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Brian Oakley | Providence,RI | 03/18/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw this group live on my cross country trip somewhere in Minn. This powerhouse holds very well with members such as the bass player for dagobah and lynx, the sax player and guitar player from sweep the leg johnny and the drummer from big'n. all of these men along side of a more obscure musician who was in a punk band called emily and then went on to do some solo stuff under the guise of the intelligibles play very nice anthem-esque rock with elvis costello like vocals coupled with very (probably to) smart (for their audience) lyrics. VERy good times music. strained and approachable. They bring the house down live. but i will say look out there is one song with a clapping breakdown that the bass player stole from his old band."

Unbelievably bad.

balustrade | Ocean City, NJ | 03/09/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Former members of Sweep The Leg Johnny in a new group recording songs that someone apparently thought were good. Some of the worst singing I've ever heard on here. And so many people wonder why a lot of indie rock is bad. It's because of bands like this."

What are you talking about?

Brian Oakley | 03/19/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Come on, this record is so good. Pretentious, Painful, Boring? Where does that come from? Anyone who can actually take their head out of their [butt] listen to the record as opposed to making snap judgements will find its value. It's got two of the dudes from sweep among other luminaries, so there is a touch of the post-rock asthetic, but you can tell that the songs were written from a totally different perspective. If you can't tell the difference between math rock and these solid, loud pop/rock tunes,I feel sorry for you."