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6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The eighth full-length release for the Nashville-based country singer from Australia features guest appearances from Pitbull, Nile Rodgers and Carrie Underwood.
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John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
I'm a 45 spinning on an old Victrola I'm a two strike swinger, I'm a Pepsi Cola I'm a blue jean quarterback saying "I love you" to the prom queen In... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. May 20, 2016
    80
    On Ripcord, time’s always slipping away, and that’s exciting. That excitement is kin to the grooves and rhythmic tricks propelling the album.
  2. May 20, 2016
    70
    All throughout Ripcord, the electronic elements are at the forefront and foundation, but it's to Urban's credit that this never feels desperate or pandering: it's a smooth, logical progression that makes his music feel sleek and mature.
  3. 67
    Urban also does himself no favors by approving so many cynically conforming lyrics. ... Then again, depth isn’t Urban’s calling card. Fun is, and he managed to find a fresh expression for it in “Gone Tomorrow.”
  4. May 20, 2016
    60
    The rest of Keith Urban's tenth studio album isn't quite that audaciously pop [as "Sun Don't Let Me Down"], but it does commit to modern rhythms throughout, with Urban's virtuoso picking on six-string banjo (or "ganjo") locking in with steady basslines and ticking drum tracks to fuse the rootsy precision of bluegrass with the uplifting persistence of EDM.
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  1. Feb 21, 2017
    10
    it's not a premature work, that is what makes it a good album. mostly of its content treats about love and to have good feelings, probablyit's not a premature work, that is what makes it a good album. mostly of its content treats about love and to have good feelings, probably this could be one of the 'best albums' from 2016. Expand