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Nov 25, 2013There’s flashes of very skilled songwriting, but there’s also the cynical, calculated feel of a record built with a certain commercial targets in mind.
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Nov 25, 2013When Gary Barlow actually has something to say, it turns out he can say it rather eloquently. That he usually doesn't is Since I Saw You Last's big problem, or at least as much of a problem as an album that's bound to sell vast quantities can have.
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Nov 25, 2013Barlow’s generally at his best in more mainstream territory; he’s essentially a classic pop singer-songwriter in the stalwart British style of McCartney and Elton John.
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Nov 25, 2013[Since I Saw You Last] falls below Barlow’s best--“Patience”, “Rule the World”--at just the point when he needed to up his game.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 19
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Mixed: 0 out of 19
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Negative: 10 out of 19
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Dec 5, 2013