Its typical (which means awesone) Down, yet this CD stands by itself. The guitars are tuned down even lower than usual, and they sound great. Can't compare to the 1st CD, but its not fair to, that was 17 years ago. Its perfect for where Down is at I think. I saw them live 5 days after this came out and they played my 3 (already determined) favorite songs off of it. They were well received and played well too.
What's great about it: Unique songs, coherant to the ablum, jams
What's not so great: only 6 songs, no big or long or inticate guitars