Never having heard the album, I can confidently state that this is untrue.
... is a really good album.
If you modified it to "MTV's 'The State' was a really good show," you would be right.
I wouldn't go as far as "really good," but it's definitely listenable and their best album. "Breathe" and "Leader of Men" are great tracks--hell, there's a lot of good tracks on that album.
Silver Side Up is decent, too.
Everything after that is unbareable.
Being a fan of 'All the right reasons' and your recommendation - I'll check it out and get back to you!
the poster previously known as captaincurse
It is. This is also when they were trying (and succeeding) to make real music, and not cookie-cutter chud.
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