Uptown Special
by Mark Ronson
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jan 13, 2015
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 85
  3. Negative: 19 out of 85
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  1. MooziikMaster
    Jan 16, 2015
    5
    When "Uptown Funk" becomes a stalker of a song, following you around every corner in its inescapable prowess, it's hard to ignore the hype surrounding Mark Ronson's new album. But what is presented as a succulent collection of tasty morsels falls hard into a vat of boredom and overflows uncomfortably with a forgettable concept and flavourless songs.

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#74 Most Discussed Album of 2015

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Under The Radar
    Feb 26, 2015
    70
    For all the technical charm that Ronson is able to pull off on this album, a lyrically nimble one with the employment of Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon, it never reaches sexy.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Feb 24, 2015
    40
    Somehow, because Uptown Funk is so, so good, Uptown Special is even more disappointing.
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  3. Uncut
    Feb 3, 2015
    60
    Novelist Michael Chabon's lyrics fail to illuminate the theme, while the music settles for tasteful reverence. [Mar 2015, p.81]
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