▁in ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁polar ity ▁of ▁life . ▁This ▁idea ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁album , ▁from ▁the ▁art work ▁to ▁the ▁lyr ics , ▁including ▁the ▁ly ric ▁" every ▁bless ing ▁comes ▁with ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁curs es ," ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁says ▁that ▁this ▁record ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁their ▁previous ▁records ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁driven ▁more ▁by ▁the ▁drums ▁and ▁bass , ▁whereas ▁their ▁previous ▁records ▁were ▁driven ▁more ▁by ▁guitar . ▁The ▁music ▁is ▁root ed ▁heavily ▁in ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁section , ▁consisting ▁of ▁Ch ad ▁Butler ' s ▁drum ▁work ▁and ▁Tim ▁For eman ' s ▁bass ▁work , ▁which ▁the ▁editor ▁heard ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁" sw amp ier " ▁heavy ▁metal ▁sound . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Hello ▁H urr icane ▁sessions , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁band ▁track ed ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁songs , ▁the ▁Vice ▁Vers es ▁session ▁saw ▁the ▁band ▁taking ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁select ive ▁process . ▁Instead ▁of ▁writing ▁multiple ▁songs ▁and ▁pick ing ▁from ▁amongst ▁them ▁the ▁best ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁they ▁wrote ▁just ▁enough ▁songs ▁for ▁one ▁album ▁and ▁focused ▁them ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁perfect ▁each ▁one . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Vice ▁Vers es ▁gar ner ed ▁acc laim ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁At ▁Christian ity ▁Today , ▁Jer emy ▁V . ▁Jones ▁r ated ▁it ▁four ▁stars , ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁" V ice ▁Vers es ▁pounds ▁out ▁Switch foot ' s ▁evol