the two live tracks on the UK version are a bonus, I guess.
It's not unlistenable, but it's their weakest, and The Red Album should be much better, in a prefect world.

I even think beverly hills would be good if it didnt have the cheesy backing vocals

but the rest is absolutely awful - especially beverley hills and that best friend one

The worst songs are on maladroit for sure.. "Gothic flavour/how i miss you"

NO VARZZZ!!!1!!!

So did a lot of people at the time it came out. Amazing how people lose the courage of their convictions once a lot of people start mouthing off!

It's got a couple of absolute howlers on it, but ignoring those there are some really good tracks on there

are all rip offs of songs on the blue album. it's not the worst album in the world, but it is a complete cop out.

when you have to skip the first track.
It's a terrible album, but perhaps one that Rivers needed to write. It's full of apologies and reflections on friendship but the music's just...bland. Apart from the singles I can't remember any song on there. Compare that to Blue, Pink and Green where I know all those songs, riffs, lyrics, all of it.
I have mixed hopes for the new one, it'll probably be dog shit again. I hope it isn't, I really do, but fuck, there's only so many times I can be disappointed by one band.

Compare and contrast, first and last:

Buddy Holly, Beverly Hills
Only In Dreams, We Are All On Drugs
Surf Wax America, My Best Friend