Didn’t like Mania either. It’s not offensively bad but it does nothing for me—even the songs people are citing here as the better ones. I just think they’re doing too much and it’s over produced; they could use a return to form.
definitely not the only one. maybe we’re in the minority on this site but almost every single fob fan i know IRL ranks it as their worst record and it’s not particularly close
Also the fact that Save Rock and Roll will already be 10 years old this year....fuck. Where the hell did the last 10 years go?
Evening Out is like the album you'd get from a VFW show from the bands van....and I'm always here for it lol
Evening Out is like the self-titled Jimmy Eat World before Static Prevails. Nobody actually remembers it exists.
Evening out is interesting for me bc when I got into TTTYG, the only releases to go back to were evening out and the project rocket split. And then eventually the my heart will always be ep. I’ve listened to evening out and that split a lot bc of it. I know they aren’t “good” releases but they hold a special place for me and seeing the band play in small Cleveland clubs opening for touring bands that eventually faded.
I think I've seen the exact opposite, people almost always get bothered when albums they like get (unfairly) maligned. In every thread, for the entire history of the internet.