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"I'm so addicted to all the things you do when you're going down on me," sings frontman Jared Weeks in his best Kroeger-cribbing croon, jumpstarting Saving Abel's first single -- the Nickelback knockoff "Addicted" -- with a slab of sexual bravado. Led by competent vocals, familiar melodies, and plenty of guitar muscle, the band's self-titled debut makes all the right moves for a modern rock release. The biggest problem, then, isn't found in the band's musicianship, but rather its intentions. Within Saving Abel's first five minutes, Weeks sings about women pleasing him in bed, losing their clothing in his car, and doing god knows what behind closed hotel doors. Talent aside, he comes across as less of a vocalist and more of a kiss-and-tell showoff when he gloats about such sexual escapades, and the band unfortunately sets itself back with its first two songs. Several tracks later, "18 Days" blends blue-collar power balladry with wholly positive lyrics, sounding vaguely like Candlebox's "It's Alright" with Chris Daughtry at the helm.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 New Tattoo 4:23
2 Addicted 3:43
3 She Got Over Me 4:03
4 18 Days 3:52
5 Drowning (Face Down) 3:56
6 In God's Eyes 3:56
7 Sailed Away 4:19
8 Beautiful Day 4:15
9 Out of My Face 3:41
10 Running from You 3:29
11 Beautiful You 2:52
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