Juliana Theory sounds impossibly unoriginal

That the Greensburg, Pa. quintet The Juliana Theory called on Jerry Harrison to produce its major-label debut, Love, says it all. That's because Harrison, the former Talking Heads guitarist, has made a name for himself as a producer of bands trying to sell out arenas and still maintain reputations of serious artists. In other words, he produces U2 wannabes. Many of them, including Live and Creed, are vaguely Christian, and none of them dare show a sense of humor for fear they won't be regarded as "important" artists. Just look at some of the bands Harrison has produced: Live, Creeper Lagoon, Josh Joplin Group, Stroke 9, Crash Test Dummies...all bred for arenas, they would probably form the Lollapalooza lineup in hell. The Juliana Theory is a completely nondescript group. While it tries to sound like U2, it comes off sounding like Journey circa 1985 with its garish keyboards and guitars. The pious underpinnings of the lyrics don't make it sound spiritual, just silly.