I don't know, a lot of the vocal melodies are still strong to me, although they may seem like second rate b-sides in comparison to the genius of The Black Halo. I guess they just inadvertently set the bar too high with that album. I mean, it's perfect. It's my favorite album of the entire decade. That's hard to follow up, but I think they did it as best as they could. I'm looking forward to the new one though. I'm betting the quality will be a step up. That seems to be the pattern. Great album, followed by a good album, and back again.