▁live ▁ac oust ic ▁performances ▁as ▁both ▁showing , ▁" Hor an ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁guitar , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁One ▁D irection ' s ▁ad mi rable ▁live ▁vocals . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁worry ▁about ▁a ▁backing ▁track ▁or ▁a ▁b um ▁note , ▁a ▁pleasant ▁real ization ▁at ▁a ▁pop ▁show ." ▁Her ald ▁S uns ▁Camer on ▁Adams ▁op ined ▁that ▁One ▁D irection ▁have ▁" strong ▁pop ▁voices ". ▁Mel ody ▁Lau ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Post ▁wrote , ▁" It ' s ▁easy ▁to ▁get ▁lost ▁in ▁inher ent ▁appeal ▁of ▁their ▁perfectly ▁co iff ed ▁dos ▁and ▁almost - to o - put - t ogether ▁pre ppy ▁style ▁but ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁love - stru ck ▁s que als ▁of ▁te en age ▁girls ▁are ▁guys ▁who ▁can ▁actually ▁sing ▁and , ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁extent , ▁entertain ." ▁Jane ▁Stevens on ▁of ▁the ▁portal ▁site ▁C ano e ▁con cur red : ▁" What ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁really ▁prepare ▁myself ▁for ▁was ▁that ▁they ▁all ▁can ▁actually ▁sing ▁in ▁concert ." ▁Chris ▁Rich ards , ▁writing ▁in ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁diss ented ▁from ▁the ▁appro val : ▁" As ▁the ▁five ▁trad ed ▁couple ts , ▁it ▁was ▁t ough ▁to ▁imagine ▁a ▁future ▁Justin ▁Tim ber la ke , ▁R icky ▁Martin ▁or ▁Bobby ▁Brown ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁pack . ▁No ▁one ▁voice ▁stood ▁out ." ▁Mike ▁Wass ▁of ▁Id ol ator ▁felt ▁One