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Title: Huge disappointment
Review: Let me preface that I look forward to a PJ album every two years to reaffirm my belief in rock and roll. They haven't ever failed.....until now. Listening to this album made me think the band needed to take 4-5 years off, not do side projects, and use their best ideas for the next record. I was so depressed that I pulled out all my PJ cds(b-sides too) and started ranking songs. I got to 30 something before I could even think about putting something from Binaural on the list. There are some solid songs but nothing that jumps out at you. Experimental(meaning atypical of the PJ sound) songs that have worked really well in the past(Spin the Black Circle, Do the Evolution come to mind) fail miserably here(Evacuation, Grievance). Overall this album is a huge disappointment when judged against their former body of work. Don't know how someone could give this album five stars. Seems extremely optimistic and forgiving at best. Patently stupid at the worst.
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