Other Lives / For Their Love

This could have been difficult for the old me. See my friend LOVES this band and insisted I listen to their "acclaimed" new album. And I did. To the end. Sadly....tt sounds like what it is: a lot of time, money and effort (God hear that effort) being thrown at very thin excuses of songs. I don't know how but it manages to sound smug and apologetic at the same time. I told my friend that rich people make lousy records because they don't need to find cheap creative solutions....y'know, they can just bring in a choir or a brass section or hire someone to fix the mix...she came back with a very clever retort that I am not going to reveal until I find a clever answer.