos los sentimientos de Ella te lleguen al corazón, que te choquen y te exponga a la realidad del amor y la vida. Álbum favorito de la vida.

    Green Light: 10/10
    Sober: 10/10
    Homemade Dynamite: 10/10
    The Louvre: 10/10
    Liability: 10/10
    Hard Feelings/Loveless: 10/10
    Sober II (Melodrama): 10/10 (fav)
    Writer In The Dark: 10/10
    Supercut: 9/10
    Liability (Reprise): 10/10
    Perfect Places: 10/10

    Overall: 9,9    … Expand
  25. yurifreitas
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Álbum perfeito, produção perfeita, letras perfeitas, vocais perfeitos. Album of The Year 2017, sem dúvidas uma das melhores expressões artísticas deste século da artista denominada "Artista do Futuro"!
  26. ewhite
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    One of the BEST albums i've ever heard. Lorde did what needed to be done. A true masterpiece.
  27. KatrinaAirlines
    Aug 27, 2018
    9
    Этот альбом берет за душу своими прекрасными исполнениями.
  28. CasketAirlines
    Aug 28, 2018
    9
    Абсолютно новое звучание, какого я никогда до этого альбома не слышал, Sober и Liability это вообще другая история. Замечательный альбом.
  29. mattiazisa
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    1 year after the publication of "Melodarama" , it's still fresh and new.
    Lorde made maybe one of the best pop albums of the century so far, introducing new topics and new sounds. The vibe is incredibly catchy and the lyrics are are marvelous.
    Lorde couldn't do any better.

    My top 3 songs are:
    1. "Sober"
    2. "Sober II (Melodrama)"
    3. "Hard Feelings/Loveless"

    10/10
  30. hornysoul
    Sep 24, 2018
    10
    "Melodrama" é um álbum muito coesivo e bem trabalhado. As letras são profundas e dão-nos a sensação de flutuar nas nuvens. Apesar de nenhuma música do álbum ter o apelo comercial, como muitas músicas pop fúteis, esta coleção deveria ser ouvida pelo menos uma vez na vida. Uma das melhores produções musicais de 2017!
  31. grwgioswine
    Mar 1, 2020
    10
    Lorde's 'Melodrama' crowded her as one of the best songwriters of this generation. The best album of 2017. End of discussion.
  32. fedefreaks
    Oct 5, 2018
    10
    This album gave me and still gives me so mang feelings, words can't say how much i love it
  33. Jeffwith2fs
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    i'm lost for words melodrama overwhelms me. she shows vulnerability, pain, talent. it's even better than pure heroine. Album of the decade.
  34. Dsros96
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    I thought Lorde wouldn't top her previous album. She did by far. Indie pop sound perfection.
  35. vicc_walker
    Nov 5, 2018
    10
    It was so worthy the wait! The songs are all connected and it's
    conceptual. The rhymes of it aren't obvious, she talks about ordinary feelings in such a poetic way others just can't
  36. RustyDiamonds
    Mar 16, 2020
    8
    I will score each individual track and then find the average.

