I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I loved the last album, and it was one hundred percent me. But this is like me two years later, who understands a little bit more about music and understands a little bit more about making an album. I wrote a lot more.
When you're on your fifth album, you are going to be judged against all your previous work and expectations.
I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
Don't get me wrong, I love my first two albums a lot.
The second album is the hardest to write. It's nothing like the first album.
To compare the albums is like trying to compare apples and oranges.
There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.
I think most bands probably peak on their first album. We peaked on our third album. On the first album, I feel like I wish the production was a little better. I'll always hear a song I don't like. I look for what I could have done to make it better. It's always difficult for me to listen.
I don't ever try to make a song better than my last song. I just try to make it different from my last one.
Every time I do an album, I say, 'That's the last one.'