PHOTOS: One Direction’s Take Me Home Tour in Pictures Indeed, “the best songs, such as the current single, ‘Story of My Life,’ suggest the group’s finest memories may still lie ahead.” By incorporating “elements of pop power” with “more guitar-based” tracks, One Direction has shown audiences that they’ve got more than boy band charisma to fall back on. “ Midnight uses classic rock as a color the way last year’s Take Me Home used electronic dance music,” says USA Today’s Brian Mansfield. But while the boy band may fail to captivate “some notional American heartland 30 years older than 1D’s fan base,” Empire concludes that the album “does its job, in more ways than one.” The Guardian’s Kitty Empire also notes “signs of maturity on One Direction’s third album,” which “looks certain to cement them as a global phenomenon.” Empire awarded Midnight Memories three out of five stars, casting doubts about the “emotionally charged rather than carnally inclined” tracks. Commending the group for coming up with lyrics for 12 of the 14 tracks on Midnight Memories, Payne predicts, “Perhaps the rock band vibe will be an even greater theme as the band grows up.” Despite the band’s lyrical progression, however, the lyrics remain “PG.” Good news for parents: One Direction “is still tween friendly.” “One Direction proves once again that there is more Jonas Brothers than *NSYNC or Backstreet Boys in their boy band DNA,” writes Billboard’s Chris Payne. PHOTOS: One Direction Wows With ‘Midnight Memories’ Release Party Reviews have been mixed, with critics applauding the album’s lyrical development but hesitating in accepting the boy band’s rock detour.
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