True. The album will suck. It just won't be as massive of an embarassment to Cudi as it was to Wayne. I mean, lil Wayne is virtually irrelevant at this point compared to before he released that album.
What does caring about your craft have anything to do with this album going to be good. Does this guy know how to play guitar/bass/drums, any instrument in a 'rock band'? I guess I don't quite understand how hes going to make a rock album if he doesn't. Unless he's having someone else make the tunes for him, which imo, is pretty fucking lame.