Live It Up - Lee DeWyze
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  • Summary: The American Idol winner cowrote all but one track on his first post-Idol album.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Nov 15, 2010
    50
    With the relentlessly bland Live It Up, he becomes the latest in a long line of folk-pop singers air-brushed to melt into the pack, not rise above it.
  2. 50
    Lee DeWyze's debut album Live It Up suffers from vague production that strips his Adam Duritz-y growl of all humor, anger, and sexuality.
  3. Nov 19, 2010
    40
    When things are light and simple on Live It Up, DeWyze seems like himself: a threadbare talent who floated in on the vapors of Idol's empty tank.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. 10
    How sad that the 3 "professional" critics who submitted reviews are such well known Crystal Bowersox champions. They have all voiced their disdain for Lee DeWyze, ad nauseam. They have let it be known that they wanted Crystal to win for months now, and this is their revenge. I doubt if they really listened to Live It Up with an open mind. I'm sure their reviews were written long before LIU was released. The real shame is that they may turn some people away from LIU. Lee DeWyze is an extremely talented singer/songwriter and has put out an amazing album! Even if you're still holding a grudge against this kid for winning AI, give it a fair listen, you might just like it! If you just want to hear some great music, this album is wonderful! You will love it! 'A' Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. 10
    With the release of "Live It Up", Lee DeWyze proves that he is not just another winner of American Idol, but that he is also a great artist and great songwriter. For me, this is the best debut album of a male artist, this years. It's so much better than other albums out there. The standouts are "Me and My Jealousy", "A Song About Love", "Beautiful Like You" and "Earth Stood Still", but the whole album is terrific. Songs like "Stay Here", "It's Gotta be Love" and "Sweet Serendipity" makes you wanna dance. And of course, we have the acoustic songs, that showcases his beautiful voice, songs like "Weightless", "Dear Isabelle", "Brooklyn Bridge" and "Live It Up". Overall, this is an incredible album and Lee DeWyze should be very proud of it, because he did a great job. Expand
    • 5 of 6 users said yes
  3. Great album! Loved every song :) I thought it was a wonderful major label debut CD for Lee, and it showed his songwriting abilities very well. Great job! Expand
    • 4 of 5 users said yes

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