This EP is a little darker and heavier than EID and UTIAD. I must say that MFAR doesn't sound much like the band's other stuff, but it is still awesome. Brett's lyrics are deep, profound, and nothing like the junk on the radio. If you want music with real meaning, go for this!

Am I the only person that thinks this band is incredibely over-rated. As a matter of fact, I do not think that I dislike a band more than I do the Juliana Theory. The fact that I would rather listen to Good Charlotte or, gasp, a Simple Plan than this garbage is absolutely shocking. I keep trying to figure out who the hell this lead singer Brett Detar guy thinks he is. Obviously, he thinks that he is some big time rockstar and proves this by putting his name next to every song and putting himself way up front in pictures and such. As for the music, it just seems to be layer after layer of poorly played guitars and eight grade poetry style lyrics. I think I heard someone attempt to play a guitar solo on this and it hurt, well, the whole album hurt, but this part especially. To put my review of this album lightly, after it was over I threw the disc out my front door and into the street. Following the throw, I chased after it and twisted it onto the ground with my foot so that nobody would ever have to experience that again. I think this "EP" was thirty minutes long and it has, without a doubt, been one of the worst half hours of my life.

Somebody mentioned ealier, how there sound has changed, since "Understand this is a Dream", which is defintly there best album. This is a great CD, but not awesome and worthy of 5 stars. I think Liability is the best track on the album. But this is a must own album.

This EP is the first music that I've heard by The Juliana Theory (not counting a couple of downloads) and I must say I am very impressed. I've read a couple of reviews ragging on this record for its mediocrity, and I say that if this is mediocrity, then I can't wait to hear the rest of their music.

Although the songs are really B sides thrown together, they seem to fit in my mind. They all have an eerie Pink Floyd quality. This association is something I didn't see in other reviews and wonder how anyone could have missed it. The beginning of "This Is The End ofYour Life" sounds so much like Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" that one has to wonder if it was sampled. Also, Track 2, which I can't remember the name of could be passed off as a Floyd track to the untrained ear. They even go so far as to invoke the phrase "Bleeding hearts and artists," which is something that turns up repeatedly in Pink Floyd's "The Wall." I want to hear some other talk on this subject.

Overall, this is a very good and very complete record, despite its shortness. It is much smarter, and more highly evolved than anything you'll hear on the radio these days.

Being from the hometown of the Theory, I have followed them closely. I bought this album, and I initially hated it. But after I listened to it again, it really grew on me, and I now think that it is their best work.

One of the biggest problems with the band before was that their lyrics had little meaning. It was either "La, la, la, I love you" or "La, la, la" something else. Their lyrics vary now, and their music still equals the power of songs from their previous albums. The first and last songs are amazing. The other ones are good as well.

In conclusion, if you want really good music blended with really good lyrics, then you should buy this CD.