I agree, that intro was fuckin' cheesy. The song picks up near the end.. but still, this album is full of bad moments, and the moments that really tear it up sound ripped straight out of "third eye"
edit: Successive listens have shown I way overanalyze this shit, I love this disc.
Can't really say. I only got the first one, and it's "pop music for the shower" type stuff, lots of catchy riffs and vocals, but I never ventured into their second outing. That said, I heard the second one is better.
Undertow has been killing me lately. I like it better than Lateralus. I like their first period more I think. Lateralus dosen't do much for me now..and same for 10,000 days (3 listens)
Not sure about that, but when I said "the first album" I actually meant the first of the new 2 double album release: Hypnotize and Mesmerize. Otherwise, for me, Toxicity all the way baby!