    Green Light - 9
    Sober - 8
    Homemade Dynamite - 9
    The Louvre - 6
    Liability - 9
    Hard Feelins/Loveless - 7
    Sober II (Melodrama) - 6.5
    Writer in the Dark - 9
    Supercut - 9
    Liability (Reprise) - 8
    Perfect Places - 8
    Homemade Dynamite Remix - 3

    Final Album Score: 8.25/10 (8/10)
  37. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    It's 2am on a Saturday morning and you are plagued with last nights mistskes and todays hangover. The memory of the party from before in it's vivid coulprs:the darkened room,blurred faces,heat,buzz of tge release of inhibitions. Only you through this party after your boyfriend left you. That entire event was a distraction that forced you to pay attention to your darker crevices. That'sIt's 2am on a Saturday morning and you are plagued with last nights mistskes and todays hangover. The memory of the party from before in it's vivid coulprs:the darkened room,blurred faces,heat,buzz of tge release of inhibitions. Only you through this party after your boyfriend left you. That entire event was a distraction that forced you to pay attention to your darker crevices. That's what i think of when i hear this and is y i give it a full 10/10. It is pop music at it's great and an artist at their source. It tells a story without sacrificing musicality, 'poppiness'. She uses catchy hooks ,unbelievably original choruses,irregular structures to explore the triumphant yet messy transition from adolescence to adulthood through the female gaze. One of this album's greatest achievements besides it's amazing production or exceptionally suiting/affecting coverart is it's idiosyncrasies. She uses specific lyrics"hate the beach" "buying groceries " that despite their specificity connect with each listener personally. This album manages being versatile whilst maintaining cohesion. Having a concept and interludes without using fillers or seeming pointless to the album or ruining it's flow.
    In conclusion this album is a dissertation on freedom and how it makes us feel,from abandoned to excited to apprehensive to at peace and we get to experience that with her 11 tracks or the rest of our lives depending on if change ever normalizes    … Expand
  38. klinkjoshua
    Dec 13, 2018
    7
    In some cases, the extreme tension that some of the tracks create feel rather unresolved, but still enjoyable in the context of a story. Thus, though many songs fall short of what is expected of an immensely emotional record, the album in its entirety - featuring the repetitive motifs - is more digestible than when not listening to individual tracks collectively.
    The lush, emotive and    In some cases, the extreme tension that some of the tracks create feel rather unresolved, but still enjoyable in the context of a story. Thus, though many songs fall short of what is expected of an immensely emotional record, the album in its entirety - featuring the repetitive motifs - is more digestible than when not listening to individual tracks collectively.
    The lush, emotive and sometimes futuristic instrumentation alongside the incredible writing makes for a compelling album; one that may just stand the test of time.    … Expand
  39. Marzo77
    Dec 23, 2018
    10
    this album chanced my life forever. Lorde is a genius and with her Music concentrates different worlds in lyrics. Love it.
  40. porkandbeans
    Jan 19, 2019
    10
    this album is gold, one of the best monumental albums you've been ever witnessed, pure lyrics and profoundly beautiful sounds, remarkable echoes, been craving for more. this album covers transcendental factor, all tracks: impressively magnificent.
  41. Ollie_bob_
    Feb 8, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece. there are no skips. every song has a meaning and a purpose and amazing lyrics and production.
  42. Ramonocon
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lorde hizo de este álbum una joya preciosa, este álbum es realmente bueno y así hayan pasado ya casi 3 años desde su lanzamiento es imposible aburrirse de escucharse una y otra vez… Expand
  43. jaylynn
    Feb 14, 2019
    10
    Absolute masterpiece bundled into an album. To this day I can listen to every track and have it feel fresh. It is extremely hard to make a cohesive, artistic, and lyrical body of work that is enjoyable to listen to but Lorde did it. I didn't know how she could top Pure Heroine, another favorite of mine, but the wait was worth it. I have nothing but praises for Melodrama.
  44. sulli
    May 27, 2019
    10
    Melodrama for me is the BEST ALBUM I EVER HEARD, Its amazing the way Lorde produces this album, Making some trap and R&B sound with a lot of MELODRAMATIC sounds and deep lyrics we can see clearly whats the feelings of the artist with songs like “Hard Feelings/Loveless, And Lorde that transition its made by a genius and musics like “Liability” we can feel with Lorde with the way she singsMelodrama for me is the BEST ALBUM I EVER HEARD, Its amazing the way Lorde produces this album, Making some trap and R&B sound with a lot of MELODRAMATIC sounds and deep lyrics we can see clearly whats the feelings of the artist with songs like “Hard Feelings/Loveless, And Lorde that transition its made by a genius and musics like “Liability” we can feel with Lorde with the way she sings ITS COMPLETELY AMAZING, It was a pleasure for me listening this album.… Expand
  45. rafa21
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Adictivo. Salvaje. Grandioso. Así es, sin duda alguna en 2017 tuvimos que presenciar ante nuestros oidos a una Lorde más madura y sensata en Melodrama.
