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Nov 15, 2010With 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.
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Nov 15, 2010Lee DeWyze's debut album Live It Up suffers from vague production that strips his Adam Duritz-y growl of all humor, anger, and sexuality.
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Nov 19, 2010When 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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Nov 16, 2010Only the album's last track, "A Song About Love," feels true. His voice is serrate, his mood is foul, and the song is sturdy enough to stand up to both. It's the sound of Mr. DeWyze's then and now finally colliding.
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