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| Sputnikmusic |
 The term “guilty pleasure” really is a misnomer. Isn’t one guilty of enjoying everything you deem pleasurable? And why should one feel guilty over something they derive pleasure from? Semantics aside, the term usually refers to something a person enjoys which is critically – if not necessarily popularly – derided. If this is the case, then The Script’s self-titled debut LP was a guilty pleasure for almost two million people worldwide! Not bad for a couple of Irish boy-band rejects, who also bided their time by working as engineers and producers in LA. The Script may have appeared to be an overnight success back in 2008, but in truth they were anything but that. And it is this fact which has seen the trio well and truly home in on consolidating their target audience on follow-up LP ‘Science & Faith’… Even if that makes for a rather tired retread of a release.For those unaware; The Script play pop-rock with a twist. The curve-ball comes in the fusion of styles provided by the band’s greatest strength; lead vocalist Danny O’Donoghue. The front-man has the ability to smoothly transition from brisk verses to soulful choruses in a heartbeat, integrating a contemporary R&B feel into what is essentially straight-forward guitar-driven pop. A good indication of their sound comes in the form of opener ‘You Won’t Feel A Thing’; a cut about overcoming adversity, which owes more than a little to fellow Irishmen U2. Lead single ‘For the First Time’ follows, beginning with sparse acoustics, before moving into more of the same. Most will find both this and infectious highlight ‘If You Ever Come Back’ too corny, but it is the relatable - verging on spoken-word delivery of - narratives such as “drinkin’ on cheap bottles of wine, $hit talkin’ up all night” and “I wish you could give me the cold shoulder. And I wish you could still give me a hard time. And I wish I could still wish it was over” that is The Script’s bread and butter. If you could not tell from the song titles on ‘Science & Faith’, those aforementioned lyrics should suggest what the dominant theme of the album is; relationship troubles and break-ups… Over and over again… To the point where it simply gets too much and begins to drag the listening experience down. A case could be made that almost all of the songs are fine in isolation (‘Science & Faith’ may even be a touch more consistent than their debut), but it gets rather tiresome as a whole. Not helping matters is the fact that only two of the ten tracks included here are under the four minute mark; usually a no-no when it comes to a pop album. While the latter half of the LP does attempt variety in the form of the Sting-like ‘This = Love’ (which includes a rapped breakdown) and the mish-mash of strings, a hip-hop refrain and the band’s standard pop-rock that is ‘Dead Man Walking’, it comes as too little too late and not entirely convincing anyway....full text |
| Musicomh |
| The Script are the type of band every struggling musician who has busked, borrowed and begged to be signed would love to hate. The release of their first single We Cry in 2008 garnered enough airplay to secure an impressive slot in the top 20 of the UK singles charts, and its follow-up The Man Who Can't be Moved charted at Number 2 less than six months later. As if that wasn't enough to rid them indefinitely of the label of being a one-trick pony, the Dublin born trio's self-titled debut album shot to Number 1 in the UK album charts the same year and netted worldwide sales of more than two million copies. Add to this a personal invite from Sir Paul McCartney to support him for the US leg of his recent world tour, and you are somewhere close to gauging The Script's rise to fame. How does a band who've achieved all this commercial success ensure more of it? As Maroon 5 have already demonstrated, it takes more than a painful break-up and a catalogue of heart-felt memories to sustain a commercial band's career. From a band who make no apologies for penning the most unashamed lyrics about being in love and all the emotions derived from it, listeners can expect the same cocktail of melodies unravelling tales of break-ups, make-ups and this time unemployment in their second album Science & Faith. The opening track You Wont Feel A Thing is a rock-pop grower which oozes with heroic chivalry and there is no mistaking the fearless falsetto of singer/songwriter Danny O'Donoghue who sings "Coz everything the world could throw, I'll stand in front I'll take the blow for you." This is classic The Script - and you'll either love it or hate it....full text |
| Guardian |
| This Dublin trio's Sting-soundalike leader, Danny O'Donoghue, says the follow-up to their 2m-selling debut was inspired by "the journey from a feeling of devastation in the pit of my stomach", which might prime you for Leonard Cohen-ish weltschmerz, rather than manicured Celt-rock. O'Donoghue's sincerity as a writer is plain – the single For the First Time reveals his guilt at being successful while friends are suffering from the collapse of the Celtic Tiger – but the production is such a high-shine, epic affair that it all sounds incredibly pedestrian. Mid-tempo guitar rock prevails; so does O'Donoghue's way of raspily soaring through choruses as if his voice has broken free from its moorings. The best moment is easily If You Ever Come Back – not for the startling burst of rapping midway through, but for one sweet line: "If you ever come back, there'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on."...full text |
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