Received my order the other day and I LOVE IT!
Ever since they starting doing the box sets, I've wanted to get one. The issue has always been the price - ~$100 to $120 is just too high a bar for me. When this Artbook version came out and the price was half, I knew I had to get it.
The book is very solid. Love all the artwork and the lyrics - I'm getting too old to try and read the tiny print of lyrics in a jewel case. There is several pages of quotes from band members and descriptions of how the album came together. Rena is the one that came up with the idea for the band to go away together and write. She strikes me as a really awesome woman, JP is a lucky dude!
One section has pictures of the writing sessions like an old time scrap book. I'll have to take the time to look more closely at each.
All the bonus content is great. Usually I'm left to find this stuff online and hope I can get good quality. To me this makes the album more of an experience, I can watch all the videos for songs, look at the artwork for each track, play with the stems and make my own mixes. I'll maybe try to find some time to watch the Blu-ray and enjoy the 5.1 mix.
With this release being (IMO) one of their best, definitely recently, this artbook is a must have. I highly recommend people pick one of these up!