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The weird and promising thing is that it works without ever feeling natural. The actual coexistence of the earnest and the smoove stops being so striking after a while, but the best songs on Rules don’t let you forget there is one.
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Rules moves smoothly from one track to the next. Sometimes it does all feel a little too formulaic, a little too rational.
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It's more like easy listening with a funk flare, and, like all easy-listening, there are times when it falls decidedly flat.
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As catchy as much of Rules is, that hesitancy brings about an imbalance of mood.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Sep 22, 2012
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Aug 9, 2016
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May 1, 2012