They literally took out everything that was fun about the first project, and created some of the most dull music imaginable. The writing is awful, and the music sucks... until it doesnt AND THEN IT STARTS TO GET GOOD... oh Joe Hawley has creative control again... yup... this sucks.

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AGoodLook

Hm, something feels missing here.

Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely a big fan of this album. I think it is a much more consistent, solidly constructed work than Tally Hall’s previous escapade. But a big reason why it's more consistent is that it feels fairly by-the-numbers, especially compared to what they’d end up doing as Miracle Musical. There’s a lot less experimentation in this one, which means that while there’s a whole lot of quintessential Tally Hall ... read more

fredoku

fuck consequence of sound

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BurntWater

This one's a grower for sure, but it's way better than Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. I like this album far more than I can justify. It's just consistently good. I'd say it has less 'highs' than Marvin's, but the lows are so much more bearable and still decent, whereas Marvin's lows are actually awful. At worst a couple of the songs on this album are just a bit mid, but can be enjoyed nonetheless.

I'd prefer this album to Marvin's anyway, because while Marvin's can be charming, I'm ... read more

Z01nk

I think this is a WAY better album than Marvins and it definitely is more solid and consistent.
For me at least there isn't much filler or even skips, I just think sometimes the instrumentation and lyrics can be a bit odd.
Solid record, and I will stand by it.