Native

It's a great CD! I recommend it.

One of my favorite CDs.

OneRepublic is my favorite band, and I've been waiting for years for them to release a new album. Their sound is unique and they play with a lot of different styles, so their music always feels fresh to me.Counting Stars - A catchy start to the album in which Tedder's voice is front and center, accompanied by the kind of beat that makes you bob along in the car while listening.If I Lose Myself - This song demonstrates one of the band's strengths: dreamy music with lyrics that ache with longing, segueing into an electronic dance beat, and finishing with Tedder crooning while a subdued piano plays in the background. It doesn't seem like the sort of combination that should work, but it does. Try to listen without tapping your feet, I dare you.Feel Again - The first single off the album is an upbeat, hand-clapping song about redemption by love that has a classic, arena-rock feel to it.What You Wanted - Sounding like a bit of a throwback to the eighties, this song is stripped down, Tedder's voice set off by an electronic beat, some background crooning, and a chorus featuring a lush, trilling electronic piano run, with a lovely, muted piano solo near the end.I Lived - An anthem to a life well-lived, this song feels like a chant, one guaranteed to get a crowd singing along and bouncing. It starts off with some simple guitar and adds some bass and a drumbeat. The chorus adds some background vocals singing in harmony with Tedder, which gives it a nice depth, then the song finishes with an acoustic sound, voices singing wordlessly in time with the beat, giving it a folksy feel.Light It Up - This song has officially replaced Secrets as my favorite by the band. The grungy sound coupled with the twanging guitar and thumping base is fantastic and when coupled with the raw sound of Tedder's falsetto, the song becomes sublime.Can't Stop - Tedder's plaintive falsetto and the longing lyrics blend seamlessly with the distorted feel of the song, creating a driving pop sound filled with romantic angst. This song is the sort of pop perfection that's made Tedder a favorite of collaborators like Adele, Leona Lewis, and Beyoncé.Au Revoir - Melodic strings and piano provide the backdrop for Tedder's sad lyrics and the hopelessness expressed in his voice. The overall effect is stark, desolate. Need a sad song to listen to post-breakup while crying and eating ice cream? This is the one.Burning Bridges - Pop music at its finest. Polished and slick with catchy, swooning lyrics, this song reminds me of what I love about well-crafted pop music. It would make a great addition to the mix tape you're making for your crush.Something I Need - A lively tribute to love with a sort of chanting chorus featuring some nice vocal harmony, a march-like beat, and some simple piano notes. There's a sort of old school feel to the song that's very appealing.Preacher - Adding yet another dimension to the album, this song shines with soaring gospel sound. Tedder sings earnestly about his grandfather, the preacher, accompanied by a choir. This song has one of the best lines on the album, Tedder crooning that "he was a million miles from a million dollars, but you could never spend his wealth".Don't Look Down - A short finish to the standard album, this song weaves dreamy electronic sounds with Tedder's voice singing in the background, and adds in a chorus of voices singing wordlessly.In short, this is exactly the album I've been waiting for. The more I listen, the more I appreciate the variety of styles OneRepublic has brought to the table with their album. Though the wait was worth it, here's hoping there won't be as long a delay between this album and their next, especially because this is a band that seems to get better and better with every album they release.

I have a shirt that says `Ryan Tedder is God'. I've kind of been obsessed with him for a while now. Seeing OneRepublic in concert was the kicker for me, since every word that fluttered from his lips was kissed with this heavenly aura and just gave me chills. His voice is a godsend and I'll debate that to death with anyone. As a producer and a song writer, he's impeccable. With all of that said, I have yet to be completely won over by the entirety of a OneRepublic album, and `Native', their third outing, is no different. I really like this album, as have I liked `Waking Up' and `Dreaming Out Loud', but there is always this feeling of `unfinished work' associated with their albums for some reason.They feel incomplete.Despite the fact that Tedder can produce and write killer hooks, and he shows that off on his own albums as well as those of others, he tends to run out of ideas on a collective front. His albums carry this stigma of `filler track' that pollutes their impact. While tracks like `If I Lose Myself' and `Can't Stop' are beautifully composed and original in conception and execution, tracks like `Counting Stars' and `I Lived' feel like variations of their previous works. I really want them to deliver an album that feels perfect from start to finish, but they recycle their sounds too often.Evolve, please. I know you can!Despite my issues with the album as a whole, the fact remains that what they present is very good. Even the familiar tracks are still above average and better than the majority of what we hear on the radio. `Au Revoir' and `Burning Bridges' and beautiful songs with such poetic melody, and the upswing on `Feel Again' will play perfect on the stage. They have a knack for creating songs that feel like a movement, with `I Lived' (despite feeling like something I've heard them do before) being almost anthem worthy and `Something I Need' containing a killer chorus that will get the whole car chanting in unison.So, `Native' is a very good album but I wanted it to be perfect. Instead, OneRepublic continue with their trend of consistent, likable music that lacks carries the promise and potential of creative genius but fails to live up to it in the long run.

Came in awesome shape I love this album and OneRepublic am trying to get all of their cds :)

I have always longed for a OneRepublic album. I always loved them on the radio -every song I've heard from them. But when the time would arise, I never would purchase one of their albums. Finally, when I saw the cool album art for this one I clicked into it and saw it was also on sale so I picked it up.I am in LOVE. Shame on me for not buying any of their other albums (which I will be doing soon). With a lot of music I just think "Oh, well I'll hear the best ones on the radio so I don't need to buy the album". Well, there is not really a single song on this album that I would want to miss. Sure there's one or two that I don't like as much, but they are all great songs!I knew I had to pickup this album when I heard "Life In Color" and after hearing the whole song and the whole album it is officially my favorite song. All of the songs are very upbeat, some of them start out slow like "Preacher" and even "Counting Stars" but then that "big band" sound kicks in and you know you're listening to OneRepublic.The lead vocalist Ryan Tedder is amazing and struts his vocals singing songs like "Can't Stop" that are primarily in his upper register.I think part of their success is their love for music. All of the songs sound different, while still sounding like they belong on the same album. Most songs have a clear instrumental break where you just get to enjoy the music behind the song before Tedder comes back in again.This is one of my favorite albums and something I haven't stopped listening to since I got it!