Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Bastard child of Dave Matthews

I only gave this 2 stars instead of 1 because of Howie Day's young age. Its hard for an artist not to sound like his idols when he hasn't been around long enough to see past them. This album is like a jam-less DMB album. From the strummed guitar to the way he sings, Dave Matthews dirty influence is all over this album. Its sad because he sounds like he has some talent waiting to rise above his influences. Also, the verse section of the last track sounds lifted from Radiohead circa OK Computer. Please Howie, grow beyond this album