MD's newer stuff is for fun, and that's OK. If you want "meaning", study philosophy!
Planet ZeroPat and Psilo--right on! MD's lyrical flow is better than it was the last few CDs out (he sounds more "awake") and the engineering is much improved from THIZZELLE...As for the shorter songs, I figure this: if you don't much to say, better to make a shorter song that ends on the right note, instead of a longer song that goes nowhere and clogs up the CD's flow, and that's what MD did here ("Genie of The Lamp", "Shit On A Man", etc).
It's no classic, but AL BOO BOO is cool to bump when you just want to have fun, and that's what MD's about these days. And I can't stress this enough: the more of a "living life to the fullest" person you are, the more you'll be able to appreciate MD's CDs from '99 and on. If you're one of these moody, starving-poet types who expects everything to have meaning, MD probably isn't your man. Just my opinion, though...can't wait for another Cutthoat Committee CD...
PEACE!