  46. ivanhugo
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    Esse álbum tem melodias e letras incríveis que mostram um lado mais pessoal da Lorde. Mereceu muito ter ganho o grammy!!
  47. lifeimitatesart
    Mar 11, 2019
    10
    lorde offered something that everyone wanted and it's the best pop record to date. absolutely grown-up, fluorescent and melodramatic. it's not hard to guess she learned to transform heartbreak into a dance-ready anthems such as "green light" and "supercut" from Robyn but hers is the most melodically refined. this record is trully heartbreaking. it's charms of being in love and thenlorde offered something that everyone wanted and it's the best pop record to date. absolutely grown-up, fluorescent and melodramatic. it's not hard to guess she learned to transform heartbreak into a dance-ready anthems such as "green light" and "supercut" from Robyn but hers is the most melodically refined. this record is trully heartbreaking. it's charms of being in love and then precious of being alone. it's the makeshift evening party in which you're still participating despite of the fact that you're tired of thinking "but what would we do when we're sober?". lorde is capturing every detail around and turning into emotion such vibrant as a living color. undoubtedly it's a great pop record which is so lacking in pop music nowdays but lorde delivered a remarkable holistic and conceptual pop perfection.… Expand
  48. idavidram95
    Feb 9, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums of the decade easily. It takes a great artist to bring a grown man to tears. Bravo Lorde!
  49. rosuxx
    May 27, 2019
    10
    isso que eu chamo de álbum coeso! sem nenhuma skip, extremamente perfeito...
  50. CallMeIzOrBella
    Apr 4, 2019
    10
    It's no understatement to say this is one of my top three favorite albums of all time and Lorde is possibly my favorite singer. The beats, the instruments, Lorde's voice, they all contribute a truly deep experience that takes simple everyday troubles and twists them into a magnificent deep road trip of her heart, and makes us realize what we're feeling. Don't even get me started on theIt's no understatement to say this is one of my top three favorite albums of all time and Lorde is possibly my favorite singer. The beats, the instruments, Lorde's voice, they all contribute a truly deep experience that takes simple everyday troubles and twists them into a magnificent deep road trip of her heart, and makes us realize what we're feeling. Don't even get me started on the melody. It is just pop music, but beautifully elaborated melodies that are their core are pure and simple. I've got to say, I didn't think she could surpass heroine phase, but she just did.… Expand
  51. taybean
    Aug 18, 2019
    10
    Saved Music. There’s so many hidden sounds! i kept finding new things a year into its release. Melodrama really is that ****
  52. Reynald
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    Melodrama is such a rudely excellent album. This is her best work so far, and for me : Green Light, Sober, Homemade Dynamite, The Louvre, Liability, Hard Feelings /Loveless, Sober II (Melodrama), Writer In the Dark, Supercut, Liability (Reprise), and Perfect Places : 10/10. And this is my favorite album ever.
  53. tomsi
    May 21, 2019
    10
    album of the century!! Ella snapped with this MASTERPIECE
  54. Edwincerrato23
    May 21, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Saved my life, incredible, ahead of the times, amazing. LORDE is just an amazing artist.
    I love her, this album is ART.    … Expand
  55. edgarrea
    May 22, 2019
    9
    A serve literally captured the teenage experience in sound... soundtrack to my life
  56. viniciuspotrich
    May 22, 2019
    8
    A aura introspectiva de Melodrama faz com que suas intensas composições somadas ao talento vocal de Lorde criem um universo sonoro plural, porém coeso.
  57. JuanVazquez
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    The album is a description of emotions through the lens of feelings in solitude. A true masterpiece that is hard to compare with another piece of work.
