Rooty
by Basement Jaxx
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. PopMatters
    60
    Like Remedy, Rooty is either a brilliantly innovative record, or an unlistenable mess, depending on your point of view. To my ear it's somewhere in between, the work of two very talented house producers and songwriters with a taste for old-school sounds that's sometimes entertaining, but often unfortunate.
  2. Armchair DJ
    50
    Oh, there are moments of pure wonder, to be sure, but they're sandwiched between tracks that either retread old ideas or execute less impressive new ones.

Awards & Rankings

35
#35 Best Album of 2001

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. JasonB.
    Jul 30, 2001
    8
    Very fun to listen to and makes you want to dance in your car.
  2. judd_graham
    Oct 8, 2018
    10
    Really, who knew dance music can be amazingly sophisticated? Really, who would know?
  3. BillyBoy
    May 18, 2006
    10
    Where's your head at is a timeless classic. I could listen to that song alone over and over. But the rest of the album is great as well.
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