Title: Pretentious Ramblings Do Not Replace a Melody
Review: Adam Duritz was at his best in August and Everything After, and its really been down-hill since then. The VH1 set (1st album) is awful in that it sounds like AD is sooo bored of doing the same old tunes, that he purposefully masacres the songs, especially their haunting melodies. He has a soul-tearing voice, but he doesn't realize that his non-melodious ramblings are simply not musically valid forays into diversity. He's just tired of the way the song sounds and instead of creatively changing it, he butchers it till its unrecognizable. I have listed to August and Everything After 1000 times, Recovering the Satellites 100, and this album, only a few times. I'm going to send it back. I was so excited to see this album on the shelves, this is truly a disappointment.
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