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 Half gorgeous Jul 08, 2009
3 1/2
This album does not disappoint, though it isn't a full success either, with the softer mid-tempo's vastly more palpable to the rockers- the former having admirable staying power with some keenly placed shifts.
 Best BRAD Album YET! Jan 13, 2008
some people do not like this album, but i think it is great! i think it is his best work.
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discovering discovery park May 01, 2005
I must disagree with the earlier negative reviews. Found this CD today in a bargain bin. Overall a quality product with some very interesting tracks. A more mature direction for the band. Perhaps, this is the reason for the dissatisfaction with younger listeners. I like this CD better than "interiors" and recommend it for those looking for a melodic and somewhat serene listining experience.
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 Welcome to the end of Shawn's career Jan 23, 2004
I am a huge fan of Shawn Smith since first hearing "Shame" way back when...This new album flat out sucks...Shawn has always stayed one step ahead of listeners until now. Shawn, put down the bong, layoff the donuts and quit it with the "La La La" in every song...it was interesting the first time but its not a style. Take some time off instead of writing junk...the same goes for stone.
 mediocre at best, and that's being generous Jan 13, 2004
i bought this album after a brad show. shawn smith and company were amazing on stage, and i was a pretty big smith fan, so i picked it up. for some reason the recorded versions just didn't grab me like the songs played live. i mean, they aren't even close. maybe it's because they peppered the set with brad classics, and even soem satchel songs. who knows. first of all, smith really mailed in the songwriting duties on this one. i always thought he was a perfectly serviceable writer. nothing outstanding, but his voice completely made up for whatever small shortcomings he had on the writing end. well, not this time, folks. secondly, the melodies are just boring, ploddingly so. "shinin'" is a perfectly example. nice little catchy tune, but it's so inane i can't listen to it without laughing or cringing. the writing cripples the song. come on smith, living free is the way to be, living free is our destiny? wow, that's just bad. then we have the boring, almost michael-jacksonian "yes you are." and not good, "off the wall" or "thriller" vintage michael, but cloying, post-culkin michael. but it does have bright spots, thankfully. "la la la" transcends its silliness. "drop it down" is the brad i'm sure we all wanted. but these two songs, a spattering of mediocre tunes, and a load of crap does not a decent album make. buy it at your own risk. if you really want it, i have an almost-new copy for sale...
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