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Waking Up boasts enough intertwining pop melodies backed with anthemic vocals to show fans of the 2007 Timbaland-remixed track "Apologize" that OneRepublic can deliver more addictive hooks while still maintaining its own graceful and introspective sound.
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Fortunately, on OneRepublic's second album Waking Up, they've internalized a lot of the things that made Timbaland such a compelling producer--that good sounds are paramount, songs should move in odd directions and many different ideas can constitute a hook.
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Entertainment WeeklyOneRepublic sophomore disc reflects that studio experience with loads of slick synth licks and jucy percussion tricks; it's much more flavorful than the band's Fray-like debut. [20 Nov 2009, p.87]
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Positive: 60 out of 72
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Mixed: 5 out of 72
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Negative: 7 out of 72
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BarryNov 21, 2009Solid solid album!great listen and at least 5-7 songs that you will love from it my face is waking up:Dbuy it!
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