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Yours To Keep
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the first solo album for the guitarist for The Strokes, whose father was also a successful singer-songwriter. Guests include Sean Lennon and Ben Kweller.

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Everyone Gets A Star
Won't you go back to where you go I want you to forever know These guys have all got problems These guys have all got their problems Today, you've... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    It's a thoroughly likable effort.
  2. Hartford Courant
    80
    The best record the Strokes should have released after "Is This It."
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    An intimate, frequently beautiful and consistently surprising record that gets better with every listen.
  4. Under The Radar
    70
    A solid Beach Boys-inspired pop rock album. [#17, p.91]
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  5. Austin Chronicle
    67
    [Yours to Keep] doesn't have the stylish and sexy six-string swagger one would expect from the 'froed Strokes guitarist, but it does yield enough Top 40 radio gems to spark a small feud with Liam Gallagher.
  6. Mojo
    60
    It's a reversal of the usual wild and weird direction of extra-curricular albums: it's more commercial than Room On Fire! [Nov 2006, p.112]
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  7. Stylus Magazine
    50
    The musicianship on this album retains a professional, waxed sheen, and that’s part of the problem: Hammond sticks to the basics, employing pedestrian rock setups whether he’s punking along with gusto or putzing around on the beach.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Jahar
    Mar 28, 2007
    10
    I am very impressed with Hammond's vocals and knack for catchy tunes. I never even knew he could speak, let alone make an album this good.
  2. DrakenaP
    Dec 6, 2006
    10
    Great CD.... Gotta love the Strokes
  4. olivers
    Nov 27, 2006
    9
    if you're looking for a strokes album, you'll be disappointed. it's charming and simple, definitely worth a listen.
  5. A
    Nov 7, 2006
    8
    Wow! Well done Albert. I have seen The Strokes perform live and I noticed how great Mr Hammond Jr was then, but little did I know he could Wow! Well done Albert. I have seen The Strokes perform live and I noticed how great Mr Hammond Jr was then, but little did I know he could sing too! A very good album. Kind of 'Strokesey' in sound but much more laid back.… Expand
  6. jaym
    Mar 12, 2007
    8
    Very solid album. Too bad it wasn't released a few months later (It came out here in february) because it really would be a perfect Very solid album. Too bad it wasn't released a few months later (It came out here in february) because it really would be a perfect album for a care free summer day on the beach or at the cottage. His voice is actually pretty good (could just be alot of mixing and distortion) and the guitar reminds you alot of early strokes set to care free alt-pop rock… Expand
  7. leifm
    Jan 6, 2007
    7
    Love the lennon influences. Also, did anyone else notice that he steals the opening chords from that Hilary Duff song for 101? Genius!
  8. HarryK
    Mar 10, 2007
    3
    Nothing special here. Another reviewer is exactly right about the Sean Lennon influences. They are too easy to spot and ruin an album that Nothing special here. Another reviewer is exactly right about the Sean Lennon influences. They are too easy to spot and ruin an album that could have been okay.… Expand

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