Title: Forget About "The New Seattle" - Let's Dance!
Review: We Detroiters have been spoiled over the years, and some would even say we've affected a snotty elitism when it comes to music. But it's hard to be humble with something this infectious rearing its ugly head above the grime and rust. The Paybacks, fuelled by the hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold vocals of Wendy Case (who sounds as if she could whip Britney, Christina, and Avril in a four-woman, over-the-top-rope battle royal), turns in a brash set which alternates between sloppy and melodic and although we've heard these three chords a million times over, they never get old when delivered with such enthusiasm and swagger. In a perfect world, songs like "If I Fell" and "Don't Lay It On Me" would be leaving skidmarks all over the radio, although I'm sure the afterburn would be too much for programmers to handle. Chrissie Hynde has to be crying over her tofu burger somewhere...
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