I have just bought this cd, and after listening to it in my friends basement while playing video games, i found it suprising. The music itself was not suprising, the riffs and lyrics were generic and predictable. But the fact that this new band has guitar solos and musical talent was suprising and pleasing. many bands now days lack the quality of musicianship that this band has, and the solos were quite good. The predictability was also almost comforting, you could sing along with a song even if you'd never heard it before.