Ripe
by Ben Lee
  • Record Label: New West
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2007
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
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  1. BenM.
    Oct 30, 2007
    5
    I am a huge Ben Lee fan from way back, but the songs and the hyper-slick production just don't do justice to Ben Lee's charm and spirit this time around. I think "Awake is the New Sleep" was his best album since "Something to Remember Me By" - so saying "Ripe" and "Awake" are about equal seems crazy to me. Still, Ben gets a 5 because I'm certain he will bounce back - he I am a huge Ben Lee fan from way back, but the songs and the hyper-slick production just don't do justice to Ben Lee's charm and spirit this time around. I think "Awake is the New Sleep" was his best album since "Something to Remember Me By" - so saying "Ripe" and "Awake" are about equal seems crazy to me. Still, Ben gets a 5 because I'm certain he will bounce back - he always does - and he doesn't deserve to be panned.… Expand

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    70
    Ripe isn't all that different than "Awake Is the New Sleep," but it's no worse: it's equally entertaining and endearing, a modest pleasure that's a pleasure all the same.
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  2. Amazon.com
    70
    Ripe rides a similar vibe to 2005's "Awake Is the New Sleep": quick-and-dirty pop melodies polished with chiming guitars, piano fills, and Lee's exuberant, boyish vocals.
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  3. Lost At Sea
    30
    Instead of infectious innovation, on Ripe the audience is served a mostly useless platter of fluff pieces, wittiness minus the wit, and hooks that flail aimlessly through the air around them.
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