I haven't heard much of Dashboard, so I don't know how "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" measures up to their other stuff. I gave this album numerous chances and could not come even close to relating to the pain this guy is feeling. Here's why: He seems to be spending more time concentrating on how he can make his words fancy enough that he can't actually relate any beauty to me. His voice & its melodrama all strike me as being the tools of a stylistic artist, who while he does feel pain and sadness, is too busy trying to manipulate the listener into feeling it.That is my review - I know that others out there will disagree, but if you really want a taste of well executed lyrics & feeling I suggest artists such as: Palace, Fugazi, Pinback, Sunny Day Real Estate, etc. There's a night & day difference with the maturity you'll find in their work as opposed to Dashboard Confessional's.