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Crazy Itch Radio
by Basement Jaxx


5.5

based on 16 reviews
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Official Artist Site

The duo's fourth album includes vocals from Linda Lewis, Lady Marga, and a chorus of 30+ African orphans (hey, we don't make this stuff up).

LABEL:	XL
RELEASE DATE:	12 September 2006
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Electronic

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Prefix Magazine

Infectious, progressive, immediate dance music.

Entertainment Weekly

The album's energy flags later on, but its highlights are equally suited for dance-floor or headphone listening. [15 Sep 2006, p.77]

Slant Magazine

Crazy Itch Radio's not the Sign O' The Times that Rooty fans have been waiting for, but it's a more-than-serviceable Lovesexy.

All Music Guide

At this point, it's impossible to imagine them topping themselves; an album that is merely deeply engaging and wildly entertaining cannot be considered a flop in any way.

Observer Music Monthly

Crazy Itch Radio cements Basement Jaxx reputation as Britain's gold-standard dance duo.

Urb

Their best album since... Remedy. [Sep 2006, p.131]

E! Online

Crazy and fun, this is for the people who thought Gnarls Barkley's album was a little too tame.

Pitchfork

Crazy Itch Radio isn't a bad album by any means; it just doesn't scream "best album of the year" from the moment you put it on.

Billboard

Nothing here has quite the same panache as club hits like "Bingo Bango" or "Romeo," but "Crazy Itch Radio" nonetheless contains a handful of songs that reassert Basement Jaxx's superior production skills and unfailing ability to get any dance party grooving.

Stylus Magazine

The transition from tracks to songs forces the group to rein in a style that needs to be no-holds-barred. When Basement Jaxx uses this restraint to their advantage... it’s easy to buy the direction they taken. When it doesn’t, Crazy Itch Radio just makes the group appear dense.

cokemachineglow

Their experiments have only caused them to stumble off the path they’ve tread, finally tripping to one side of the thin line between smash and schmaltz.

Drowned In Sound

If you boarded the good ship 'Jaxx back in the Nineties, Crazy Itch Radio won’t see you throwing yourself overboard any time soon. If you were waving it away from the shore, though, this won’t see you splashing your way through the sea to catch up.

musicOMH.com

For all the colour and flair apparent on Crazy Itch Radio, and despite some genuine gems... a reliance on production and arrangement where some more killer tunes would have worked more memorably is, perhaps, an indication that the Jaxx have, down the years, simply set the bar high.

The Guardian

Though their daft interludes and kitchen-sink production sound too familiar, Crazy Itch Radio can still surprise.

Dot Music

"Crazy Itch Radio"... is the sound of an act running out of steam as it settles for the lowest common denominator with a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders.

Playlouder

'Crazy Itch Radio' bumbles along with mid-paced beats and, it seems, too many disparate influences to really hold together.

The average user rating for this album is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

mike s. gave it a5:
album suxxx

Joon L gave it an8:
I feel the singles collection and Rooty has raised expectations for Basement Jaxx to absurd levels. Crazy Itch Radio isn't a masterpiece, but it's still a fun listen and interesting considering a vast portion of mainstream dance music nowadays sounds like generic Ministry of Sound remixes. Also, while the album seems to mix too many eclectic influences together, I'd rather have a group trying too many ideas than too few.

Craig L gave it a1:
What happened. Annoying, annoying singers. Lost the plot.

Sunil V gave it a9:
Give it time! Are they back to their formal glory? Well, yes and erm, no. You see, in many ways Kish Kash was their most cohesive album and Remedy their least, but no one will forget the hit singles from Remedy, so it all depends on what you're looking for. I've had this playing on itunes almost continuously for a day and boy does it grow. There's enough innovation (banjo anyone?) and trademark Basement malarky to raise this well above the usual dance dross and the more you listen the more surprises ensue. Cohesive - not every time (and the interludes are just dumb, though the intro is perfect leader stuff). Without a doubt, this album raises the spirits and makes you love dance music all over again.

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Crazy Itch Radio by Basement Jaxx

Crazy Itch Radio
by Basement Jaxx