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Title: Niacin Hit Their Stride
Review: After their impressive, albeit uneven debut, and their bland follow-up High Bias, Niacin hits their stride with a solid collection of rock/funk/jazz/prog songs. The addition of Glenn Hughes and Steve Lukather on Things Aint What they used to Be doesn't work, as its not a strong song, and their cover of Mean Streets doesn't work, except for Sheehan's killer bass solo. Aside from that, the rest of the songs have a strong drive and rock hard, especially Bootleg Jeans and Blue Mondo. Subsequent releases are also consistent and strong, but this was the first excellent Niacin CD, where they find their groove and write and perform an entire CD of consistently good material. Dennis Chambers totalitarian drums are a delight!
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