Rokstarr
by Taio Cruz
  • Record Label: Mercury
  • Release Date: Jun 1, 2010
User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 15 out of 25

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  1. owenrw89
    Dec 19, 2016
    4
    Well made, yet utterly forgettable. This is the epitome of pop-by-numbers. It's not a bad album as such, it's just unbelievably generic. A little more creativity would've been nice.
  2. BuySameOldLove
    Oct 13, 2015
    1
    Esse álbum é horrível, poucas músicas são boas, instrumental totalmente repetitivo e composições podres, esse álbum poderia ser um álbum totalmente moderno porém acabou virando algo cansativo.
    As únicas que salvam são Higher,Dirty Picture e Break Your Heart
  3. BWETMatangi
    Aug 12, 2013
    5
    The songs are good, but no songs really stick. Like "Break Your Heart". You like the song at first, but you can't stand it a month later when it's still number one on the charts.
  4. OhRly
    Aug 18, 2012
    0
    This album made me cry, what ever happened to REAL pop?! Not this horse **** made for money. It lacks in substance, made from repetitive lyrics, lame plastic beats- you know what? This **** storm doesn't deserve such an in depth review.
  5. JoelSN
    Mar 25, 2012
    3
    Cruz's first effort falls flat when it comes to make him an artist to notice. It is a very impersonal album, created to achieve temporal success single-wise ("Break Your Heart", "Dynamite), but it is incapable of maintaining its mainstream appeal during the whole record., becoming just a boring and unattractive list of simple tracks.

    Highlights: Dynamite, Higher, Break Your Heart
  6. sanddude
    Feb 12, 2011
    2
    Tail Cruz's debut solo album is a collection of horrible, cheesy pop dongs. I strongly recommend against it. Especially that uber-annoying "Break Your Heart" song. He needs to just stick with producing.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. BBC Music
    80
    Rokstarr bounces to a beat that feels fresh and vibrant.
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  2. Dot Music
    30
    You can forgive Cruz for wondering who he's meant to be for his second album, but we're less indulgent of such wishy-washy nonsense that "Rokstarr" puts across in the name of heartfelt R&B.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    The only song of equal caliber to [''Break Your Heart"] on his Stateside debut is the Ke$ha-assisted sexting number ''Dirty Picture.'' The rest of the tracks are forgettable and include a cut for throwing hands in the air (''Dynamite'') and one awkwardly placed effort to uplift (''I Can Be'').
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