I have seen many poor reviews on this album. My guess is that those writing these reviews are fans that loved this band's previous album. If you are one of those people and went into this CD hoping to hear similar music, then I expect you'd be disappointed. The band changed their sound for this album and it's great. I love their old album and also love this one. I didn't know what to expect before listening to this one and I just had to buy it after I did hear it. It's worth checking out.