I'm on my second spin of get Behind Me Satan, and I'm really having trouble mustering up interest in this album. I love these guys best when they rock; plain, simple rock. Seems like they're getting too cutesy with this latest effort, which is fairly devoid of the pounding guitar driven rock sound that made Elephant such a hit album for me.
Guess I can't blame Jack for branching out a bit and trying some new styles, and I'm thinking that many folks here will like this album and applaud them for not falling into a comfortable routine. Personally though, I hope it's a phase and they come out rocking next time.
On the optimistic side, I think the hit song Blue Orchid is great as well as The Denial Twist and As Ugly as I Seem which, despite the title, is a very pretty melodic acoustic guitar number.