Wake Up! - The Roots
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77 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. BBC Music
    Dec 20, 2010
    100
    The set is a masterclass in how to respectfully update and enhance classic music, and proves how vital and relevant 30-year-old music remains today.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    This isn't the best album John Legend or The Roots have made, but it's not going to go down as the black sheep of either canon.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Dec 22, 2010
    80
    The songs in this collection serve for a timely reminder that hope and consciousness through music still contains some currency - with the added bonus that it's also a fine piece of work in its own right.
  4. Spin
    60
    The results don't always play to the singer's melodic strengths; ?uestlove sounds a bit reined-in, too. Occasionally, though, they send up some serious sparks, as with a raw garage-funk take on Baby Huey's "Hard Times."

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. yeayeayea
    10
    amazing, I listened to this album almost everyday for like half a year and sang along. I feel you guys, and I **** love this album like its my brother… Expand
  2. greenstrings
    10
    A fantastic album. They adeptly add new flair to still manage to do the original artists justice. The 'I Can't Write Left Handed' cover is hands down one of the best songs of the year.… Expand
  3. dijavantewow
    6
    It's good because it's The Roots and John Legend, but I would have liked an collabo album with original content. I was really excited about this album, and I could still listen to both of them for a long time before it getting old.… Collapse

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