P!nk "Beautiful Trauma" Album Review (30th Review)

Alright, I’ve been hyping this up for some time now, it is time for my review of P!nk’s brand-new album “Beautiful Trauma.” I’m not really much of a P!nk fanatic, but there’s something about her as a person that I just really like, and I can say I’ve enjoyed quite a few of her songs. “Get the Party Started,” “Who Knew,” “So What,” and “Sober” were big during my elementary school years, and I found all of them to really good, enjoyable tracks. P!nk then kept things going strong during my middle school/early high school years with songs like “Raise Your Glass,” “Fuckin’ Perfect,” “Try” and “Just Give Me a Reason,” songs that I heard even more often and, once again, really enjoyed. Though I drifted away from her music in my later high school years (her only huge hit during that span was “Just Like Fire,” a song I personally am not crazy about), I still think she’s a really talented artist and I applaud her for being able to stick around, stay relevant, and keep making great music for so many years. So, here she is with her SEVENTH studio album (yeah, I know!) and her first since 2012. Is it an album we can raise our glass to? Let’s go track-by-track and find out:

Beautiful Trauma: WELCOME BACK, P!NK!!!!! Wow, this song is amazing! P!nk’s vocals, as usual, are beautiful, the beat is really catchy, and it’s a perfect blend of light and upbeat. The hook is also absolutely phenomenal. This song put a huge smile on my face and it just wouldn’t come off! Absolutely amazing song!

Revenge (ft. Eminem): P!nk shows us on this one that her rhythm as a rapper is tremendous, and the hook is really awesome. The lyrics are also really clever, and Eminem has a really great verse on this song. Yet another really awesome song!

Whatever You Want: Sounds like a pleasantly old-school P!nk song, and her vocals remain tremendous. The hook is also really memorable, and the beat is really fun. This album’s been off to a great start so far!

What About Us: I really like the lyrics on this one, and the instrumental is pretty catchy. P!nk’s vocals are once again amazing, as well. I wouldn’t say this is my favorite on the album, but it’s a pretty good song that might grow on me with time.

But We Lost It: P!nk takes a break from the upbeat party songs to bring us a lighter piano ballad, and all in all, it serves as another good showcase of P!nk’s incredible vocals. The lyrics are also really solid on this one. I won’t break the replay button with this one, but it’s certainly a solid song.

Barbies: Keeping things light, we have an acoustic guitar song about nostalgia, and I love it! It’s got some great lyrics, another fantastic performance from P!nk, and the hook is really strong. It’s a pretty emotional song, and I find it to be extremely memorable.

Where We Go: While this one is very high-energy and it has a solid hook, I can’t say I’m really crazy about it. Not sure what it is, but something about this song just feels kinda “meh” to me. It’s upbeat, but I guess, for lack of a better word, it’s not really that catchy. It’s alright, though, one very minor speed-bump won’t kill the album for me.

For Now: Another old-school sounding song with some really great lyrics, a good hook, and another strong performance from P!nk. While I wouldn’t call it my favorite track on the album, I think this one has plenty of potential to grow on me. Even if it doesn’t, I can say it’s a pretty good song overall.

Secrets: As soon as the instrumental started playing at the beginning, I was really intrigued because it sounded really awesome. And while the hook on this isn’t one of the album’s best, it’s a really fun, solidly enjoyable song that gives me a lot of good throwbacks.

Better Life: This one’s really funky! Catchy beat, great flow on the verses, a really strong hook, a charismatic performance from P!nk, this one has it all! It’s definitely really fun and I’ll be breaking the replay button on this one for sure!

I Am Here: A very upbeat and lively song with some interesting, somewhat dark lyrics. I like P!nk’s vocals a lot on this one, and the hook is pretty strong, though I’m not crazy about the “post-chorus,” if you will. In fact, this would be one of my favorites on the album if not for the “post-chorus.” I’m sorry but hearing a bunch of people sing “where does everybody go when they go” as they do on this track is…honestly kind of boring. The song is still good, though.

Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken: Another piano ballad, but this one is really beautiful! I love the hook a lot, and P!nk’s performance, once again, is really emotional and fantastic. I’m gonna want to listen to this one a lot more in the future, it’s really enjoyable.

You Get My Love: I was initially a bit hesitant when I saw that this was 5 minutes long (none of the other tracks even pass the 4:30 mark), and then a little more worried when it was a slow piano ballad. “Would I get bored quickly?” I wondered. And then I remembered that P!nk is a beautiful singer and then all my worries went away. I like how light and slow this one is, too, and for some reason, I feel like this is gonna be one of those songs my future wife and I will want to slow dance to. A really beautiful end to this album.

Overall, P!nk has done it again! Once more, P!nk has put out a fantastically enjoyable album in “Beautiful Trauma,” and once more, she reminds us that she is a vocal powerhouse, able to handle both upbeat, super fun songs, and much slower, lighter ballads. P!nk reminds us that she has not skipped a single beat and that she’s still one of the best in the business. Raise Your Glass, everyone, because P!nk’s new album delivers big-time! 17 years after her first studio album, P!nk’s still got it!

Favorite tracks: Beautiful Trauma, Revenge, Whatever You Want, Barbies, Better Life, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, You Get My Love

Least favorite track: Where We Go, if I had to pick one.

Rating: Excellent