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- Summary: The follow-up to the Colorado quartet's twice-platinum debut album was produced by Aaron Johnson and Mike Flynn.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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You Found Me | |
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I found God on the corner of First and Amistad Where the west was all but won All alone Smoking his last cigarette I said where you been? He said,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 2 out of 9
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Mixed: 7 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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UncutNot only a radio-friendly unit-shifter, but also a bona fide guilty pleasure. [Mar 2009, p.85]
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The Fray is a more angst-filled and melancholy set than you'd expect from a group following up a double-platinum debut, populated with songs about lost love and tortured souls. But hand-wringing music sells.
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The Fray's sophomore release picks up where How to Save a Life left off, reprising the same blend of piano-led ballads and midtempo pop/rock that helped establish the band in 2005.
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Slick yet soulless second effort from Denver’s Answer to Coldplay.
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The group doesn't stray far from the template, turning in another batch of hooky mid-tempo songs that are pretty without necessarily sounding distinctive.
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Life had a handful of standouts, but follow-up The Fray is all blah, all the time: more minor-key melodies, more dreary tempos, more of singer-pianist Isaac Slade's spiceless sore-throat croon.
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The band's piano rock suggests a more earnest, less arty Coldplay. The Fray are going for introspection and dramatic sweep but don't rise above bland pleasantries.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 20
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Mixed: 1 out of 20
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Negative: 4 out of 20
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JamieMApr 17, 2009
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WesM.Feb 6, 2009
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