Title: Their first bad album
Product review: I didn't think they could do it, but they finally released a clunker -- New Adventures in Hi-Fi is not only their worst album; It's their most disappointing. It was supposed to be their spontaneous, easy-to make record, the one they wanted to make, instead of being constantly forced to change their sound. Unfortunately, all they could come up with is a lame hybrid of "Automatic" and "Monster." I still think "Monster" is underrated, but it's pretty much accepted that "Automatic" was the band's best post-IRS record. New R.E.M. that still kicked. With "Monster" they changed sounds, added some wit. With "New Adventures"...they sound Tired, uninteresting. It really is their Chicago XXVI, their Adult Contemporary album. The band, when Berry packed his bags to farm, should have broken up instead of sissolving into a rock act. Well, we still have Reckoning.
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