The Other Side of Down - David Archuleta
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  • Summary: Teen pop star and American Idol runner-up, David Archuleta is growing up as a performer with his second album, released just before his 20th birthday.
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  1. His vocals still gleam with so much dewy naivete that the music never succumbs to the bitterness it seems to circle. Maybe state-fair meet-and-greets are what the kid was born to do?
  2. This is a middle-of-the-road pop album pure and simple, arriving perhaps two years too late but it nevertheless proves that Archuleta has the chops to fill the space between commercials on the airwaves.
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  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
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  1. 10
    This cd is outstanding! It is a much mature David both in lyrics and music and allows David's unmatchable vocals to soar. I found myself dancing at one point over great beats like in Look Around and Stomping The Roses and crying at another over the touching personal lyrics of My Kind of Perfect and Good Place. Every song is outstanding but I'm completely addicted to Falling Stars. This song alone is worth the price of the cd! TRY it, you'll like it!! (p.s. New York Post admitted they disliked David but still noted that the cd is shockingly good. That says something doesn't it!) Expand
  2. 10
    Love this album!!! It made me wanna dance to"Who I am","Stomping the Roses","Look Around" and cry tears of happiness on "Things are gonna get Better","My Kind of Perfect" so beautiful is David's voice on all of these songs and so much like his personality.Everyone should own this album! Expand
  3. 6
    Vocally, Archuleta sounds as good as ever, but I felt the best fitting material appears closer to the end of the album. This album does make Archuleta sound younger, but I think that the producers and songwriters could have tightened this effort up more. I also don't think the electro-pop cuts work as well as those with more guitar-driven production work as I don't hear or perceive Archuleta really fitting into the "trendy" electro-pop market. This is by no means a perfect album. Vocally, I do praise Archuleta. Expand
  4. 4
    His debut album is FAR superior to this. The lyrics are corny and childish. The production is extremely basic and bland. The only thing impressive about this album, for the most part are his vocals. This album is boring, uninspired & it lacks depth. Expand

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