I have a very soft spot for these guys. I loved Completion Backwards Principle so much that I couldn’t even bring myself to buy this when it came out for fear of disappointment. And then I was sort of annoyed that they broke big because proprietary fandom and that kind of shit.
Their 1970s output left me wanting and it’s saddening that, as they were mastering the pop music landscape they fell under the weight of their own worst impulses with Love Bomb and implied. But this is a ... read more
Bruh, what is this? This cover is an clusterfuck.
Some of the instrumentals are alright, and others sound like shit, but the lyrics are consistently one thing: slop. There's no better way for me to put it. Everything feels so dumbed down and artificial in a desperate attempt to get on the radio. It worked, unfortunately. It's a top 20 album that got the band it's biggest single, peaking at #10 on the Billboard 100. And it's shit. In fanct, there's not a single ... read more