Make It Right (album)

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Make It Right
Make It Right by Abel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
Genre alternative rock, indie rock, soul
Length37:38
Label Independent
Abel chronology
Lesser Men
(2010)
Make It Right
(2012)

Make It Right is the second studio album from Abel. The album was released independently on September 18, 2012.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bring the Noise UK7/10 [1]
Christian Music Zine4.25/5 [2]
HM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Mind Equals Blown9/10 [6]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
This Is Not a SceneStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Awarding the album three stars from HM Magazine , Dan MacIntosh states, "The sound of this music is a reminder that everything can all fall apart, nearly at any moment." [3] Adam Knott, giving the album four and a half stars for Sputnikmusic, writes, "Make It Right which soars and shrinks in a lot of beautiful ways". [7] Giving the album four and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, Scott Fryberger describes, "Make It Right features some of Abel's most honest and, at times, confrontational lyrics thus far." [5] Sara Walz, awarding the album three stars by Indie Vision Music, says, "Make It Right is ambient, rock 'n roll, and a little southern". [4]

Giving the album a seven and a half stars for This Is Not a Scene, Louisa writes, "It is flawlessly put together, and the recording is faultless." [8] Rating the album a seven out of ten at Bring the Noise UK, Sherin Malick says, "Make It Right is perfect second full length from Abel." [1] Awarding the album a nine out of ten from Mind Equals Blown, Tim Dodderidge states, "Make It Right is a visage of memorable, hearty alternative rock ... meshing of vitality, distress, sincerity and controlled rigidness, it seats itself among 2012's best albums." [6] Tyler Hess, giving the album a 4.25 out of five by Christian Music Zine, describes, "Make It Right they definitely deserve a bump up the popularity pole." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I'll Be Waiting"3:31
2."Fire Walk with Me"4:06
3."An Ultimatum"3:33
4."Come Home"3:26
5."Fine Lines"3:44
6."Daughter"2:57
7."A Grief Observed"4:03
8."Fifteen Years"3:25
9."Your Heart, Your Soul"3:55
10."Comfort and Truth"4:59
Total length:37:38

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hess, Tyler (September 17, 2012). "Abel – "Make It Right" (Review)". Christian Music Zine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 MacIntosh, Dan (October 2012). "Abel – Make It Right". HM Magazine (Oct 2012): 40. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Walz, Sara (October 9, 2012). "Review : Abel – Make It Right". Indie Vision Music. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Fryberger, Scott (September 15, 2012). "Abel, "Make It Right" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Dodderidge, Tim (October 2, 2012). "Abel: Make It Right". Mind Equal Blown. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Knott, Adam (September 11, 2012). "Abel (NY) – Make It Right (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Louisa (August 27, 2012). "Abel – Make It Right". This Is Not a Scene. Retrieved June 20, 2015.