OneRepublic; Fame from the Begining

      OneRepublic has made its appearance almost everywhere. Their music has been used on the "Today Show" as well as in movies such as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Their first album "Dreaming Out Loud" had extreme success and, by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA), the album was certified as Platinum.
      The band was formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins in Colorado Springs. Other members include Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle, and at one time, Jerrod Bettis and Tim Myers. OneRepublic falls into the pop rock and alternative rock genres.
      As mentioned before, the band's first album, "Dreaming Out Loud," had great success. This album was released in November of 2007 and quickly gained fame when Timberland did a remake of the albums first single, "Apologize." Timberland's version of the song at first gained more fame than OneRepublic's original version but with the Timberland, a highly known celebrity, remaking their song, they were able to gain some popularity. The second single of the album, "Stop and Stare," was able to get into the top ten because of this. I really like this album because of the classic instruments that seem to be the highlight of the music. The piano and violins stand out and are a little different than most of the other stuff you hear on the radio.
      OneRepublic released their second album, "Waking Up," almost exactly two years after their first album. This album hit its highlight at number 21 on the Billboard 200. The album's first single, "All the Right Moves," was number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Almost every single on this album gained some sort of fame on tv, the radio, or in a movie. the most successful single though was "Good Life." It was number 8 on the Billboard top 100 and selling over 4 million copies in the US. I can honestly say I love this album because it contains some of my favorite songs by OneRepublic and this is one of those albums that you love every single song on it.
      The most resent album by OneRepublic is "Native." I love this album but I also hate it. I love it because it has a few songs that still sound like OneRepublic's sound in the first two albums. I hate it because the other half of the album's songs sound too edited and just had too many things going on. I do like a lot of the songs on the deluxe album and I feel that would be the best place to look for a song off of the "Native" album. I highly recommend you check out the acoustic version of "If I Loose Myself" because the  orchestra is absolutely perfect.

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