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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Lacking inspiration
Lyrics	Dire
Quality and consistency of tracks	One hit and lots of B-sides
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Not applicable
Value for Money	Very Poor

Advantages:	some catchy choruses
Disadvantages:	Bad vocials

Recommend to potential buyers:

no

Full review

I bought this album without listen to anything by the voodoo glow skulls and simply on the basis that on the front there was a sticker saying 'for fans on sublime and less then jake'. So thourght that this would by a happy-go-lucky/chill-out ska core band, I was in for a shock. The only thing that I got right is the ska core part. The vocials just seem to be shouting and the brass section had a very creeepy sound to them. Along with a guitar, bass and drums that seem to very basic , so you couldn't really fault it but and the same time you wouldn't stand up as shout about it.

I'm not some one who judges bands on first listening so I listened to it a few more times hoping the lyrics would pull them though or something would just suddenly click and I would like them. The lyrics just seem to but cheesy with no real relevents to anything, like the chorus of love letter - "I wrote her a love letter, but she don't know read". The rest of the tracks seem to follow this pattern like hit a guy with glasses.

Having said that, there where a few tracks on this album that really got into my head with a eally catchy chorus and decent versus and backing. The main song that stood out clearly over the rest being walkin' frustration.

That about sums up the ablum for me, please rate (highly) and comment, thanks. Cam