[Crazyjayde]

Originally Posted by rayword45

My biggest gripe is that this album had absolutely no reason to be 73 minutes and could've easilt been trimmed down to a little over half of that.

Yeaaaaaah. I'm not fond at all of their whole poppy-power-pop-punk shtick. It's the closest musical equivalent to the typical "I swear I'm a 90's kid" poser, making konami code jokes and all. It's fine if it allows people into the genre but as long as they're willing to delve deeper and realize how complex the scene is. Otherwise they, ugh... "WOHA. That's a GAMEBOY????" You know.

I thought I'd give them a chance by grabbing this record. It's cool, they upped their songwriting skills and while I dig their more lush personalities, I'm still loathing the fuck out of it for the length alone. It might have to do with the track placement too. Anyway, say 10-12 songs, two interludes, and it's a treat. Tea Time Interlude would be a fun outro.