I'm a HUGE POD fan. There is nothing quite like seeing them in concert, which has always been better than their CDs. Maybe it's because I've known about them for a while that I am slightly disappointed in this album. Don't get me wrong, the production is far better than "Snuff the Punk" and "Brown" but it just seems to lack that certain SOMETHING that their previous releases had. Maybe it was OVER-produced. But I think that because they had a larger audience to relate to that they may have been playing it slightly safe. POD is an awesome band, "Fundamental..." is a good CD. The only other band that I can compare with them is Rage. Not in sound (because they are really different) but in talent, intelligence and emotion. I'm looking forward to their next release already.