This is a difficult album to love... the overriding impression is of a not entirely pleasant sugar rush.

For all the album’s heart and scope it does suffer from a lack of fire and fun that made their earlier releases such big successes.

Suffice to say, the once-beloved Kansas City quintet are not Radiohead, and whilst they may have left their pioneering, emo-infused pop-punk behind over a decade ago, nothing quite prepares the listener for the insipid snooze-a-thon they've concocted here.

Trouble is, after one listen it becomes evident that MB hardly benefit from further investigation – they’re just another hipster band who got lucky.

There's been a noticeable progression in sound over the years, but whether it's for the better is debatable. You see, Disguises is neither brilliant or dreadful.

It is with frightful ease that one can declare 'Days Go By' as a parody of the efforts which came before.

This is a lethargic, dull attempt at writing an album from a band that sound like they’ve forgotten how to do just that.

One can’t help wish for less social commentary, and more hands-in-the-air/ feet-in-the-moshpit bangers.

Ghost B.C.’s first effort at a covers EP is another difficult, tedious listen.

On his latest solo effort, System of a Down man, Serj Tankian, continues to stride further and further away from the sound that was once his bread and butter.

It’s a disappointing, day and night affair compared to the soaring triumph of last year’s ‘Joy, Departed.’

While not quite as cack as recent efforts by Bad Brains or DYS, it still defies belief that this should ever see the light of day.

It would be churlish to deny that some of the selections on Born Free feature tunes on which the listener can truly chew, but it would also be wrong to ignore the fact that without this music Kid Rock's lyrics are, at best, the work of a sentimentalist and at worst, the mewlings of a moron. [13 Nov 2010, p.52]