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- Record Label: Columbia / Aware
- Release Date: Feb 3, 2004
- Summary: Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik returns with his third Five For Fighting album, with Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crow) handling some of the production duties.
- Record Label: Columbia / Aware
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Top Track
| 100 Years | |
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| I'm 15 for a moment Caught in between 10 and 20 And I'm just dreaming Counting the ways to where you are I'm 22 for a moment And she feels better... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 6
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Mixed: 4 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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Different from the touching--but too sleepy--"America Town," "Battle" impressively tackles new territory.
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If judged merely on a sonic level it's one of the more interesting, detailed adult alternative records of recent years. But that pompous narcissism is his Achilles' heel, the thing that keeps wary listeners at bay.
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Entertainment WeeklyWeighed down by artificially inflated anthems, garbled lyrics about the apocalypse, and coy attempts at surrealism. [6 Feb 2004, p.140]
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The Battle for Everything is an occasionally interesting record, but the sheer pretension of Ondrasik's lyrics coupled with his penchant for self-seriousness tend to suck much of the fun out of what could have been an enjoyably middle-of-the-road adult alternative album.
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Ondrasik's self-pitying ballads overflow with dewy-eyed dreaminess, as his vocals swoon and swoop - think of a more annoying Chris Martin.
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BlenderThe Five... go for the high-flown pap of '70s singer-songwriters Dan Fogelberg and Dan Hill, playing off Ondrasik's fey falsetto and fondness for lush, string-sweetened arrangements. [Mar 2004, p.117]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 2 out of 13
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LamyDec 26, 2006Fantastic...
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LisaPJan 6, 2005A beautiful album that allows you to escape for hours.
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AmandaGMar 13, 2004The best and most beautiful thing i've ever heard. these reviewers are insane.
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JeremyMMar 3, 2006it is an amazing album. The lyrics and the musicality all go together so well. Listening to this album is an emotional experience.
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RobCNov 15, 2005This is not a bad album, i think maybe is just for FFF fans.
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Nov 10, 2018
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ZachPAug 29, 2006
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