by Tinman » 1/23/2015, 9:53 am
The chorus on Picture falls flat for me too. It feels like it doesn't quite fit. The song starts out sounding like classic OLP, which I really like it for. But as soon as that chorus hits, I can't help but wonder if it was going to go somewhere else, and ended up the way it is because of Bob Rock.
I think the album has some solid tracks:
Wipe that Smile
A/L/S
Apology
Al Genina
Then it has some "OK" tracks. Then it has some rubbish. I like to point out "Boy", because to me, it sounds like a track off of Burn Burn... and I think its interesting that you can kind of hear that shift in their music. I actually really like Boy, which is also odd because I don't care for Burn Burn very much... but I think its a good song.
I have mixed feelings to this album. I hated it when it released. Over the years I've come to appreciate it more. It's still a bit sad. I wonder how many people put it in the player for the first time, heard A/L/S and thought order was restored to the universe, only to then be traumatized by the remaining 45 minutes.