Where Are They Now? Where Was I? An Unreleased Review of Chiodos' "Devil"

I have been a moderate fan of Chiodos for about six years, and what I have come to expect is that the "Devil" is in the details. Either there aren't as many present in this album, or there aren't enough aural concepts and mechanisms that coincide with the title. They possess their own identity, yet I believe they have a tendency to take advantage of it. While I know differences exist between the first three songs, not including "U.G. Introduction," I felt I was listening to the same song. My favorite of the first four happened to be "We're Talking about Practice," and while on the subject, Craig Owen's vocal performance has improved; though I found the lyrical denouement of "Why The Munsters Matter" more engaing. While "3Am" sounds out of place, it was a pleasant tone shift from the  tracks preceding.  One of the heaviest tracks exercise alliteration and in name and contemplation in context, while "Expensive Conversations in CHeap Motels" seems to exercise whoreable contempt of an ex-lover, while engaging in nonconsensual S &M , as well as blasphemy, but with a title like "Devil" wouldn't you expect some sort of sacrilege?                                                                                               "Duct Tape" itself is versatile, while the song is not as much its equivalent as a sturdy entry in their catalog and a favorite off this record. "I'm Awkward and Unusual," I would say so, but the song has the potential to resonate with millions of people who feel the same way, despite their career path, and is an acceptable statement and expected in concerns to their lifestyle:"The life I live is taking all I have." While music can be an extension of its creator, it can also absorb what gives that person their identity and standardize it.                                                                                                                                                                       While the final trio of tracks did not possess the same issue as the first three, I could feel that I have heard them before, somewhere else, but still appreciated their sound; the honesty and instrumentation of the aforementioned;  "Under Your Halo" as a whole; or the digital canoodling and effects on"I am Everything That's Normal"                                                                                                         Favorites: We're Talking About Practice, 3 AM, Duct Tape, Expensive Conversations and Cheap Motels, Looking for a Tornado, I'm Awkward and Unusual, and Under Your Halo.