Slipknot and Stone Sour are my favorite bands ever. I love the wide range between each song. They cover the whole spectrum and do it very well. Unfortunately This is my least favorite Stone Sour or Slipknot release to date. The music is good and Corey's lyrics and emotion are unbelievable as always. I just think this CD is way too soft/radio friendly. I always expect a few good slow and melodic songs but with this cd I was expecting adrenaline pumping music and most of the tracks let me down. Don't get me wrong almost every song is good I was just expecting more in your face metal and less mainstream. I don't regret buying it and I would recommend it to a friend but I would forewarn them that it's mellower than I expected.
What's great about it: lyrics, emotion, music and most of the songs
What's not so great: so much softer than their previous releases in my mind.
Linkin park has slowly gone downhill after their first release. I thought this couldn't be as bad as their last CD but WOW!!! I was wrong. I can't hear the instruments. It all seems like synthesizer's and computer generated sounds. The music sounds very fake to me. Plus I hate hearing clips of speeches before, during and after songs. The whole CD sucks!!!. I regret buying it
What's great about it: parts of a couple songs (none as a whole)