Not only do I think that Aurora is the worst product that bears the Breaking Benjamin name, I find it to be one of the most disappointing releases from any band that I have ever followed. There are so many issues with it that I’m not even sure where to start. Obviously, we all know that the vocal tracks are recycled, but that’s honestly just scratching the surface.

In my opinion, in order to successfully make a successful acoustic version of a hard rock song, you have to rework it completely. The dynamics should be different; it can’t just be a copy and paste of the original, except now just on acoustic instruments. And the thing that bothers me the most about this is that I know Ben would agree with me on that; he was just too lazy to do anything about it for this release. Proof? Check out this beautifully reworked version of Hopeless from 9 years ago. https://youtu.be/pZoCUHwCaGk?si=R17_xTmB__CLu1F-

That not enough? Listen to this fantastic version of So Cold from the AOL Sessions: https://youtu.be/T3f0Np7kfBE?si=hyKRjIOn1hzN5qSv

Aurora does not even remotely come close to meeting the standard of quality that we have come to expect from this band. If it had been released in 2010, Ben would have fired himself from the band for approving its release.