VeryTwiztidRaven said
I decided a while ago to really give their music a listen, and see if they were a band I would like. I started with American Tragedy, and my initial reaction was that I really liked them. But then, the more I listened, the more I realized that their songs were all very formulaic, and the album contained maybe 8 or 9 songs that all had the exact same pattern…great rap-rock sounding verses punctuated by boy band quality, high pitched vocals during the chorus. I didn’t mind it on a few songs, but when the album becomes so predictable, and you know what every song will sound like before you even hear it…blah. Too bad, because they really do have some good verses. If they could just fix that pop, boy band sound in every song, I’d probably be a fan. I haven’t listened to any other albums, and based on just that one, I don’t think I’m interested in hearing any more.

 

-Jules

You’re doing yourself a great disservice by not listening to Swan Songs. That was the Deuce era. He wrote, produced, engineered, and generally did everything for the group. And it shows by way of pure excellence.