  58. ea_sergio24
    May 28, 2019
    10
    This album is easily one of the best female albums of this decade. Lorde comes with a genre of her own, there is pop and there is LORDE!
  59. Ardaban
    May 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow ... .… Expand
  60. azp
    Jun 1, 2019
    10
    Love this so much Best album of lorde.
    And it deserved AOTY at the Grammys.
  61. almatraje
    May 31, 2019
    10
    Amazing instrumentals and lyrics. Have so much feelings and emotions on this. I love it so much! thank u lorde
  62. tomofegor
    Jun 4, 2019
    10
    i love this so much! lorde is a queen, pure heroine & melodrama - greatest albums ever
  63. ByronFJ
    Jun 13, 2019
    10
    Es un álbum que no paro de escucharlo, sus letras transiten una explosión de sentimientos.
  64. Gourge49
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melodrama album is amazing. And every lyrics is a masterpiece. The artist who made this album was really talented… Expand
  65. Exaustedboy2
    Jul 4, 2019
    10
    masterpiece!!!!! My favorite album of all time!!!man is só good, i Love It!!!
  66. Miguels
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Melodrama es un álbum sumamente perfecto, enérgico, melancólico y con una pasión insuperable. La producción es una perfección. Las letras son lo más hermoso y complejo que existe. Así mismo, es un álbum maravilloso.
  67. Melotation
    Jul 17, 2019
    10
    Well this is probably the best album of all time, lyrics out of this world and sound ahead of the time, great job Lorde
  68. Zapataandres14
    Feb 19, 2020
    10
    Sh*t, a few months after I've heard that album, and really I LOVED THIS **** ALBUM. Lorde! You're a queen you really deserved more than a others artists, I don't know why Melodrama don't have a 100 critic, Pure Heroin... Is better too but don't have the potential to be the greatest album of Lorde, now we just want a new album, 3 years waiting for her, we won't be tired of that queen.
  69. xavierdolan
    Aug 3, 2019
    10
    such a masterpiece its **** amazing she always knows how to surprise us, amazing album stream melodrama
  70. LoveTheMusic21
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    Album of the decade!!! So beautiful written, the emotions and the production is everything.
    Pure Heroine at 15-16 and now Melodrama at 19-20
    David Bowie was right, Lorde is the future of music!!
  71. Lorran
    Aug 10, 2019
    10
    Esse álbum marca a temporalidade que a música precisa.
    Reúne diversos ambientes em um só conjunto, traspassando a leveza dos instrumentais.
  72. GlennSturgis
    Aug 13, 2019
    10
    Album:
    Green Light
    I do my makeup in somebody else's car We order different drinks at the same bar I know about u didn't I wanna scream the truth He thinks u like the beach your such a damn liar Well those great whites they have big teeth Oh they bite u Thought u said that you would always be in love, but your not in love no more Well I hear sounds in my mind Brand new sounds in my life    Album:
    Green Light
    I do my makeup in somebody else's car
    We order different drinks at the same bar
    I know about u didn't I wanna scream the truth He thinks u like the beach your such a damn liar
    Well those great whites they have big teeth
    Oh they bite u
    Thought u said that you would always be in love, but your not in love no more Well I hear sounds in my mind Brand new sounds in my life
    Well only I'll be seeing you wherever I go Well only I'll be seeing you dont every rode (I'm waiting for it that green light I want it)
    Cause only I'll come get my things but I can't let go
    And I'll always try to get my things and just let go (I'm waiting for it that green light I want it) (I'm waiting for it that green light I want it) (I'm waiting for it that green light I want it)

    Sober
    ( I've spent my life) (I've spent my life )
    (I've spent my life) (I've spent my life)
    Oh God i'm clear out of air in my lungs
    It's all gone say a not so long it's time we dance with the truth
    Move along with the grove (yeah)
    I'm sleeping through all the days and by the story so long

    But my hips have misjudged now let's get to now the ticks will u stay with me
    Go to stray with me King and Queen of the weekend
    Ain't a pill that can touch our ground (But will we do when we're sober)

