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Dec 19, 2011There are times throughout its ten tracks when Lloyd does appear to be testing the patience of even her most ardent fans.
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Nov 28, 2011Cher's not proved herself nimble enough to be more than roadkill beneath its wheels.
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Nov 28, 2011After a promising opening trio of tracks, Sticks + Stones wanes badly, and begins to sound more and more like it's been focus-grouped by industry executives in pursuit of a quick buck until there's barely any semblance of character left.
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Nov 28, 2011You end up with an album that tells you nothing about Cher Lloyd and everything about the people around her: specifically, that the dominant force in British pop music doesn't appear to have a clue about pop music.
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Nov 28, 2011The X Factor contestant's first album is an exhausting, if lovable mess of cartoon-bright, turbo-charged grime-pop.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 49 out of 99
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Mixed: 9 out of 99
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Negative: 41 out of 99
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Feb 26, 2012Overall, 'Sticks & Stones' is pretty much everything thatâ
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Jan 25, 2012