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Take It All Away

Ryan Cabrera - Take It All Away Audio CD

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Band: Ryan Cabrera
Title: Take It All Away
Rating:

Release Date: 2004-08-17
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Let's Take Our Time 2: On The Way Down 3: True 4: Exit To Exit 5: 40 Kinds of Sadness 6: Echo Park 7: Take It All Away 8: Shame On Me 9: She's 10: Illusions 11: Blind Sight

Ryan. Back in 2004, I would have been more than Glad, to "Take It All Away", My Dear, dear Cancer (The Zodiac sign, Kids)
I'm on track 2, which is better than 1, but not by much. This album is doing good so far. : )

Let's Take Our Time ^^^ Pop-Rock, SERIOUSLY at it's most upbeat and catchy. I think this is a mid-tempo, to be honest. 5. 25/5

On The Way Down ^^^ Lead single. Shows off decent emotion, and although a tad whiny (which of His songs aren't?!!!:-) ) it's very catchy and like-able. I like the guitars after He says, "You're all I wanted/You're all I needed, now/You're all I wanted/. . . All I wanted. . . " Then they kick in. I think that instead of this, Let's Take Our Time, should've been lead single. It's much more upbeat and catchy. It's also happier, which sells more records! 4/5

True ^^^ Your All-Human type of ballad. Cabrera sexily croons His way through this one, and it works wonders and miracles. There is something about the sincerity in His young heart, His soul, mostly, in His vocals. . . I fell head over heels for this one back in 2005, I believe. I felt like this so much, for a Guy named Justin, who was cool with Me and such, but I think He wanted to "Just Be Friends, and kinda flirt once in a while. That's what I would say; He's a funny flirt, but primarily, first and foremost, Straight, sadly. I would've made Him happy. . . 5/5

Exit to Exit ^^^ Decent pop-rock goodness. It's not super-standout-able but it's good, nonetheless. 4. 25/5

40 Kinds Of Sadness ^^^ The rockiest track so far. It's nice to know that John from The Goo Goo Dolls had part in this album. Because so far, it's flippin' amazing! I remember hearing a bunch of these songs before, and feeling next to nothing, save for when I listened to Exit To Exit a few times. 3. 5/5

Echo Park ^^^ Nice falsetto notes. Are they whiny? A tiny bit. But overall, His vocal tricks SO work here! =^) 4/5

Take It All Away ^^^ Not bad. I believe this is another slow ballad. I thought it was pretty good, and his vocal delivery is some of the best on the album and very heartbreaking. 4. 5/5

Shame On Me ^^^ Not much to say. It's pretty upbeat and lively, but leaves a bit to be desired. You know the type of song. 3. 6/5

She's ^^^ This is by far the most melancholy of all of His songs so far. And I'm obsessed with It! I'm totally waiting for Him to really, REALLY dig deep, and express His sadness and pure, yet true loneliness. Definitely a slow-groove keeper! For sure though, many will skip it because it's "too, too slow". Obviously, I *totally* disagree! 4. 3/5

Illusions ^^^ Unexciting and goes NOWHERE. Skip-able. 3. 2/5

Blind Sight ^^^ Much better than Illusions. The lyrics are even better! This one was a pleasant blur. 3. 6/5

On The Way Down (Acoustic) ^^^ Superior to the original, somehow. 4. 25/5

I Know What It Feels Like ^^^ This songs OK. To be honest, it ended but didn't leave an impact on Me much. I have NO idea what it's about, so I'll give it another go, to be FAIR (listening to the 5x superior, Let's Take Our Time, His favorite track on the amazing album, TIAA); Still don't remember much. 3. 3/5

Cover Art: B+
Inside Art: ? (Don't own the album. . . yet. )
Songwriting: B
Vocals: C++
Vocal Emotion: B-
Production: B+

Overall: 4. 06 stars.

-----> Dri Dri <-----.

very deep
hes songs definily seem to have taken effort to do cuz there NOT like every song you hear on the radio. this cd is very deep and original. so i recommend this.

DRAKE BELL is another artist i recommend because he also writes his music like ryan and i think thats very important in the music industry cuz that means the youre really into being a musciian. I DEFINITLY RECCOMMEND DRAKE BELL. and this ryan cd.

Whatever You Do, Don't "Take" or Buy A Copy Of This!
), Ryan Cabrera was the only singer who held my attention from the jump. Out of all the mass-marketed male pop heart-throbs that arose from the much-despised Pop/Celebrity culture (Jesse McCartney, Nick Lachey, etc. No, it wasn't because prepubescent females were mindlessly throwing themselves at him - if anything, that's why I hate almost every male Pop singer. It's because this dude actually has talent and a believable personality. He's a singer, songwriter and a guitarist with a personality that's as humorous as it is moronically stupid. Unfortunately, thinking that his Platinum debut album "Take It All Away" would take full advantage of his talents and propel him above the "It Boy" status was a big mistake.

Despite help from Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls on the production boards, much of this album comes off as bland, predictable, unambitious, unbelievably fake and boringly characterless. To make things worse, there's no diversity in the subject matter or the actual sound of the songs. Almost everything is a combination of rushed Rock guitar riffs, deliberately fake (and sometimes cheesy) lyrics and (mostly) emotionless vocals.

Thankfully, there are highlights. Lead single "On The Way Down" is unquestionably the album's best track - a catchy Pop-Rock guitar ballad where Ryan's sense of joy and gratitude towards his special girl (at the time, Ashlee Simpson) is portrayed through heartfelt vocals and strongly honest lyrics. "True" is an acoustic guitar ballad that doesn't take any risks, but its mellow vibe & Ryan's light, mesmerizing vocals allow the song to stand out from the rest of the album's tracks. "Exit To Exit" is your typical heartbreak ballad, and "Illusions" stands out because it sounds loving and sentimental at the same time with its lyrical content.

Unfortunately, everything else on this album falters. Third single "40 Kinds Of Sadness" is brought down by a disastrously lacklustre hook; The title track shows promise with its theme of knowing that materialism doesn't define and won't change his true self, but claiming to "follow the sound of your heart" comes off as so cheesy and fake; and the piano-guitar ballad "Lets Take Our Time" & the simple guitar ballad "Shame On Me" are coated with lustful which, instead of breaking down Ryan Cabrera's good-boy image, come off as unrealistic, somewhat-sleazy and graphically disturbing. As much as I enjoy "Echo Park", the song can hardly hold on to my attention long enough for me to understand what it's really about.

I wish I could say that this album was great, but I know that it wasn't. If you're into the more bland type of Pop music that generally rules over today's radios, be my guest and grab a copy of this. Otherwise, skip it. Grab his sophomore effort "You Stand Watching" and try your luck with that album, because I know for a fact that it's better than this. 2 stars!
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Ok, buy this instantly
This is the best album known to speak, hear, say, and whatnot to be heard. . my point is it's a fantasco album and Ryan is my. . . OMG, he is amazing! I love him more than. . . . . . . any guy in the world, k? I love this CD!.

Nice debut!
His voice and the way he plays the guitar is so great. I loved this album. My favorite tracks were "Let's Take Our Time", "On the Way Down", "True", and "40 Kinds of Sadness". I think he has a great future even if Ashlee is not by his side through out this career.

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