Am I Missing Something?

Review Score: (10/10)
95% of the reviews I read of Matthew Sweet albums say "It's ok, but its no 'Girlfriend'". Why? I guess I just never really "got" Girlfriend. Sure there are some great songs like Evangeline and Winona, but sometimes painfully blunt lyrics and weaker songs like "Holy War" and "Does She Talk" got in the way of my enjoyment. Not that I disliked it. Anything by Sweet is worth obtaining (except "Blue Sky On Mars"). I think that the first half of Altered Beast is his best work yet with killer cuts like "Time Capsule" and "Ugly Truth" I also liked the second half, because even though there weren't any runaway great songs, none of them were bad. I value consistency most of all. But anyway, the songs on this album made a greater impression on me than the ones on any other Matthew Sweet album, and I would reccomend Altered Beast over all others. PS: email me if you've seen Caligula. I'm a Malcolm McDowell fan, and I want to know if I should see it.

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