Album Rating: 4.0

It's also the only thing that I can hear on this album is the overblasting of drums and guitars that are amped to 11. This might be the loudest album I have and I don't mean that as a compliment either. I generally have to put whatever device I'm listening to at a much lower volume when playing anything off this.

Yeah I can't listen to this tbh. Never even heard it in full I don't think

Album Rating: 4.0

I usually only come back to Back Burner and Composure off this

Album Rating: 2.0

Truth of a Liar is a beast

Album Rating: 3.5

Composure always does it for me

Album Rating: 3.0

Back Burner is killer



The production on this always sounded a little off for some reason though



EDIT: "and was reminded how overbearingly loud the production on this was" Ah, there we go. The cymbals especially, even though I generally enjoy them

Album Rating: 4.0

^That was their shtick. Loud china cymbals on breakdowns.

Album Rating: 3.5

Composure is still fucking amazing.

Album Rating: 4.0

This is loud cymbals the album

Album Rating: 4.0

loud everything really

Album Rating: 3.0

Composure is the loud cymbal anthem for sure. Rips either way though yeah

Album Rating: 2.5

yeah the production really ruins this for me (also I don't think the songwriting is up to par with everything after this but idk)

I mean, this album is less "chug chug" and more "chunk chunk" and "CHINA CRASH CHINA CRASH CHINA CRASH" and it hurts my ears

Album Rating: 3.0

"also I don't think the songwriting is up to par with everything after this but idk"



Agreed, Constellations is where they actually started trying some different thingS, which is still their best imo.



And I actually think Thrill Seeker may be a bit better on that end as well. Certainly a "funner" album, if you will.

It's literally PSHH PSHH PSHH PSHH every 10 seconds

Album Rating: 4.0

im not sure if i love or hate the production on this

Album Rating: 3.0

I kinda love it, but I guess it depends on what kind of mood I'm in lol

Album Rating: 4.0

its kinda fun how loud the cymbals are lol but its also super obnoxious

Album Rating: 4.0

It's not any quieter when you see them live, the drummer absolutely rails on that China.

Album Rating: 3.0

Agreed.



On Composure for instance, it works really well when he follows that guitar riff/line. But then maybe on a song like Vital Signs, when they have that little 2-step section, it seems to detract from whatever they were trying to accomplish there.



That's also probably just me being way too particular

Album Rating: 4.0

The production on this is pretty fun, but it does get somewhat obnoxious over time