And, from the opening of the disc with a short Intro followed by the lead single, The Diary Of Jane, it is clear that the objective is very reachable. The Diary Of Jane gives a pretty good indication of Phobia as a whole; it is full of hard, edgy tracks with lyrics that are, for the most part, accessible. Also, tracks like Breath and Dance With The Devil give a good indication that pretty much every track on the disc could be a hit single.
Tracks like You, Until The End and You Fight Me take to the harder rock side of things. The music is solid and the lyrics, for the most part, are pretty solid (You Fight Me is a little below the curve, but just slightly). These tracks are nice compliments to the rest of the disc.
The best tracks on Phobia, however, allow lead singer Ben Burnley's vocals to carry the song. Tracks like the previously mentioned Dance With The Devil, along with tracks like Evil Angel and the slower, softer track Unknown Soldier, truly allow Burnley to carry the song vocally, and he does not fail. In fact, his vocals are some of the more impressive vocals to come from a band of Breaking Benjamin's style.
Also, on the "limited edition" copies of the disc (Basically those shipped the first week), listeners are rewarded with an acoustic version of the single, The Diary Of Jane. And, though far softer and somewhat slower than the original version, the acoustic version holds it's own among the rest of the CD and definitely can rival the harder version. Again, this is a track where Burnley's vocals are allowed to carry the song, and he does well with it.
Overall, Phobia is a continuation of and improvement on We Are Not Alone. This disc could easily make Breaking Benjamin a name that is heard in the alternative rock scene for many years (and CDs) to come. Phobia is a very impressing disc.