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82 out of 100

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9.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: The follow-up to the Jaxx' critically-acclaimed 1999 debut album, 'Remedy,' 'Rooty' finds the British house duo adding to the party vibe with elements of pop and R&B thrown into the mix. The lead single is "Romeo."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. All Music Guide
    100
    Rooty is the second straight triumph from a pair of producer/DJs who look set to carry the torch for dancefloor electronica in the years to come.
  2. PopMatters
    60
    Like Remedy, Rooty is either a brilliantly innovative record, or an unlistenable mess, depending on your point of view. To my ear it's somewhere in between, the work of two very talented house producers and songwriters with a taste for old-school sounds that's sometimes entertaining, but often unfortunate.
  3. Pitchfork
    38
    A few fatal flaws eclipse all of Rooty's abundant qualities. Basement Jaxx have taken kitsch a few steps too far.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. BillyBoy
    10
    Where's your head at is a timeless classic. I could listen to that song alone over and over. But the rest of the album is great as well.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Matt
    10
    Best dance album of the year. You could easily dance yourself to death.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JasonB.
    8
    Very fun to listen to and makes you want to dance in your car.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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