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Jan 4, 2016Overall, The Buffet is a satisfying dish.
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Dec 23, 2015Kelly earns his title in the second half, which is where he stretches out stylistically.
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Dec 10, 2015The Buffet is better than just another R. Kelly album, but not enough to be worth saying so outside of a review, much less on a year-end list; call it a good one-night stand.
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Dec 11, 2015It’s an OK effort overall, but far from Kelly’s best work; and it really goes to pieces in the five bonus tracks of the deluxe edition, which spin off in all directions
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Dec 11, 2015The Buffet does have more dimensions than Black Panties, including the enjoyable "Step in the Name of Love" rewrite "Backyard Party" and the throwback, Love Letter-styled "All My Fault."
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Dec 10, 2015Maybe it’s because the whole sex-food thing is so overdone that the 18 tracks never drag, and it’s not often you can say that about a hip hop or R’n’B album.
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Dec 10, 2015The point is that all of these songs are capable, and one is not much better than another.
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Dec 21, 2015Overstuffed as it is undercooked.
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Dec 10, 2015It's a real shame that out of 18 songs whittled down from a reported 462, the album has just three consistently good songs.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 6 out of 14
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