doesn't break any new musical ground, but it is far from a sophomore slump for . The band rocks harder than it had previously, but retains pop pureness and continues to entertain. When the band's first album was released in 1993, it received little critical or popular response. But including on the soundtrack helped 's record sales pick up steam. At that point, the band had already recorded , but couldn't release it yet because they had newfound popularity to deal with (a tour and video were put into motion). When it was finally released, was revealed to be a solid effort, but it wasn't perceived to be as timely or important as the band's first record. spent most of the time in between recording both albums playing countless shows. This is apparent on in a decidedly harder-edged sound to the music, reminiscent of ' live performances. Guitarists and have stepped up their roles and turned up the volume on their instruments this time around, while bassist has been pushed farther down in the mix. ~ Troy Carpenter