This is the best album of the year two thousand and two. A previous reveiwed mentioned how this ablum tells the story of someone's life, he pretty much said everything i wanted to say. If you want to know about the album in depth read his, if you want a breif balls to the wall review here you go... This is an amazing album, the best of 2002. This band should be on a major label solely for the purpose of distribution. They need to be heard all around the world. The west coast is so privledged now, but soon the velvet teen will be world famous.