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Title: just not very good.
Review: freinds of mine told me to check this band out, each with glowing and positive things to say. although plenty of people out there seem to enjoy o.a.r., to me this is a bland, forgettable album. they aren't great musicians, the singer is irritating, but the most glaring problem with the group is that they write boring songs that you swear have been written before (guster, rustic overtones, dispatch, and dave matthews band have covered this territory time and time again, and they are all much more rewarding and enjoyable than o.a.r.) there's nothing wrong with music that isn't completley original, but these guys just aren't getting any better with time. i hear they're good live, but they'll never be more than a college concert draw if they don't start making more interesting music than this.
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