[cortezthekiller]

It seems clear to me that Gord Downie wanted to really belt out the vocals on this one. There seems to be a conscious effort from him to stretch his vocals to their limit on this one. I'm about halfway through and it definitely is not and rollicking rock record, but I have liked what I've heard so far. It sounds new and kind of exciting. Good to hear studio versions of some of the songs that sound better than a recording from a digital cam at a concert. This record is a Gord vocal record at the core.