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Title: It Should Have Been So Much Better
Review: Really, what do people hear in this group? Reading some reviews, they sounded interesting, and I enjoy some of their influences. However, after hearing both of the first two records, I can only conclude that the bank lacks both musicianship and strong songs. There's just not enough interesting material here to prop up an album, and even the obviously commercial "singles" are somewhat boring and derivative. These guys would be better off honing their skills a few more years before being thrust before the world by the media as the next big thing. Also, the mastering courtesy of notorious record-ruiner Howie Weinberg is an abomination.
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