I hate rating this so low, since I love these guys' next album Going to Hell. However, while that album was a dark, twisted hard rock masterpiece, this album is generic, sludgy post-grunge. It's not as bad as some acts in the genre, granted, but most of it is so boring. The only reason I'm giving it as high of a score as I am is that Miss Nothing, Goin' Down, and Factory Girl are great songs that show signs of what's to come. I also hate that this album is trying so hard to be edgy without any real purpose other than Taylor Momsen being a child star gone wrong. At least Going to Hell had a purpose!

This is the moment Against Me cemented their status as a mainstream band. It started with their previous album, New Wave, but this is pop-y even compared to that. While I do prefer their early stuff, this album is perfectly tolerable. In fact, I enjoyed the first three songs a fair bit. They're catchy and fun while still managing to be deep. High Pressure Low is also a fun song, and Rapid Decompression is the closest thing to an actual punk song on this album. That said, the rest of this album is not good. Spanish Moss and Bamboo Bones are sappy inspirational anthems, and the other songs are boring. In other words, it's okay.

Skrillex is a polarizing artist. Either he's the best dubstep artist ever, or the worst. For me, he's good, but man does he have his low points. His first popular EP, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, is truly a mixed bag. On one hand, I love the original version of the title track and I think All I Ask of You is a nice reprieve from the abrasiveness of this album. On the other hand, the other songs, while they have enjoyable elements, lean a bit too heavily on the chipmunk vocals. That is, except the mediocre hip hop track Scatta. As for the three remixes, they're all worse than the originals. Especially the Kill Everybody remix, which is just annoying with those chipmunk vocals. In fact, those are the main thing that ruined this EP.

B.o.B has spent the last few years being hated for espousing conspiracy theories, including flat Earth theory. However, I would like to state the controversial opinion that he wasn't that good to begin with. Sure, this album is an interesting mashup of genres. B.o.B. has a good flow and a good singing voice. However, these songs do not flow together well at all. At one point the album goes from this tough guy proto-trap sound on Bet I to a straight up boring pop song with Ghost in the Machine. Not to mention, some of these genres just flat out do not work for B.o.B. Especially the proto-trap song and acoustic pop song Lovelier Than You. Also, there are so many songs on here that just feel insincere. B.o.B. wasn't even famous yet, and he's already whining about the pressures of stardom? Why? The song The Kids is also really insincere. It's the most watered-down song about life in the ghetto I've ever heard. That said, I did enjoy the song Magic, if only because I'm a pop punk fan.

Katy Perry has no personality. She shifts identities like chameleons shift colors. That said, she can occasionally be entertaining. Last Friday Night is a good enough party song, and Circle the Drain has some rock elements and an attitude I wish Katy would have more often. Other than that, this is the definition of a standard pop album. Just upbeat and catchy enough to keep people from turning the radio dial, but not interesting enough to make anyone mad. Oh, and Peacock and Hummingbird Heartbeat are juvenile and annoying without the attitude of someone like, say, Kesha to back it up.