New strokes album 'Angles'

Sorry but i feel i have to write this to vent.

I'll be honest, i'm dissapointed. I love the strokes though. They could all gather around a guitar, pee on it, record it, sell it, and i would still like them. After reading the wikipedia entry on this album, the sounds and dissatisfaction started to make sense. I think the review from The Guardian says it all, "Plenty of great records have been made in an atmosphere of terrible acrimony...But 'Angles' just sounds like an album made by people who really didn't want to make an album".
I guess the album was recorded in a manner tha band was not used to. Basically Casablancas recorded his vocals remotely and didn't give much direction from there. This would enable the rest of the band members to actively take part of the creative process. This was something they were not used to, where in the past Casablancas took dominating command of the sound. Nick Valensi described the situation best... "I won’t do the next album we make like this. No way. It was awful– just awful. Working in a fractured way, not having a singer there. I’d show up certain days and do guitar takes by myself, just me and the engineer". That's just wrong. they basically made the album by telecommuting.

1. "Machu Picchu" Nick Valensi, Julian Casablancas 3:30


2. "Under Cover of Darkness" Nick Valensi, Julian Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr 3:56

3. "Two Kinds of Happiness" 3:44

4. "You're So Right" Nikolai Fraiture 2:34

5. "Taken for a Fool" Nick Valensi 3:23

6. "Games" Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi 3:54

7. "Call Me Back" 3:05

8. "Gratisfaction" Julian Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti 2:59

9. "Metabolism" 3:06

10. "Life Is Simple in the Moonlight" Julian Casablancas 4:15

Total length: 34:43

Here's the track listing and writers. song i like the most is under cover of darkness. Probably because it sounds like the classic strokes. I understand people needing to expand to new sounds, etc. but don't try to reinvent the wheel. IF IT AINT BROKE, DON"T FIX IT. i feel they should stick to the creative process they've always done. I just hope this doesn't bring the band on a spiral crash and burn.