There are, what? 18? songs on the record? It's way too early for anyone to assume the worst about the CD or declare the band dead at this point. Knockout sounds too much like a Coldplay song for my taste, but I figure if I don't like one out of 18 songs, it's no big loss. I do, however, think it has great potential as a live song (not that I especially want to hear it live). Some songs are just way better live than they are recorded.