Title: enormous disappointment
Review: I really tried to love this album, but for those that were fans of the brilliant layering and depth of their first album, you will most likely be disappointed. I got past the first song, I thought, "That was kinda cool I guess, a little minimalistic and 'toolish' for me, but I can't wait to see what's next." After "Weak and powerless," the album returned to the slow rhythmic Nu-Metal type sound. Gradually I became more and more irritated as I listened further. It was obvious to me that Maynard had a huge role in the writing process of this album. They sound like a totally different band. When I describe these songs as "slow," I am in no way referring to "3 librasesque" slow songs that the apc fan may be familiar with, but minimalist to the point that the most common sound to emit from your cd player will be silence. The drumming, the little that there was, and of course Maynard's voice are the only saving graces to this otherwise horrible attempt at an artistic vision.
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