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epsteinsmutha | At the bottom of Juan Epstein's excuse note | 11/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Through some grand cock up distrowise, this album won't see domestic release until February (too far away), and I just got my import copy last week. I worried, after the tepid live CD and the fact that, at this point, the only two members of the band left are Leo and Davy (Turps, Donnelly, and Glackin all gone), but from the song content to the inside cover, esp. Davy's hair, this album is the one I've been waiting for since Same Oul' Town. No bandwagon jumping this time, just the Docs remembering what made them great to begin with. They had to lose a few members to find themselves again and it shows. There's nary a clinker in the lot. If I have to pick a few, the best of them is a rocker, "Last Summer in New York" which manages to reference two great things that came out of New York in the 1970s The Ramones ("The Boys From Forest Hills are gone") and The Warriors ("Sirus is wasted!") along with "Going Home" and "Your Guitar" which both referenced Christmas, which makes this the perfect time to get this CD. This isn't the ill-fated attempt at commercial success of Songs From Sun Street or Villains? so if you liked those, you'll hate this one, but if you've been a fan of the band for most of the decade and a half they've been releasing CDs, you'll want this one. They, unlike another Irish band, didn't forget what made them great.



Signed,

epsteinsmutha"

The boys are growing up

Pamela Middings | 11/17/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you're expecting the same crowd-rousting choruses, youthfully pluckish lyrics of yore, you may at first be a tad put off. But hey, the boys are in their 40s, and are showing appropriate maturity without sacrificing catchy hooks ("If only," "Me without you") and on-target ("Funny World"), personal ("Your Guitar") lyrics. The music is a bit mellower, but full of great melodies, and the lyrics show introspection without being overwrought. After repeated listening, the strength of the tunes becomes more and more apparent. Overall a great album! The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars was because although I love Davy, I miss Leo's singing lead on a song or two. Oh well, maybe next time!"

Solid listen

MARIO66 | ATLANTA | 03/26/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"more sparse and definately more mature songs.

but the old spark remains and the music is great."