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- Summary: This is the third full-length studio release for the pop rock band led by singer-songwriter/producer Ryan Tedder.
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- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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Counting Stars | |
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Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard Said, no more... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Entertainment WeeklyMar 26, 2013This is chemically pure pop-rock--flavorless, transparent--and potent enough to melt your resistance like battery acid. [29 Mar 2013, p.75]
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Jun 11, 2013OneRepublic’s latest effort proves that they are at the top of their respective genre, and it may be time to stop looking at them as the prince waiting-in-the-wings and finally hand them that goddamned crown.
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Mar 26, 2013Tedder reveals a broad palette of stylistic inspiration.
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Mar 26, 2013The craftsmanship is painstaking and impressive: layer upon layer of glossy keyboards, reverberant guitars and choirlike backing vocals (although Mr. Tedder applies too much obvious Auto-Tune to his leads). But these crystal-palace productions are proud showcases for unctuous, sometimes oddly morbid lyrics.
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Mar 26, 2013While Tedder can on occasion craft lyrics that strike the perfect balance between simplicity and grandiosity, he flounders a bit too often on Native.
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Mar 26, 2013The main problem is also the main asset: Tedder himself, a song savant who's a boring and characterless singer.
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Q MagazineMay 13, 2013Occasionally, things lift out of the bluster--unfortunately, in the case of Preacher, a terrible lyric--but even the Everybody Wants To Rule The World guitar on Life in Color or the relatively stately synth-pop of Something's Gotta Give can't make Native Anything but a great gas giant of a record. [Jun 2013, p.103]
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Positive: 22 out of 27
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Mixed: 4 out of 27
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Negative: 1 out of 27
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Nov 2, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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