I finally got the album. I wish new CDs here are sold cheaper just like in the US. But anyway, overall I think it's a good album.
The usual 4 questions when reviewing a DL album:
1. Is it better than X? Yes
2. Does it rock? Yes
3. Is it their best effort since Hysteria? HELL NO
4. Is there any song in the album worse than All Night? No
At first listen, I was underwhelmed, given all the reviews I read (and not just in DL board). From the reviews it seems that Go is the best thing since sliced bread (it's not) and the album is their best effort since Hysteria (not again). However, it is a good album. Plenty of riffs and cool solos in this album (even though some of them are recycled from various sources) and it rocks (for DL and its contemporaries' standard anyway).
Gotta Let It Go chorus rips HAND's verse structure but that's about it. It's not as bad of a ripoff as, say Two Story Town.
I can't find any turd in this album at all. Some songs are mediocre but nothing in this album is really horrific.
Great tracks:
Go, Hallucinate, Tomorrow, Gotta Let It Go
Good tracks:
Nine Lives, Love, Bad Actress (with better melody, this would be a great track. killer solo though)
Average tracks:
C'mon C'mon (C'mon, this can't be the next single unless you want to destroy the album sales), Come Undone (just bland), Cruise Control, Only The Good Die Young
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