    Homemade dynamite A couple rebel top gun pilots flying with no where to be Dont know u super well but I think that u might be the same as me
    Behave abnormally Let's let things come out of the woodworks
    Our rules, our dreams we blunt
    Throwing **** up with Homemade Dynamite Our friends our kids We get inspired Throwing **** up with Homemade Dynamite I get ur friend to drive but he can hardly see
    Well end up painted on the rode writing chrome
    All the broken glass sparkling I guess we are partying So let's let things come out of the wood works
    Our rules our dreams blowing **** up with Homemade Dynamite Now u know it's really gonna blow ploosh

    The Louvre
    Our summer slipped us Underneath her rung
    Our days and nights are Perfume with obsession Half of my wardrobe is on ur bedroom floor
    I am ur sweetheart Psychopathic crutch
    Drink up ur moment Still I cant get enough I over think ur punctuation too
    Not ur fault just a thing that my mind do
    Rush set the beginning I get caught up just for a minute
    Well love ur the one to blame a situating u hear the violence Put the phone to my chest Broadcast the boom boom boom and make um all dance to em
    Broadcast the boom boom boom and make em all dance to it
    I see progressions I call and u come through Blow all my friendships to sit in hell with u
    But we're the greatest They'll hang us in the loop
    Down the back but who cares still the loop

    Liability Baby really hurt me crying down the taxi, He dont wanna know me Says he made the the big mistake dancing in my storm
    Says it was poison so I guess I'll go home into the arms of the girl that I love The only love I haven't screwed up She so hard to please but shes a forest fore
    They say ur as little mich for me
    Ur a liability Ur a little mich for me
    So they pull back make other plans I understand I'm liability
    Make u wilderness make u leave Im q lottle much for everyone Hard Feelings/Loveless Please could u be tender when I was so close to u Please give it a minute before we admit that we're through Guess this is the winner Hard feelings It's so what they call hard feelings of life God wish I believed you when u told me this was my home I light all the candles got flowers for all my rooms I care for my self the way I used to care about you These days We kiss and we keep busy The day day goes after midnight Hard feelings it's so what they call hard feelings of life Thi is my favorite tape Bet u wanna RIP my heart out Bet u wanna skip my calls now Guess what I'd like that cause I'm gonna mess ur life up gonna wanna tape my mouth shut Look out For LOVELESS Generation LOVELESS Generation I'm **** with our lovers heads generation Wiriter in the Dark Break the news, you're walking out To be a good man for someone else Sorry I was never good like you Stood on my chest and kept me down Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd Did my best to exist just for you Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark I am my mother's child, I'll love you 'til my breathing stops I'll love you 'til you call the cops on me But in our darkest hours, I stumbled on a secret power I'll find a way to be without you, babe Supercut In my head, I play a supercut of us All the magic we gave off All the love we had and lost And in my head The visions never stop These ribbons wrap me up But    … Expand
  73. Ness_Ol
    Aug 13, 2019
    10
    Is the best album of Lorde... Is totally perfect... saved the pop in 2017. This album tells a story and it has a guideline, which few albums can do
  74. MyleeneFRW
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    После дебютного альбома Лорд сумела поднять планку до невообразимых высот с этим альбомом. Звучание, текста, визуал, все в этом альбоме безупрено. Работа гения.
  75. Manuelmata
    Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Uno de los álbumes más bellos de los últimos años, definitivamente Lorde se superó con respecto a su álbum debut.
  76. iamedipo
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    A perfeição em forma de álbum, eu estou muito ansioso pelo seu próximo lançamento!
  77. davifontenelle
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Melodrama: a remarkable album that defined 2017. One more time, after the successful "Pure Heroine" Lorde brought us another masterpiece!
