I'm listening to this at the behest of a couple of my friends; it's ok. It's pretty acceptable pop-rock with some catchy songs that standout but without much of a real unique identity. The instrumentation is what you'd expect without much experimentation, but the keyboard/organ parts are particularly good and were regularly my favorite aspect of a lot of the songs. I also liked the lyricism a good deal, having a realistic and cynical tone that both feels thought out and contrasts against the usually lighter tone of the instruments. Aside from that, though, nothing much here stood out to me all too much. The songs that are very popular are pretty good and I can definitely see the sticking power, but as a whole the album doesn't do too much to set itself apart from the crowd and sticks to a very 'mainstream' sort of sound throughout. I don't dislike it but I don't know how much it'll stick with me going forward (especially outside of the popular singles).
Highlights: The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Breakfast in America, Take the Long Way Home, Child of Vision.
Rating: 4/6
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