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Calling the World - Rooney
  • Band Name: Rooney
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Jul 17, 2007
Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Is it cheesy? Kind of. But sometimes your musical diet can use a little extra dairy.
  2. All Music Guide
    70
    Calling the World might not be radically inventive, but its solid songcraft and playful shout-outs to rock history are a lot of fun.
  3. The A.V. Club
    67
    Tossing aside the overbearing Weezer influence from Rooney's debut, singer-songwriter-Hollywood kid Robert Schwartzman -brother of Jason, cousin of Nicolas Cage - adopts the "poor me" lyrical stance perfected by the likes of The Eagles and Toto on Calling The World.
  4. Q Magazine
    60
    A radio-friendly collection of feel-good summer pop alongside teen-angsty ballads. [Nov 2007, p.147]
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  5. Rolling Stone
    60
    It's even more hook-slathered and fetchingly tuneful than the first.
  6. Paste Magazine
    60
    Things get slightly clunky when the tempo slows and they stretch for drama, but there's a growing self-awareness here that keeps Rooney within its comfort zone, which, refreshingly, is comforting more often than not.
  7. Billboard
    60
    There aren't enough original ideas here to know if Rooney can shine as a relevant, modern rock band.
  8. PopMatters
    40
    It's all very sweet and likeable, too much in fact. The shtick is so cloying that its sentiments melt on contact. This is the fundamental flaw of Rooney's work on Calling the World - the effect of their craft, delivery, and emotion disappears as soon as it arrives.
  9. Drowned In Sound
    30
    There's just very so little of merit here--glazed pop-rock staggers into itself as the whole album washes past without you realising.
  10. Prefix Magazine
    30
    In the end, Calling the World left me bored as hell.
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User Score
7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. JoseG.
    1
    Ick.
  2. Kait
    10
    The first will always be better but Calling the World is growing on me. Rooney is just...fantastic.
  3. ChrisW.
    9
    A highly addictive album. At my first listen, I wasn't that impressed, but give it a couple of spins and now I can't stop. There are many catchy songs that won't let you feel all cheesed out in the end. Many of these songs could get radio play, but are edgy enough that they won't sound like Coldplay or Train. this album is good... it's just the right length to leave you satisfied, but wanting a little bit more.… Full Review »
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