  78. slutsatan
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Melodrama para mi significa mucho, el trabajo de Lorde es especial, este álbum es muy artístico, empezando con green light, cautivo mi corazón, y terminando con perfect places. Las canciones intermedias de Melodrama no se quedan atrás, Lorde supo poner todo su empeño y sufrimiento en líricas perfectas, todo funciona bien, es un mar de emociones y llanto, alabado sea melodrama.
  79. LeannSwift13
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Iconik meloarte cagandose en NFRcagada, grande sos patrona de cagalana.
    Esperandaaa las premiaciones para ver como se caga en burlana, asiez
  80. camszinha
    Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Talvez o melhor álbum da década, Melodrama sem sombra de dúvidas é o melhor da Lorde. A cantora já havia mostrado o seu potencial em seu gostoso Pure Heroine, mas nesse ela se supera. Melodrama possui composições difíceis, sobre amores partidos, mas não é QUALQUER amor partido. Nesse álbum vemos a maturidade da Lorde, o que é FASCINANTE. O álbum, que SIM foi o melhor de 2017, possui váriasTalvez o melhor álbum da década, Melodrama sem sombra de dúvidas é o melhor da Lorde. A cantora já havia mostrado o seu potencial em seu gostoso Pure Heroine, mas nesse ela se supera. Melodrama possui composições difíceis, sobre amores partidos, mas não é QUALQUER amor partido. Nesse álbum vemos a maturidade da Lorde, o que é FASCINANTE. O álbum, que SIM foi o melhor de 2017, possui várias referências e ela simplesmente transformou essas referências em poesia. Os instrumentais são únicos, o personagem que a Lorde interpreta em seu álbum é único, as letras são únicas. Não é por nada que é um dos mais aclamados álbuns da década.… Expand
  81. Tjorhulshf
    Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Literally the best album made ever. PERIOD. Will always sound fresh, groundbreaking, the production is out of this world and fenomenal lyrics. A.piece.of.art.
  82. deefr
    Aug 25, 2019
    10
    What can i say about this masterpiece? Perfect lyrics, perfect production, perfect vocals, perfect album. "Melodrama" is by far the best pop album of the decade. Shame of the grammy's academy for not have recognized lorde's work in 2017's cerimony.
  83. Luan-kp
    Aug 26, 2019
    10
    Best album of 2016. Lorde bring a new style for pop. I loved. Best track is The Louvre
  84. melodramatica
    Aug 26, 2019
    10
    If you call this a pop album, then it's the best we've gotten this decade and one of the best of all time. I thought 1989 was the one for the 2010s but Melodrama has come for the crown, quality-wise. Not only did Jack Antonoff finally not ruin an album with his stale production but Lorde also served with the intimate feeling and specificity she conveys through her lyrics. The concept of aIf you call this a pop album, then it's the best we've gotten this decade and one of the best of all time. I thought 1989 was the one for the 2010s but Melodrama has come for the crown, quality-wise. Not only did Jack Antonoff finally not ruin an album with his stale production but Lorde also served with the intimate feeling and specificity she conveys through her lyrics. The concept of a party and its shallowness being turned into depth by the haunting memories a breakup can bring, especially amid growing into adulthood and finding oneself in the world of cheap values is brilliant.… Expand
  85. L4crymosa
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Nenhuma nota aqui é suficiente para classificar esse álbum, então usei a que se aproxima mais. Album Coeso, bem escrito, e de todo o coração. Um dos meus favotitos da vida e um dos melhores da decada passada.
