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Nov 6, 2012The rawer lyrics showcase a man who's maturing without making a fuss about it.
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Nov 6, 2012Ultimately, it's the love songs that make the biggest impression on this nicely balanced disc.
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Nov 6, 2012What's striking about R.E.D. are Ne-Yo's subtle but notable stylistic departures.
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Nov 19, 2012Overall R.E.D. is concise and beautifully simple, making it one of this year's smoothest R&B albums.
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Nov 6, 2012You get some of that [back to basics feel] from the first two songs on R.E.D., both of which Ne-Yo co-wrote with Shea Taylor, who also produced.... After that, though, R.E.D. doesn't really stick to the idea of less is more.
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Nov 6, 2012R.E.D. won't reassure those who accuse him of drifting away from R&B to make a quick pop buck.
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Nov 16, 2012As peers like Frank Ocean and Miguel boldly reimagine commercial R&B, this often feels less like vision than parsing market research.
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Nov 7, 2012The highlights are all casual, subtle, finely detailed midtempo numbers and slow jams. What's truly disappointing is the absence of energetic songs descended from soul and funk.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 28
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Mixed: 6 out of 28
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Negative: 8 out of 28
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