Pay Money to my Pain have always had an overall sound that catered less to their Japanese natives and gravitated more towards the Western metal scene; for one, pretty much all of the band's lyrics were written in English, and secondly, PmTmP's balance of softness and moody brutality can easily be compared to what's represented by nu metal bands. Having said this, I find After You Wake Up to be a really good (if not terribly uninteresting) album. The quality of the record is stronger during its second half, as the first 3-4 songs aren't necessarily bad so much as they are quite mediocre, frankly enough. Even if it clearly doesn't make for essential listening, this album is home to a certain amount of enjoyability as well as songwriting potential, exemplified best by tracks like "The Answer Is Not in the TV," "Same As You Are," and "Bury".
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