As a queens geek i was very disappointed to hear "little sister" at first, but it has grown on me(shame it dosn't showcase more of joeys drumming skills). Its better than "lost art...." anyways. As for the album, does it miss Oliveri? Hell yeah!! Oliveri is a unreplaceable and some of his less noticed influenece is desperatly missing(the half muted screams at the climax of song for the deaf). We were all hoping for something like the 1st queens album which in my humble opinion is the best, but seems Josh has gone all proggy on us. Misses Lanegan too even though he does have a minor role. What was once such a special band for having three front men is now one mans missguided attempt at cool. Dont get me wrong its not a bad album, its good, but it aint the stuff that made this band so different from the rest.
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