Waking Up - a worthy successor

All star producer Timbaland is touched to gold and this statement has Mr. Mosley once again underlined us in 2007 with his alternative rock / pop protégés OneRepublic. Their debut album "Dreaming Out Loud" hit like a bomb and also the corresponding 1st single "Apologize" garnered worldwide success and was also still part of the soundtrack from the Til Schweiger blockbuster "Without Ears Rabbit". Now 2 years from this success story put us the guys around lead singer Ryan Teddet her successor work before, which is called "Waking Up". As executive producer functioned as it should be otherwise Timbaland himself, the songs themselves were personally produced in complex directed by Ryan Tedder and also still written. 11 new songs with a total playing time of good 48 minutes just waiting to be devoured by the listener and already in vornerein one imagines the question whether the boys actually manage the same level as in their sensational debut album reached or that may not even be beat ???

"Made for you" makes entry will be accompanied by a clever piano, violins and guitars in the album with marching drums. Everything blends together well and provides us with a sound spectacle of a lifetime, gives the finishing touches Ryan Tedder and his poignant vocals. The first single from the states is "All the Right Moves" represents an outstanding song with a lot of spice, whose gems probably the accompanying beat, and the chorus are. Furthermore, following the great and incredibly atmospheric "Secrets", the current first single release in Germany (published in the US as a 2nd single). With this song the guys have to be again represented the honor on a soundtrack, the question is naturally Til Schweiger's sequel to "Without Ears Rabbit" which calls itself "Zweiohrküken". Something upbeat it goes in "Everybody Loves Me" to the point that in part by his guitar riffs on the one hand "dirty" looks, but on the other hand by the Akkusik elements also spread a friendly / cheerful flair. The next piece, "Missing Persons 1 & 2" is on its way and the establishment of a real stroke of genius. Ryan Tedder directs supple with pompous melodies this song one before then a dull drumbeat madness still finisher, but who now thought that's it is disabused because from 2:50 minutes to the instrumental changes completely and the handset is floating again on cloud 7. murder moderating fun it is "Good Life" to listen, a track of only so teeming with ingenuity and va gets awarded by the acoustic guitar a fun-loving image that Ryan Tedder with dazzling vocals underpinned again. For friends of the quieter moments of the two gentle, already almost ballads mediocre tracks "All This Time" and "Fear" might well recommend - melancholic masterpieces with lots of power and emotion. The title track "Waking Up" is more than 6 minutes the longest track of the LP "is and this title really fits like chalk and cheese, as invite to the two quiet songs perfect to relax and dream, it is now with a lot of energy again ahead because it is already slowly the final sprint the day. From the first few seconds to white "Marchin On" already to overwhelm you because its Beat whipped the piece so beautiful ahead while the guitars are initially held once dignified in the background. The end of " Waking Up "is the smoothen" sealed Lullaby ", whose instrumental is a class of its own, just breathtaking oppressive and Ryan Tedder sings here at the end, the soul from the body and completes the whole more than succeeded from.

So if you thought One Republic had already exhausted with their magnificent debut album "Dreaming Out Loud" reach their full potential, which is experiencing the "Waking Up" a big surprise, because what Ryan Tedder and his band have delivered here is almost beyond description. Every song of this disc is unique and has to be heard deserves. Purely so that in the player, sit back and listen to the soundscapes of One Republic - could not be better =)

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