▁before ." ▁Yet , ▁Wal z ▁noted ▁that ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁ly ric ism ▁they ▁hit ▁the ▁n ail ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁on ▁a ▁" strong ▁debut ". ▁At ▁Christian ▁Music ▁Z ine , ▁J ared ▁Con aster ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁" ste pping - stone " ▁type ▁of ▁an ▁album . ▁ ▁A ▁more ▁negative ▁review ▁came ▁from ▁Joe ▁Williams ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Week ly . ▁While ▁he ▁pra ised ▁the ▁ball ad ▁" After g low " ▁as ▁a ▁" be aut iful , ▁slower ▁track ▁with ▁sin cer ity ▁and ▁hope " ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁" pot ential ▁for ▁depth ▁and ▁musical ity ", ▁he ▁sav aged ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁album : ▁" World ▁We ▁View ▁offers ▁up ▁am ple ▁pal m - m uted , ▁dist orted ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁a ▁steady ▁stream ▁of ▁repet itive ▁ch ords , ▁but ▁what ' s ▁best : ▁it ' s ▁econom ical ▁and ▁practical . ▁For get ▁purch asing ▁the ▁whole ▁album , ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁songs ▁are ▁pract ically ▁ ▁the ▁same ... It ' s ▁nice ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁song ▁and ▁think , ▁" Oh ! ▁This ▁rem inds ▁me ▁of ▁so - and - so ." ▁World ▁We ▁View ▁takes ▁it ▁a ▁step ▁further ▁and ▁plays ▁like ▁a ▁m ash up ▁of ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁meets ▁Bre aking ▁Benjamin ▁meets ▁Che vel le ▁meets ▁Three ▁Days ▁Grace ▁meets ▁... ▁you ▁get ▁the ▁point . ▁" ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