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| 2.5 by Rolling Stone |
The solo debut from the omnipresent half of the Neptunes comes after a slew of missed release dates and self-imposed revisions. Despite the extra work, In My Mind is still only so-so, offering a serie... |
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| n/a by www.rapreviews.com |
He'll never win any of those freestyle battles but he can damn sure make a record that you'll enjoy listening to multiple times. |
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| n/a by www.avclub.com |
In My Mind intermittently shares the ingratiating weirdness of Williams' N.E.R.D. side project, but his shaky rhyming and occasionally off-key crooning suggest he shouldn't quit his day job cranking out beats anytime soon. |
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| n/a by NME |
While there are a few too many lounge-bar moments - a hangover from his NERD days - when 'In My Mind' is good, it really is excellent. |
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| n/a by www.ew.com |
If In My Mind seems divided against itself, rest assured that all of the songs have something in common: They're not remotely catchy. |
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| n/a by arts.guardian.co.uk |
He just doesn't make a convincing rapper, and it's not only a question of charisma: his voice tends towards the monotone, and lacks honey. |
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| n/a by www.eonline.com |
There's nothing as instantly likable as "Frontin'," and even with the presence of some bigwig collaborators the disc sounds strangely inspiration-free. |
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| n/a by www.prefixmag.com |
In My Mind has several potential hit singles, but taken as a whole it falls dramatically short. |
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| n/a by www.drownedinsound.com |
A few highlights aside, it’s hard to understand why at least a half-dozen of these over-glossed R&B-lite numbers ever made it out of their maker’s mind. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
It’s an ambitious mess, but it’s a mess. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
If you were expecting some next-level shit from Pharrell Williams on his self-produced solo debut, you're in for a huge disappointment. |
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| n/a by www.slantmagazine.com |
Stylish and confident to a fault, Pharrell's success as a solo artist is, unfortunately, pretty much where the album title says it is. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
The idea that a producer of his caliber can’t put together something resembling a likeable LP-- particularly in light of his endlessly amusing Gangsta Grillz mixtape, In My Mind: The Prequel-- is insane. Here, he’s shot himself in the foot. Where the mixtape exploded with enthusiasm and wit, In My Mind the album is corroded and ineffectual. Worse, it’s predictable. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
Beyond the artificiality of this album's every attempt to be loved, what's most surprising is Pharrell's failure to program so much as a decent beat. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
While he is certainly an innovative producer, that originality fails to translate on "In My Mind." |
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| n/a by www.austinchronicle.com |
Pharrell's all-too-shallow schtick becomes monumentally tired over the course of an entire album. |
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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
There’s hardly an honest word on In My Mind; any sane listener’s bullshit meter should red-line after about fifteen minutes of it’s textured repulsiveness. |
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