[SoylentGreg]

I'm going to start out by complaining,

Am I the only one bothered by the production? It leaves no space at all. For anything. There is literally always at least 3 or 4 sounds going on at once. I am now listening to "About this Map" and it reminds me of IVL a bit...but the production was way more laid back on that. Forceful? Is that a good word for the production?

EDIT: This song reminds me of "The Rules", not IVL. Remember the arrangement on that? The production on this album works for songs like At Transformation, Streets Ahead, Take Forever, but am I the only one who finds it exhausting? It's like it's yelling BUY BUY LISTEN BUY LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN TO MEEEEEEEE. I can't even focus on the music.

I understand what you're saying. Like, Gord's vocals sound great but I can literally not understand any non-chorus words on half the songs because of the production. It feels like a busier version of The Grand Bounce.