Roll On
by J.J. Cale
  • Record Label: Rounder
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2009
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. AllMusic
    80
    This one is solid from top to bottom.
  2. Billboard
    80
    The Oklahoma singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist raises eyebrows from the get-go on his 16th solo outing, dipping into jazz for the gently swinging 'Who Knew' and the self-effacing 'Former Me.'
  3. Boston Globe
    80
    Roll On finds Cale back in vintage form.
  5. Mojo
    80
    By doing exactly the same thing for all that time, and by avoiding building up a public image that would come before the music, Cale has come full circle and now sounds fresh and relevant once more. [May 2009, p.110]
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  6. Uncut
    80
    This is vintage front-porch Cale. [May 2009, p.79]
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  7. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    The fact that he just turned 70 is hardly an issue here; old-guy music is the only kind Cale knows how to make. Roll On is best at its loosest.
  8. Rolling Stone
    70
    Supremely chill, utterly ageless, Cale's style fits him as perfectly as it did three decades ago.
  9. Q Magazine
    60
    As ever, the subtlety and naturalness of his approach belies a craftman's attention to detail. [May 2009, p.110]
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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. HelenK
    Apr 27, 2009
    5
    I am afraid I disagree. I have been listening to J.J. since I was an early teenager and think this album is the most uncreative one of his I am afraid I disagree. I have been listening to J.J. since I was an early teenager and think this album is the most uncreative one of his career, maybe along with #8. The tunes have been heard 1000s of times before, the guitar is - I hate to say it - boring and uninspired. Roll on, J.J., don't end your wonderful music career with an album like this.… Full Review »
  2. BrettD.
    Mar 30, 2009
    8
    Mr slow mofo, the jed clampett of song, swingin's like a hammock, pity about eric the c, on tittle track .
  3. HughM
    Mar 29, 2009
    10
    If you every want perfect music to have a beer on the deck to, this is it. It is sooooo laid back. Once again JJ Cale has made music for the If you every want perfect music to have a beer on the deck to, this is it. It is sooooo laid back. Once again JJ Cale has made music for the ears. LOVE IT!!… Full Review »
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