Well, I like Switchfoot, and I believe they are a good band, but this album is mediocre compared toThe Beautiful LetdownorHello Hurricane. But you can see that this album got four stars from me. That is an example of the greatness of the Foot in my mind. I wouldn't recommend buying this entire album because if your taste in music is anything like mine, you'll only listen to a few songs. I really only listen to Chem 6A, which describes the woes of a high school classroom from the perspective of a high school student. The other one that I like is Might Have Ben Hur, about seeing a girl on the street, saying hi and then the relationship sparking. The words aren't exactly "enlightening" or whatever, I just like the tune. I think you should just buy these two songs, but listen to all the samples just to see if there are other that interest you.