I disagree, although it took a few listens but it did grow on me, to be honest it started to remind me of his earlier albums in ben fold five (although doesnt come close to whatever and ever), and Fear of Pop is clearly his weakest, but thats probably because of the change of style which I dont think quite worked, Although I did like the Shatner number In Love (but that may just be the shatner effect)
As for Silverman, I think the bass is a lot more prominent which is probably what reminds me of his earlier stuff. 'Bastard' is a fine record and a great starting track, 'You to thank' follows it up nicely, and I'll name 'Trusted' as a good example of the strength of this album, but again it did take me a few listens to properly dig it.
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Blunt isnt on my radar, and I wont waste a good insult on him, lets just say Im begrudgingly aware of his existence.
