After sneaking into my mail (I had no idea this CD existed... no marketing?) I soon found out why there is little to no buzz about this effort. Instead of taking the old approach; a synthy-pop punk vibe, 'Last Stop: Crappy Town' erupts into synth-tinged screamo. Cool? Not really. There are no original ideas here and songs get tiring fast. Over-simple guitar lines, basic melodies, no-frills drumming, and a complete lack of coherent, meaningful lyrics. Is there a theme? A Story? Fuck if I know, the whole thing is way too confusing and outright boring. This may have been a good look/sound to bring out, but it is poorly executed and ulitmately not effective. A sadly average Reggie album.
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