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BlenderThe momentum collapses with ballads that would suit not only his band but even the Backstreet Boys. [May 2005, 124]
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Even Matchbox-ish numbers like "Ever the Same" sound fresh in this new context.
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Entertainment WeeklyAlas, the nuance that infuses a good chunk of Something to Be eventually gives way to the hammy, overemotive gestures we've come to expect from Thomas. [22 Apr 2005, p.61]
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Tracks like "Lonely No More" might strike a chord because people will think it's a funky new Maroon 5 song. However, Backstreet Boys-esque ballads like "Ever the Same" and "When the Heartache Ends" are just way too much to handle.
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As long as he continues to believe those who trumpet his vices as virtues, no amount of musical exploration or pretentiously titled solo albums will set him free of the straitjacket he's written himself into.
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This is by no means a bad album, but to my ears, it’s worse; it’s mediocre.
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The New York TimesMr. Thomas can be a cloying songwriter... Still, plenty of emo singers probably envy Mr. Thomas's knack for writing big, slightly sad songs. [25 Apr 2005]
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This isn't edgy work by any means -- and for as hooky and chorus-driven as it is, it's music that becomes memorable through repeated plays, never quite catching hold upon the first listen -- but it's more colorful and well-constructed than a lot of contemporary mainstream rock in the mid-2000s, and it's arguably more appealing than Matchbox Twenty's earnest guitar rock.
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Paste MagazineThomas hasn't yet figured out that as long as he mistakes ponderous poetics and platitudes for depth, the surface trappings of his self-serious songs won't matter all that much. [#16, p.125]
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UncutTries hard to add a few hues absent from Matchbox 20's colourless rock. [Jul 2005, p.90]
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Q MagazineAs good as it should be. [Jul 2005, p.120]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 49 out of 62
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Mixed: 3 out of 62
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Negative: 10 out of 62
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Nov 17, 2013
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MikeMJul 23, 2007
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FarahNJun 11, 2006Perfect album!!!