Original sentence: Although Tedder's vocals have been received well, the choice of covering the song in general has been subject to harsh criticism.Even in the band's earlier days they were compared to acts such as Maroon 5, The Fray, Keane and Coldplay, mostly because all of them are all fronted by keyboardists and are known for their use of falsetto.Fans of Jeff Buckley have found the song somewhat hard to hear from another band.In General, the critics have had positive reviews over the album.Since the summer of 2006, OneRepublic has consistently been ranked as one of the top musical acts on MySpace, due to heavy promotion within the online community.Some have even thought that Timbaland wrote ‘Apologize’.The album possesses definite influences of spirituality and deeper thinking.The public has also had a few misconceptions regarding the band.The remix was featured on Timbaland's  Shock Value and Dreaming Out Loud.They have also been mistaken as a Christian rock band.They have been mistaken to be a boy band and even their ethnicity was unfamiliar to some.They have drawn mainstream attention since the release of their mega-hit single, "Apologize" which has sold in excess of 5 million singles worldwide
Edited sentence: All except Keane are fronted by keyboardists and are known for their use of falsetto.Although Tedder's vocals have been received well by some, the cover in general has been subject to harsh criticism.Coldplay in particular have been noted as having striking similarities to OneRepublic in arrangement and delivery.Even in the band's earlier days they were compared to acts such as Maroon 5, The Fray, Keane and Coldplay.Fans of Jeff Buckley have generally responded negatively.Since the summer of 2006, OneRepublic has consistently been ranked as one of the top musical acts on MySpace, due to promotion within the online community.Some critics have had positive reviews over the album.The album possesses definite influences of Christian perspectives on popular music.The band has been noted for its heavily derivative style of pop music.They are all male, ad they all play pop music.They have drawn mainstream attention since the release of their single, "Apologize" which has sold in excess of 5 million singles worldwide.. The remix was featured on Timbaland's  Shock Value and Dreaming Out Loud