My lame words cannot do this album justice. I have listened to this CD nearly every day since it was released 5 years ago. The lyrics are great...meaningful, amusing, angry, sad, etc. They just cover so many emotions. The music is unparalleled. The base, drums and guitar are some of the hardest and best I have ever heard, and Maynard's voice...incredible... It doesn't matter...this album has 9 great songs, so it isn't like they are relying on the filler. If you don't like it..just skip it. There is plenty of meat on this album. Nothing like it anywhere. Buy it. NOW.