Originally Posted by xRustyx

I think it had a lot to do with the producer. Howard Benson has always rubbed me the wrong way.

That being said, they were never good to start. The myth busters proved you can polish a turd, but you certainly can't polish a turd with another turd. You just get crap that stinks twice as bad.

You Better pray is their worst song so far, and I'm a fan of them...but Pen and Paper is pretty good so I'm hoping I just have to skip over the first track when I listen to this CD....if I buy it

I don't understand the change in their sound either, and I'm not a huge fan of it but they have been friends of mine a few years and I'll support it whether I'm into the new songs or not. I still hope that if/when the next record comes around, it goes back to their self-titled style.

maybe if the song wasn't GOD AWFUL. what happened to this band?

i lost a lot of respect for TRJA after reading an interview and seeing a lot of arrogance.

who did majority of the speaking in the interview?

Band song, but will download. That game is mad fun.

Fun game, bad song

the initial howl/scream ronnie does at the start of the song reminds me so much of axl rose.

Originally Posted by Phil507

Having a top 20 song on the modern rock charts means nothing these days. Hell, having a top 10 song means nothing. I bet you most people 16-24 couldn't hum the #1 single on either modern or active charts.

"Woah-oooo Your Sex is on fireeeee"

Originally Posted by S9Dallasoz

It's lucky to be a Top 20 modern rock track right now.
Not a good single.

It's #17 on the Modern Rock chart right now, and is only #34 on Mainstream Rock, which is better than expected. However, it indeed is a shitty, shitty song.

Originally Posted by S9Dallasoz

"Woah-oooo Your Sex is on fireeeee"

Haha, this guy knows. Great song, too.

Originally Posted by superichie

maybe if the song wasn't GOD AWFUL. what happened to this band?

To call yourself a musical elitist and then ask what happened to this band is exactly why you should take that away from your profile. They were, are, and always will be terrible.

Originally Posted by xRustyx

To call yourself a musical elitist and then ask what happened to this band is exactly why you should take that away from your profile. They were, are, and always will be terrible.

themusicelitist is the name of my WordPress blog and its meant to be ironic if nothing else.

and I thought RJA's last record was pretty good. Wasn't the best music ever, but it was sure better than the jock rock shit they're playing now.

I really enjoy there new stuff. Very good vocals and guitar.