Call And Response: The Remix Album
by Maroon 5
  • Record Label: Octone
  • Release Date: Dec 9, 2008
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The L.A. quintet makes it work on Call and Response: The Remix Album, letting those unusual suspects--along with hitmakers like Mark Ronson and Pharrell Williams--play with their master tapes.
  2. Billboard
    80
    Call and Response is everything the format could and should be.
  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    These remixes of the group's hits by indie acts like Of Montreal and Deerhoof make the idea seem oddly plausible.
  5. The A.V. Club
    67
    The results are uneven, which is nearly always the case with remix discs....But the better stuff here works splendidly.
  6. AllMusic
    50
    This wide net says more about Maroon 5's fashion than it does their music--they're sharp and smart enough to know what will get them club play and blog mentions--but it's nice to have a band so big try to tie together these two niches, even if neither the R&B nor the indie rock winds up relating to the happy mainstream hooks of the group's hits.
  7. Prefix Magazine
    25
    Call And Response is an interesting (and by “interesting” I mean “awful”) remix album due to the fact that no one seems to want to mess with the originals for fear of alienating anyone or veering off from the song’s original composition (likely for the sake of the commercial prospects of the album).

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User Score
4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 10 out of 21
  1. phatmoti
    Nov 28, 2012
    3
    If you loved Maroon 5's album songs, you probably won't like this album. The songs are quite different, shifting into different genres. I amIf you loved Maroon 5's album songs, you probably won't like this album. The songs are quite different, shifting into different genres. I am a huge fan of their previous work and the songs that were remixed on this album were not to my taste at all. I would only recommend this to R&B fans who like Maroon 5's lyrics a little and wish the tunes/rhythms were completely different.… Full Review »
  2. BlogCritic123
    Jun 13, 2016
    10
    While there are some songs that I like more than others, every song on this album is awesome and there are some very good remixes to reallyWhile there are some songs that I like more than others, every song on this album is awesome and there are some very good remixes to really great songs from "Songs About Jane" and "It Won't Be Soon Before Long"… Full Review »
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