Fast forwarding two years after the lukewarm won the hearts of very few, one would think history wouldn't repeat itself with the same mistakes when discussing. Perhaps an expansion of musical palettes or a change in direction would bring about the evolution of a band that seemed so promising with 2002's.
Enemies Like This
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And while there are glimpses of this progression on, they're all too few and far between to merit this album as anything but stagnant. If She Wants Revenge is the carbon copy sound of tailor made for the shopping mall, jet-set, teen-angst crowd, then has certainly earned its rightful place of being the best imitators this side of the 2000s. The most obvious offenses (or homages, depending on which side of the fence you're sitting): 'Too Much to Ask For' sounds like a hybrid of everything on and 'As Far as the Eye Can See' is 'The Magnificent Seven' if were given the opportunity to remix the tune. Indeed, nearly every single thing about this album is a shout-out to or, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but why not just listen to the originals instead?