I like SOAD... especially because they didn't sell out and make this album full of songs guaranteed to become hits like "Aerials" was. (Yes, Aerials was an awesome song, but so was Chop Suey)... anyway, what I don't like about the new album, and indeed most new albums in the rock/alternative genre, is the huge political overtones.
No, I don't particularly care for the current president or the war that's going on, but it would be nice to turn on the radio and not hear about it in every song that's playing.
-Kai.