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The Fray

(2009, Adult contemporary, by The Fray, Label: Epic)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Radio-friendly piano pop CD is clean but obscure.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A reference to cigarette smoking: "I found God on the corner of 1st and Amistad ... / All alone, smoking his last cigarette."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Fray

Parents need to know that the worst these meditative lyrics will do is bore kids who lack the patience to decipher their understated messages about conflicted emotions and troubled relationships.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the pros and cons of linking music to other forms of media, like television and movies. Was associating its music with Grey's Anatomy a good or bad move for the band, and why? Does it enhance or detract from the music itself?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Best band ever!

    Best band in the universe! My favorite song is "Never Say Never" I've listened to it like a gazillion times, it's SO good!

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    Anyone who names there album the fray when there band name is the fray has gotta suck

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 5.0

    Awesome CD

    A great cd by the fray

  4. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    awesome cd, ages 10+

    it's an awesome album and maybe even the fray's best but my only concern is where he talks about god smoking a cigarette

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