  86. Klim6555927
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    One of the best love albums. I love this simplicity of sounding, these beats and lyrics so much. Thanks lord
  87. Criticmasters
    Mar 21, 2021
    10
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  88. loewe
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    El mejor album de la historia , una producción que ha alcanzado el nivel más alto y una capa inquebrantable de innovación , misticismo y perfección , cada sonido está donde debrria y no hay ni un solo error , cada vez que se escucha el album se puede interpetar de muchas formas diferentes haciendolo multifacetico , Lorde ha demostrado ser un verdadero genio , Innovando con sus sonidos sinEl mejor album de la historia , una producción que ha alcanzado el nivel más alto y una capa inquebrantable de innovación , misticismo y perfección , cada sonido está donde debrria y no hay ni un solo error , cada vez que se escucha el album se puede interpetar de muchas formas diferentes haciendolo multifacetico , Lorde ha demostrado ser un verdadero genio , Innovando con sus sonidos sin renunciar a sus experiencias personales y profundas en sus textos , una combinacoon sublime que marca la perfección. Dudo que alguien llegue en algun momento de la historia musical a superar esta obra de arte llamada Melodrama.… Expand
  89. Fernandadora
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfeito. Perfeito. Perfeito. O melodrama chegou na minha vida quando mais precisei. As letras foram o meu alicerce pra nunca nem ter entrado no fundo do poço.… Expand
  90. beatrizd
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    absolutamente lendaria e memoravel, n eh a toa q eh aclamada ne? Melodrama n tem 1 musica fraca
  91. Johuaso
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Una obra maestra de principio a fin, nada de relleno, solo ella contando una historia de amor y desamor, sin duda una de las mejores artistas de la década
  92. Lordios
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    SIMPLEMENTE EL ÁLBUM POP DEL MILENIO, REINA DEL ALTERNATIVO Y PATRONA DE ASCANA
  93. Illusion0903
    Jul 24, 2022
    9
    This is my ALBUM OF THE DECADE, without even the slightest doubt. The lyrics, the melodies, the production……everything is just perfect, I mean really PERFECT. She's not Lorde with an "e", she's just lord, PERIOD!!!
  94. tswiftsz
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    perfeito um dos melhores álbuns já feitos e pronto acabou..................,,
  95. Gqpis12
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    If this isn't one of the best albums of the century then I dont know what is . I love lorde's creativity .
  96. Kaerys
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns da década! E isso é um fato! Melodrama não perdeu o Grammy, o Grammy que perdeu Melodrama.
  97. SoleLorde
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    A very cohesive album, starting with green light, the album starts in an explosive way that introduces the sound of the album. Melodrama plays very well with the instruments; in every song you can hear a piano, the piano is the soul of the album. It has an amazing lyrical content that many people can relate to, the album resembles music from the late 90's and early 2000's, you discoverA very cohesive album, starting with green light, the album starts in an explosive way that introduces the sound of the album. Melodrama plays very well with the instruments; in every song you can hear a piano, the piano is the soul of the album. It has an amazing lyrical content that many people can relate to, the album resembles music from the late 90's and early 2000's, you discover something new on every listen… Expand
  98. Bartholemew
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Literally the best album of all time I don't know how she did this it's witchcraft omg
  99. alena74
    Dec 8, 2019
    8
    I really enjoyed this album, the melodies, the beats, her voice.. it all sounds amazing.
  100. danpin
    May 2, 2020
    10
    A extremely complex and incredible musical piece, with an incredible production that comes along with excellent lyric writing that was showed by Ella in her previous works .
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#3 Best Album of 2017
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#4 Most Discussed Album of 2017
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#5 Most Shared Album of 2017

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Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Jul 10, 2017
    80
    There are no gimmicks. There’s nothing screaming for acceptance. Melodrama is a raw, real album under its sparkly clean production. One written for the masses but able to resonate with each individual listener.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    80
    Lorde's biggest achievement is retaining her emotional insight into herself and her generation despite her utterly transformed life. [Aug 2017, p.100]
  3. Prefix Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    85
    Still only 20 years old, Lorde could have been forgiven for floundering under the weight of expectation. Instead she’s reasserted her status as today’s ultimate alt-pop artist with a record that balances the contemporary with the classic in typically immaculate style.
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