BT/YMMV

• Broken Base: Emotional Technology was panned by some fans on release for going way too far into pop and rock music. These Hopeful Machines got similar treatment for seeming to be "more of the same". Adding to the fire is This Binary Universe, a downtempo glitchtronica opus that was released between these two albums, that had won over its own sizeable fanbase. Once THM came out, these new fans became disappointed at what was also perceived to be a step backward.
• Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: Now has its own page.
• Crowning Music of Awesome - At least one track per album. Highlights include "Dreaming", "Flaming June", "Paris", and "Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)".
  • I'd like to add N*Sync's "Pop" to this list, which was produced by him.
• Fridge Brilliance : This Binary Universe was inspired by his daughter and was also dedicated to his deceased dog. The fifth track "See you on the other side" was mostly dedicated to his dog and the music video was a picture of his dog split up into fractals among other visual noise. Fast forward to "These Hopeful Machines", the music video for "Rose of Jericho" has a similar color motif and overall is very reminiscent of "See you on the other side", but it doesn't kick in why until you see what a Rose of Jericho is.