Rudebox
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

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  • Summary: William Orbit, Mark Ronson, Lily Allen and the Pet Shop Boys are among the collaborators on Williams' eclectic seventh studio disc, which finds him experimenting (never a good sign) with electronica and even hip-hop.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    'Rudebox' is not 'Robbie Williams the serious artiste', but it is an amazing pop album.
  2. Mojo
    80
    An intriguing, funny and inventive listen. [Nov 2006, p.101]
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  3. Dot Music
    70
    Undoubtedly one of the year's strangest releases.
  4. Q Magazine
    40
    On this showing he's bored and directionless. [Nov 2006, p.134]
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  5. Billboard
    40
    Things hover uneasily somewhere between wholesale reinvention and mere superstar vanity project. [28 Oct 2006]
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  6. musicOMH.com
    40
    All too often Rudebox plays like an undeveloped collection of half-baked ideas.
  7. Playlouder
    0
    His new lyrical equation seems to be rip off someone else's words, add some street slang that would have been out of date five years ago, mention some brand names, say something offensive and then shoe horn it all together.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 35
  3. Negative: 11 out of 35
  1. JamesC
    Oct 27, 2006
    10
    It's probably the best album. It's catchy, inteligent and it's fun!
  2. ChrisW
    Dec 25, 2006
    10
    Another smah hit CD. Keep em' coming Robbie!
  4. TylerD
    Oct 27, 2006
    10
    The best album of his career.
  5. FrankD
    Oct 30, 2006
    8
    I am no Robbie fan at all. But this is the first album I like. Seems to me that the serius music press took it to "serious". Respect!
  6. 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 andThis 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).… Expand
  7. RobC
    Oct 27, 2006
    3
    He can sing rock, he can sing swing, but now... He's out of ideas.
  8. DeclanM
    Jan 17, 2007
    0
    absolute crap pure and simple this guy is a muppet

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