Easy bit first, the artwork. I like a lot apart from the front cover which I think let's everything else down slightly.
The songs......I'm not sure what to make of the overall album so far. I presently find it very melancholy
It works better if you put it on 'shuffle' and split 'side 1' up ! Overall it lacks energy to me but, as several others have said, it will probably be a grower.
Favourite tracks at present:-
1. Malignant Narcissim
(YEEEHAAA, wakes up from melancholy) 2. The Way the Wind Blows ( chorus hooked me )
3. Far Cry ( exposure to the single
)4. Good News First ( wasn't fussed at first but this is definitely a grower and could end up my favourite over time )
5. Faithless ( unsure why, just struck a chord somewhere )
My absolute biggest disappointment, given that I go for instrumentals normally, has got to be The Main Monkey Business.
It goes nowhere. With all their collective virtuoso talent available, they must be able to come up with something more technical than this for recording purposes surely? Maybe the live version will be far superior, here's hoping. Scathing I know but they really really left me disappointed with this one.
Also....I do go on.....throughout the album I am of the opinion that the bass has been dumbed down, apart from MN.
I will probably regret certain comments above over time but, that's my honest assessment at the moment for what it's worth.
EDIT
That was too harsh on TMMB, it's a softer musical I suppose.
