Still, I do get quite a bit of enjoyment out of his smarter turns of piano chord ("Lonely" for example. MAN, that's some desolation in those piano chords!). Having said that, the record seems to slip a little about halfway through, mainly due to some samey piano ballads and the ...
The songs are all very similar, about 3 minutes long, all have catchy beginnings, steady driving (and good) guitar chords, and very enjoyable hooky choruses. They all seem to be based on the band's love life, with pain being the operative word here. For example, here's a line from ...