this album lives up to the hype. I think it really is great. The perfect follow up to the perfect band...THATS RIGHT. "You Talk Way Too Much" and "The End Has No End" make this album worth getting. It has been dismissed as a "carbon copy" of Is This It but that is a weak argument. This album is darker, few songs have the same unreserved singalong feeling as "Last Nite" and "Someday". "Reptilia" and "12:51" are both hits without choruses, but somehow you dont notice. The guitar playing is great as can be expected from Valensi and Hammond Jr. This album is worth your time. The only reason I give it four stars is because there is no element of surprise with this album, whereas with Is This It I am still amazed with it. This album delivers in all the right places (catchy riffs, great vocals, an air of cool) and you would be foolish to not at least listen to it.