I mean it's sometimes better than the original. But most of the times not... like maybe 5% are better and the rest slightly worse. It doesn't hit as hard at all. Idk what the point of this is to be honest but as long as they are having fun and it still sounds decent, meh, idc.
Robert Smith said when the first and last song of an album are written, half the album is done. And you can definitely hear that on this album. There is a spectrum of songs similar to Alone, which is a great song, but the mix and instrumentals sound a bit off, and Endsong, which on first listen instantly became one of my favourite songs to ever exist.
Even though this album is really great, it's biggest obvious weak point are the instrumentals and the mix. On some songs it doesn't ... read more
Colours Fly, Eyes&Mouth, Don't Get Me Started and Bodies Laughing are SO GOOD! Zero Sum is also amazing and Instant Psalm and Tiptoe are also amazing, but a little less so. The other songs also sound really good, but you can notice that they are cutouts. Thanks to the amazing songs, this is just as good as Wall of Eyes tho. I really really liked Colours Fly.