The sophomore effort is upon us and the question is can this band pull it together for an entire album this time around. The question is answered pretty much by track six of thirteen and it is once again no they cannot. They seem to have one really catchy up tempo tune and then surround it with pedestrian pop rock that isn't much different from Hedley or The Jonas Brothers. Sure the lyrics are a little dirty in topic but they sound like they were written by horny fifteen year old boys much of the time.Now this music doesn't totally suck it just doesn't contain the sort of combustible ingredients that make this sort of dance rock fun and entertaining. Those sort of ingredients are what make this very bubblegum styled genre worth listening to and when it is lacking the music drowns in mediocrity. When they hit close to the right chord on "Casual Sex" the listener can get past the childish unmistakeably dumb lyrics. This is album being reviewed has a couple of mid-tempo songs that have something worth listening to about them in "Gone" and "Nature Of The Beast" which are the best of this collection adding a nod to the power ballad "Like Nobody Else (Mountain View Remix)" which I actually like.
Overall this album isn't nearly as good as the debut because it doesn't have a song in the same league as "Porn Star Dancing" overall maybe it is a better record but considering the debut had all the same issues that this sophomore effort does the band seem to be learning nothing. Hopefully after touring with the awesomeness of testosterone hard rocker Nickelback and the uber genius of Seether this year they will understand what it takes to crawl into the same pool that these groups rule and swim instead of drown.
P.S. : I really like the album cover it's awesome.
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