Comparison of Brand New: 2001 vs 2006

For anyone who listens to or has listened to Brand New, besides knowing their music is awesome, you know that there is a very large difference in the style between their origional album and the most recent album.
The first album, released in 2001 'Your Favorite Weapon' consists of several songs that Brand New is still known for today. One of these songs is Seventy times 7 which is one I dont think many people havn't heard. As most of us know it is a song in response to Theres No 'I' In Team by Taking Back Sunday. Jesse (lead singer of Brand New) uses so much hatred in his songs. What is confusing about Brand News response to TBS is that the term 70x7 is used in the Bible. In the bible the line is about love meanwhile this song is just the opposite of love. The terms 'Bono and U2 of hatred' have even been used to describe the feeling and power behind this song and the way Jesse pulls it off. Another song the album and band are known most for is Jude Law and the Semester Abroad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBG0CdUBRjI: SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ter_DbNHLwA: JUDE LAW AND THE SEMESTER ABROAD

The issue at hand with this band is the fact that their first album differs so greatly from its newest one "The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me". In my opinion this album is beyond incredible. Its style is much more matured then their debut. The lyrics of the songs can leave you speechless and the intensity of the music itself proves that they are just more then your typical angry punk-pop group as they established themselves as in their earlier music. The sound of this album is much darker and they have totally revolutionalized what they were all about. Yes the music is still angry, but it is done in a much darker meaningful way. Some of my favorites off this album include Jesus Christ, Not the Sun, You Wont Know and Degausser.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa_1hVJHccU: JESUS CHRIST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lfQO1NWRrc: NOT THE SUN

I'm personally in love with their recent album but what I would like to see if how people feel about the comparison.