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Title: Kids - don't try this at home
Review: Chris disappeared for an elongated hiatus after the over-hyped debut to primarily work on his heroin consumption. Judging by this album he has overdone it a bit.I quite like the sound of the album (I have always been fond of white noise) but the songwriting and singing is comfortably the worst of this artist's career. It is remeniscent of Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" in the sense that one suspects the creation of the album has an unusual and specific purpose with respect to the artistic control exerted over the artist's work by the label.Having said that, there are some gems on this disc. Notably, the acoustic tracks "New Machine" and "Days of Obligation", and the Mascis-like "Din". But the white noise in Chris's head seems to cloud his vision and critical faculties. Too much talent for many more of these misses.
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