Back in my day, an album was a statement, a unified sonic vision. This 'Suicide Squad' collection, though, feels like a boardroom playlist, a disparate jumble of 'hits' trying to capture a vibe. You get some raw energy here and there, a flash of punk attitude in a track, or a deep groove fighting through the gloss, but it's often buried under layers of corporate sheen. It lacks the cohesive grit, the singular artistic thrust that defined the foundational and rebellious records I cut my teeth on. A collage, not a canvas.
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