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Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings
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Positive: 33 out of 55
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Mixed: 5 out of 55
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Negative: 17 out of 55
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Aug 31, 2013
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JKDec 7, 2009I love this album! The songs are all really catchy, and there isn't a single track that I don't like. I especially like Before We Come Undone, Let it Rain, and Red Guitar. I think Kris did a great job on this album. Looking forward to seeing him in concert once he goes on tour!
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CarolineLDec 7, 2009Good, solid pop rock CD...not perfect, but it had to be made in 6 months. He sounds great (no one can listen to this and say Kris can't sing) and many of the tracks are now on my playlist. The critics are being way too harsh! His songwriting shows a lot of potential. Give the guy a break!
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LarCDec 7, 2009Overproduced!!! This album is not Kris's style at all. He shines with simple acoustic accompaniment. Anything else upstages him.
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SusanGDec 6, 2009Disappointing, depressing, boring album -- total downer.
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hmDec 3, 2009I like this album , I even love the bounce track
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EMaxDec 2, 2009On the show, Kris was good. What happened? I wish it was a better album.
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JerBDec 2, 2009Honestly it's trash, I try so hard to like it, but I just can't.
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dsdsDec 1, 2009Horrible album.
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lyamaniNov 30, 2009An excellent debut CD that show's a glimpse of Kris Allen's versatility and leaves you wanting more. From such amazing tracks as Bring it Back and I Need To Know, which is full of vocal rawness that leaves your heart wrenched, to the funky uptempo Alright With Me and the flirty Can't Stay Away. The album is full of amazing tracks, with something for everyone.
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LMNov 29, 2009I like Kris Allen but he just swimming in bland music on this album. Acoustic Heartless would have been better than the poppy version on this album.
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joey2500Nov 25, 2009A diverse, flavourful, and original collection of songs. I would expect nothing less from the most interesting artist to ever come out of American Idol.
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MelissaNov 24, 2009It's not artistry when he sounds like Mraz and all his sound-alikes. He may be nice, but he doesn't have an interesting or artistic bone in his body. He's going to have to man up to make it in this business.
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KarenDNov 23, 2009I've really tried to like this album, but it all sounds the same to me.
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JamesD.Nov 23, 2009
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AdrianNNov 21, 2009I loved this album. Don't know why the reviews are so low. :/ Please post some other reviews since these are only the negative ones but I know for sure there are numerous positive reviews out there.
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MasonGNov 21, 2009Subway platform lite-rock. But sorta nice subway platform lite-rock. Alas. Kinda sad. What is it about some of these male 'Idols'? Reuben ??? Bo ?? Taylor ??
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DanielBNov 20, 2009
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BenHNov 20, 2009
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Awards & Rankings
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It’s a polite mix of soft rock with hints of boundary jumping that, unfortunately, never truly come. There’s really nothing wrong with the set; it’s sweetly executed and produced.
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Despite scoring writing credits on an impressive nine of these 13 tracks, Allen gets himself stylistically lost somewhere between Fly White Guy Avenue ('Can't Stay Away') and Bleeding Heart Boulevard ('The Truth'), while rarely visiting original territory.
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Most of the material, though, tends toward a flavorless pop-rock sound that doesn't even do much to flatter Allen's appealingly rumpled vocals.