Overall, I have a poor opinion of Collapse Into Now. I feel that it was a really contrived effort and they just released it because it was a contractual obligation to Warner Brothers (I believe it was the last album they needed to fulfill the $80M contract they signed in 1997). None of Michael's lyrics really stood out for me like on other albums. I got the feeling that he was losing his passion for songwriting, or maybe he just had some writer's block. I also got the impression that none of them were terribly excited or passionate about the album when I saw them in interviews after it's release. Just my opinion, though.
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