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When a remixed version of "Apologize" wound its way onto Timbaland Presents Shock Value in early 2007, OneRepublic was faced with an odd predicament -- the group had a number one pop hit without an accompanying album. Dreaming Out Loud corrects that problem, delivering a marketable brand of piano-led pop/rock that recalls the melodies of the Fray and the vocal acrobatics of Maroon 5's Adam Levine. To his credit, Tedder was one of the industry's hottest commodities in 2007. He's saved some of his best work for OneRepublic's Dreaming Out Loud, but the rules are different here; his band doesn't have the brand-name appeal. As a result, the album sounds slightly derivative, almost as if it's mimicking the popular trends that Tedder personally helped to create. Yet despite these similarities, Tedder's vocals outshine those of his past clients, and the bulk of his band's debut is cohesive and smoothly pleasant, although not altogether original.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
1 Say (All I Need) 3:50
2 Mercy 4:01
3 Stop and Stare 3:43
4 Apologize 3:28
5 Goodbye, Apathy 3:32
6 All Fall Down 4:05
7 Tyrant 5:03
8 Prodigal 3:55
9 Won't Stop 5:03
10 All We Are 4:28
11 Someone to Save You 4:15
12 Come Home 4:23
13 Apologize (Remix) 3:05
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