i just wouldnt call that "bitching", but "being disappointed to see their favourite band moving in a direction they cannot connect to". This has happened with all previous albums, and most people posting here never just slaughtered the album but tried to explain their POV. HOB = sounding tired and murky, AENT = sounding too mellow and tired, FY = sounding too compressed and lousily recorded, ULTC = sounding like a bit of a mess ... ... i bet this has been this way since OSAH. E.g. *i*, a dyed in the wool U23 lover, always thinks "what if Powles could sound on CD like he sounds live...and yes, why not bring in Simon Polinski one more time...".

However, I consider U23's song material so strong, all minor or major flaws are fucking outshined by its sheer beauty.

...because strange is what we need


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