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Nov 7, 2012The highlights are all casual, subtle, finely detailed midtempo numbers and slow jams. What's truly disappointing is the absence of energetic songs descended from soul and funk.
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Nov 6, 2012Ultimately, it's the love songs that make the biggest impression on this nicely balanced disc.
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Nov 6, 2012The rawer lyrics showcase a man who's maturing without making a fuss about it.
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Nov 19, 2012Overall R.E.D. is concise and beautifully simple, making it one of this year's smoothest R&B albums.
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Nov 6, 2012You get some of that [back to basics feel] from the first two songs on R.E.D., both of which Ne-Yo co-wrote with Shea Taylor, who also produced.... After that, though, R.E.D. doesn't really stick to the idea of less is more.
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Nov 16, 2012As peers like Frank Ocean and Miguel boldly reimagine commercial R&B, this often feels less like vision than parsing market research.
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Nov 6, 2012R.E.D. won't reassure those who accuse him of drifting away from R&B to make a quick pop buck.
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Nov 6, 2012What's striking about R.E.D. are Ne-Yo's subtle but notable stylistic departures.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 28
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Mixed: 6 out of 28
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Negative: 8 out of 28
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