ALL comes back with more.
dysco7@hotmail.com | 11/27/1998
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Percolator is one of those albums that is so appealing in many ways yet still maddening. The first half of the album is great, the middle stinks, but it ends well. This means I'm always programming my CD player so that I don't have to listen to "Egg Timer" and "MO. 63." Don't let this discourage you; ALL has some great stuff on this album. Egerton's guitar work is fantastic, especially on the opening track. Even better is Scott Reynold's lyrical work. I don't know, it's just the way his voice sounds in songs like "Nothin'." The band takes a hard stand against commercial radio on "Empty," and short catchy tunes, especially "Dot" and "Minute" are good examples of ALL's kind of punk rock. The hateful (well, resentful, anyway) pseudo-ballad "Breathe" finishes the set, and it's a song all you mistreated guys will play over and over again. This is not the best ALL album (I'd recommend Mass Nerder or Allroy's Revenge first), but it's definitely a good buy."