i do applaud them for making an album that took a completely different direction. many artists are afraid to completely break down their work and start again from a different angle. even if this album isn’t really amazing (or in a completely different direction), it’s not bad and i have a lot of respect for a band that can destroy their work and go in a different direction. but i guess they have more room to experiment seeing as how successful they have gotten; they already have the people listening and if this fails then they can continue to just tour and play their old songs i guess. i’m liking this album partially because there is a lot of room for improvement, which was not what i was expecting to hear. so ummm…to be lame congratulations mgmt