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Title: OK for fans but not Nick's best
Review: I purchased this after being fully impressed with From Monday to Sunday and The Apple Bed. I am a Haircut 100 fan as well, but this album unfortunately finds Nick waist deep in the parts of the 80's that we'd like to forget: tinny drum machines, synthesized horn sections, and sacharine mixes. A couple of power pop gems and typical Heyward craft are buried by over-production and gloss. For fans, there are a few great moments, most notably "Traffic on Fleet Street", a pretty ballad that showcases Nick's ability to transform a mood into music. But there are others that make me press eject and reach for his more recent releases. Again, diehards ought to get it for the sake of their collections, but the casual fan would better appreciate the Greatest Hits or From Monday to Sunday.
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