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I've listened to this album 5 times now and haven't gotten tired of it. Rather than this album having standout songs, this album has standout moments and they're all over the place. Every song has one or more detail that I am just absolutely in love with. Everything sounds exactly how it should and everything is in its place. And to top it off, these songs have been stuck on loop in my head when I'm not listening to the album. I love this album.

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Homework is over bloated. Despite the first couple of songs containing some great grooves and interesting sampling, everything that came after felt like a chore... Or maybe even homework. Almost all of these songs would benefit from living inside a DJ set rather than as standalone songs on an album. I'm aware that this is basically what Alive 2007 is, but this is not Alive 2007 and for that reason, it is insufferable.

As a fan of Declan's previous 2 albums, this was a huge disappointment. While my biggest complaint with Declan's previous two albums would have come to his lyrics, I actually found his lyrics to be much better on this album. The only problem is that the music that accompanied it was unbearable. Even the more enjoyable songs, like Sympathy, felt one note. This album mainly felt like Declan responding to some of the criticisms of his previous albums being "nothing new" by trying to ... read more

Revisiting this album after 4 years is kind of wild. Since my first listen, this album has only gained higher appreciation in my head despite only listening once. Genevieve was a song that I have listened to a lot over the years and I would check out a couple other ones here and there. Simply put, I forgot about the majority of the issues with this album. So revisiting it now was kind of surprising when realizing how many small issues there were with it. I acquired a headache a little over ... read more