Lets try one more of these!
Here again, I'm not in love. The instrumentation seems simpler in construction, the vocals less passionate, the sentiments more bland. It sounds like a band, having tried to stretch a bit, settling back into an accessible, core sound.
That said, this inspired me to return to Countdown to Ecstasy, and the difference isn't all that marked. Maybe it's all about expectations - I came into Countdown unsure and was surprised at how good it was, and with Katy Lied and Pretzel Logic I had a standard in mind that they didn't live up to. Or maybe the newness has just worn off, as I dig into the catalog of a curiously imaginative/unimaginative band.
Caveats aside, I do think this is a more bland album. The performances seems a bit auto-pilot, and the sound is of a perfectly talented house band at a mid-high-end touristy California beach town restaurant and bar. Good, smooth, and only a little bit more. I do like the speed-up-slow-down-speed-up chorus on Bad Shoes, but I can't say I'm otherwise more than mildly pleased and a little bored 3/5
You might like this if: See Pretzel Logic. If you're in the mood for smooth, perfectly good poppy light rock and have already heard Countdown to Ecstasy.
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