Why is “American Psycho” considered an underwhelming follow-up to “American Beauty?”

I’ve always personally liked the album and its callbacks to the late-Brent era and return to an “Americana” type sound. I personally found it to be “Bruce Springsteens” 80s work, but done well. Especially considering the Born in the USA>Friend of the Devil 99 jam. But most fans seem to…dislike the album, for a lack of a better term. Why is that?