 Fever received generally favourable reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , Fever received an average score of 68 based on 15 reviews , indicating " generally favourable reviews " . Jason Thompson from PopMatters gave the album an extremely positive review and praised the conception and production of the album , calling it a " perfect album of gorgeous dance music " and claiming that " there probably won 't be a better album like it all year long " . Chris True from AllMusic also gave it an acclaimed review and enjoyed the simple disco and dancepop music of the album , saying that there is " not one weak track , not one misplaced syrupy ballad to ruin the groove " . Alex Needham from NME positively reviewed the album and noted that while the album lacks depth , it is " as effervescent as a foot spa " and that through the album , Minogue " shows the upstarts how it 's done " . Dominique Leone from Pitchfork Media gave it a favourable review and praised its simple and " comfortable " composition , terming it a " mature sound from a mature artist , and one that may very well re @-@ establish Minogue for the VH1 generation " . 
