Ok, I nicked that from Wikipedia. In short, songs in a minor key tend to sound sadder, more melancholy, and more serious than songs in a major key. For example, listen to a song like “Hotel California” (which is in B minor), you’ll pick up on the songs pensive, serious tone. Or the ominous overtones of “Black Magic Woman” (which is in D minor). Then think of many happier sounding songs – say, “Brown Eyed Girl”, or much of The Beatles’ earlier work – and these are all in a major key. In short, major key sounds happy, minor key sounds sad. (There are quite a few examples where this isn’t the case, but let’s not worry too much about that here)

In any case, that’s about the depths of my knowledge. I did study music years ago. At O Level. Which I then failed.

As for sounding the same, I couldn’t have put that better myself.

I thought the new album stuff worked a lot better live, I enjoyed it more, but I agree with you about the album in general. It’s all very samey, the same kind of intros, you wonder having just finished one song why they’re starting it again.

They’re very accomplished live, they could probably just have done with being a bit less stoned writing it.