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A Funk Odyssey
by Jamiroquai
This is the fifth album for the UK outfit, led by Stevie Wonder soundalike Jason Kay.
| LABEL: |
Sony/Epic |
| RELEASE DATE: |
11 September 2001 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Alternative, Pop, Dance |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Q Magazine
This time, there's a bankable chorus or barbed sentiment for every mirror-ball moment, not just on the singles. [Sep 2001, p.112]
80
Dot Music
Not quite as effortlessly enormous as 1999's blistering 'Synkronised', 'A Funk Odyssey' nevertheless won't disappoint anyone taken with the band's direction on that record.

80
Billboard
Jamiroquai continues to mine a musical playing field that pays homage to such soul, funk, and disco artists as Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, and Chic.

75
Entertainment Weekly
More Gap Band than P-Funk...

70
Mixer
It's all ground we've covered before, but Jamiroquai do it so well and with such style that it is still worth a tumble. [Sep 2001, p.86]
67
E! Online
This hand-clapping, disco-ball-driven journey sounds like all the other stuff in [Jay Kay's] catalog.

60
Blender
Lurches from dewy-eyed sentimentality to vicious funk. [Oct/Nov 2001, p.105]
60
Sonicnet
The album never truly develops, as the group prefers to rehash old stuff rather than break new ground.

50
New Musical Express
'A Funk Odyessey' takes you on a journey of eye-closing triteness.

50
CDNow
On such ballads as "Corner of the Earth" and "Black Crow," Odyssey seems to come up short.... But when the intention is to make you move, Odyssey shines brightly.

40
Mojo
Most tracks succumb to unambitious disco stylings. [Sep 2001, p.108]
40
PopMatters
Much like the last four releases, [A Funk Odyssey] is bland background party music with a few moments that sparkle.

10
Playlouder
Excruciating, toe-curling Pain, the sort that makes you want to leap through windows or run over children.


The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
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