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Nov 14, 2012One Direction deliver another immediately catchy mix of dancey pop that maximizes the group's shared lead-vocal approach and peppy, upbeat image.
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Nov 12, 2012Polished and dependable, despite its safety there are some show-stopping pop anthems present.
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Nov 9, 2012Even with so many producers lending a hand, there isn't a dud to be found on the record's thirteen tracks.
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Nov 27, 2012While the album is uniformly sleek and upbeat, a few tunes hew too closely to the generic template; but as boy bands go, fans--and their wary parents--could do much worse.
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Nov 9, 2012Most of Take Me Home is filler with barely enough zip to keep the kids up past dinner.
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Nov 15, 2012Fittingly for an album whose most-uttered word is "whoa," they seem perpetually awed by their good fortune and the beauty of whoever happens to be standing nearby.
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Nov 13, 2012Their second album rivals the best of Backstreet and 'N Sync when the material pumps. But when it doesn't (i.e., most of the ballads), a certain amount of douchiness creeps in.
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Apr 22, 2014The cheesiness, loads of filler, and overly glossy production are still present and hinder much of what the album had the potential to accomplish.
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Nov 9, 2012The material is of variable quality.
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Nov 12, 2012The upbeat tracks are as catchy as conjunctivitis.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 234 out of 369
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Mixed: 32 out of 369
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Negative: 103 out of 369
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Dec 31, 2012