The unoriginal name selection for The Script’s third studio album, “#3,” foreshadows the album’s limited artistic offerings. The Irish alternative rock outfit has churned out 10 emotional tracks that aren’t necessarily worse than previous work, but too similar. The breakup anthem styling worked for 2008’s “Breakeven,” but the cliché has been played out. As if sensing the fans will realize they are being fed reheated leftovers, lead singer Danny O’ Donoghue turns to an unlikely influence a third of the way through the album – rap. The Script even brings WILL.I.AM in with “Hall of Fame” for a bizarre combination of clean rap and soft rock. Fans looking for more of the same may enjoy “Good ‘Ol Days” and “Six Degrees of Separation.” “#3” is ready-for-radio music and will likely join the easy listening soundtracks of dentist offices around the nation.

Grade: D