Album Rating: 4.5

avg is absolutely criminal, especially compared to their last few albums

Album Rating: 3.5

I'd say it's about right.

Album Rating: 4.5

you're both wrong (Polar Similar deserves to be among their best)

Dunno if anybody else catches this and if it was intentional or not, but I find this record to have somewhat of an eerie vibe. Like there is some slight feeling of dread throughout.

I mean, maybe it's a side effect of me having smoked too much in the past, but I can't help but think that this album has a bit of an uncanny atmosphere that wasn't really repeated in any of their other work.

No I definitely feel that. I love that about it

Album Rating: 3.0

yeh i see that as well, its why Organized Beyond Recognition fucking slaps

Album Rating: 3.0

http://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/norma-jean-bless-the-martyr-and-kiss-the-child-2-cd.jpg



yeah pretty eerie

Album Rating: 2.5

mediocre ripoff of their better contemporaries

Album Rating: 3.0

poor man's botch agreed

Album Rating: 4.5

"Dunno if anybody else catches this and if it was intentional or not, but I find this record to have somewhat of an eerie vibe. Like there is some slight feeling of dread throughout."



absolutely, definitely an eeriness here, atmosphere on this album is one of my favorites ever

Album Rating: 4.0

*avgs for their first 5 albums are absolutely criminal



there, fixed it.

AND I AINT SEEN YOU IN A WHIIIIIILE

Album Rating: 2.5

I have nostalgia for this and the second record, but either this or The Anti-Mother is probably my least favorite Norma Jean album.

The Anti-Mother probably deserves more points because it's not a blatant Botch ripoff, but this record is more exciting to listen to. Hmm...

Album Rating: 4.5

how is this a blatant botch ripoff

Album Rating: 5.0

i can kinda hear it? both bands rule regardless tho

Album Rating: 4.5

i could possibly see that argument for o god but not this

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah there's too much of that classic Josh Scogin batshit-ness going on for this too be a botch rip-off

o god on the other hand...

Album Rating: 2.5

O God has it too, but there was even a video up on YouTube at one point comparing Botch songs and the parts in Norma Jean songs that contain parts that are practically straight lifted from Botch songs. It's not available anymore, but I remember the most came from this album.

It's more the instrumentals than Scogin.

Album Rating: 3.5

Still my least favourite NJ

Album Rating: 5.0

"It's more the instrumentals than Scogin." yeah you right