It took a lot to make it all the way through Change is the Only Constant. And it wasn't that it was so bad I couldn't stand it, but much like other bands like them, it takes a certain mood and mindset to enjoy what they have to offer. A Change of Pace at this point is all about love, each song reflects on some kind of situation dealing with a loss or gain of a mutual other, and in all honesty it does hit a point where you just have to wonder, when will they get over it? There is no variety here lyrically, again and again we hear another decent description of love, and the rest moves again towards the rear of the speakers, just passing through rather than sticking around for memorability. It's like listening to a pretty good pop-punk band reading from a teenage diary, whose heart has been "broken" more than he can count on his hands and feet. it's quite ashamed though because musically this isn't bad, it's formulaic pop-punk that genre fans love and can really enjoy, but that upbeat attempt just falls flat when everything comes together. Take a few poor songs and mix it with one or two pretty good songs and you get this, an easily forgettable album that could have been better without all the heartbreak.
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