Rudebox
by Robbie Williams
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 77
  3. Negative: 16 out of 77

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  1. justine
    Nov 6, 2006
    4
    This is the end... although I hope I'm wrong
  2. cartmenez03
    Oct 30, 2010
    5
    This album is good, but I don't really limke the rap tracks. They just sound... strange. Id buy the tracks Rudebox, Lovelight, The Actor and Good Doctor (the only decent rap track).
  3. Wander
    Nov 13, 2006
    6
    Just like every Robbie album, some very good songs and some fodder. He sounds like he dont gives a f%^& about his superstar status. That is good, not trying to make the umteenth angels clone (adverising space, anyone?) but doing what he likes.
  4. BenK
    May 11, 2007
    6
    This CD is...interesting. It's not Robbie's best effort - it certainly contains flaws. But there are some amazing songs like the Pet Shop Boys collaborations. It's a little odd for him to go from faux-rock to electro/dance music. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't...
  5. SinishaS
    Nov 26, 2006
    4
    i've followed robbie's career since the beginning and i really like his work and himself as a person but i have to admit that rudebox is pretty lame

Awards & Rankings

89
#89 Most Discussed Album of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Billboard
    40
    Things hover uneasily somewhere between wholesale reinvention and mere superstar vanity project. [28 Oct 2006]
  2. musicOMH.com
    40
    All too often Rudebox plays like an undeveloped collection of half-baked ideas.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    'Rudebox' is not 'Robbie Williams the serious artiste', but it is an amazing pop album.
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