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Billboard

There isn't a dud among this project's 11 tracks, each of which sounds custom-made for radio.

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Q Magazine

As radio-friendly as Radiohead are not. [Sep 2001, p.120]

Sonicnet

Sugar Ray actually sound like a band -- a quality missing from most of their earlier work.

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Rolling Stone

Although it's getting a trifle elderly to hear "Fly" endlessly reconfigured like the Rubik's Cube it turned out to be, that song is all over Sugar Ray...

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Entertainment Weekly

It's essentially more of the same.

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E! Online

And while it might be difficult to swallow yet another dose of hip-hop-lite and poor-me acoustic pop songs from chick-magnet lead singer Mark McGrath and gang, these Southern California boys make the everyman breeziness work for them.

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CDNow

Keeping things light is both the band's strongest asset and its greatest weakness.

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

An amiable assortment of summer-radio fare, its only cardinal sins being its calculated and characteristic adherence to trends and "Stay On," an ill-conceived collaboration with 311's Nick Hexum.

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Spin

They're all pretty good, actually, especially "When It's Over"... [Aug 2001, p.129]

Launch.com

In listening to Sugar Ray, it's easy to forget this band began as heavy guitar funketeers--its sound today is tame by comparison.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

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Stephanie W. gave it a 10:
Sugar Ray is the best! This album is the best thing you can buy for your summer listening pleasure. "Answer the Phone" is a great rock track, and "Ours" has a relaxing groove. I thoroughly enjoyed this album. And please, don't buy it just because Mark McGrath is such a cutie. I've seen them in concert many times, and Stan, Murphy, Rodney, and Craig (aka DJ Homicide) are very talented as well. So if you're ready for an album that's just pure fun, this one's for you. Enjoy!

Alyssa A. gave it a 10:
I love mark mcgrath!! he's my lil' irish hottie!!!! he is super super mofo'in hott!!!!!!!!(pardon my counrty gramma)

Dieter G. gave it a 9:
My favourite of the Sugar Ray albums, it's a smooth, polished sound, full of drum and bass, mixed with the original Sugar Ray energy. An excellent pop record, even if not a classic

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