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- Summary: The American Idol winner's first album on the RCA label, produced by Rob Cavallo and Brian Howes, features songs co-written by Chris Cornell, Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik, and Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida.
- Record Label: RCA
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop
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Top Track
The Time Of My Life | |
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I've been waiting for my dreams To turn into something I could believe in And looking for that Magic rainbow On the horizon I couldn't see it Until I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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The producers give David Cook's clutch of bombastic verse-chorus- verse rockers an impressive melodic sheen, one well suited to Cook's husky, expressive vocals.
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Indeed, it's hard to distinguish Cook's sound from that of his own idols, like Our Lady Peace and Better Than Ezra.
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Much like his predecessors' quick-turnaround debuts, Cook's is fairly generic, but its rock edge is dirtied up with crunching guitars and the artist's tuneful growl.
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David Cook [is] remarkably similar to the debut of his AmIdol forefather, DAUGHTRY, but where Chris Daughtry wallows in his stylized amorphous angst, Cook is a friendly puppy dog, eager to please.
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The Johnny Rzeznik-assisted opener 'Declaration' sets the tone--guitars, lots of 'em--and 'Light On' has its Soundgarden-like charms, but without the right hook, 'Life on the Moon' and 'I Did It for You' come off like assembly-line active rock.
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As overblown as he is oversensitive, reaching toward the rafters whether his jumbled platitudes about wounded relationships warrant it or not, Cook is more like Michael Bolton in a T-shirt.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 293 out of 308
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Mixed: 4 out of 308
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Negative: 11 out of 308
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MelissaRNov 25, 2008Absolutely loved it.
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KristynG.Nov 20, 2008This CD is amazing for the amount of time he had to work on it. I'm really proud of what he accomplished. Love Permanent and Ba Bar Sol
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LoriWFeb 3, 2009Every song is a gem. Ignore the 1s. We know who they are and why they give this CD a 1 and it won't work. David Cook is here to stay.
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SuzyMNov 25, 2008Finally a great singer/songwriter/musician to come onto the music scene. Great album, and i expect more to come.
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ShelSNov 25, 2008I love every song on this CD.
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PattieH.Nov 29, 2008
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DebbieH.Nov 20, 2008Don't care for Cooks style, voice or his smugness. Gook Luck to him anyway.
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