As a long-time fan of AFI, I wanted to like this album. Honestly, though, it is truly horrific. The covers either sound like poorly-played note-for-note reproductions of the originals with a different vocalist or they completely abolish any spirit of the original that they could have had, turning the experience of listening to it to a drudgery. What's more, at least one of the bands (the Independents) have been quoted as saying they don't even like AFI; they just did it for the money. I've liked the Independents for a long time, but this is -not- the way to do a tribute album.If I could give this thing 0 stars, I would.