hiftbso should be put into its proper place beside the other 2 albums. each has its own style and flavor and should be looked at separately. however, they all have unmistakable things in common as well, and people who love sunny day will realize that hiftbso is just the next step in sunny day's musical evolution. who knows what the next album will sound like? i hope everyone will listen to it with an open mind without coloration or expectations from the other 3 records. a lot of people on this list had a hard time with hiftbso at first because they had the record already written in their minds, in their mold of sdre. i hope sdre breaks that mold once again. so, keep an open mind. i know thats hard to do. good luck. chad.. np. new american football. this album is a true masterpiece. complete from top to bottom. extremely clean sound that touches the soul. thought provoking and draining. god, when i listen to this i know that fall is coming. i can hear it walking. get it, get it now.