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Title: Keep the Band Name
Review: Even though Mike Viola's name has been taken off the marquee, this so-called group remains a vehicle for his songs, singing, and sonic ideas. And this time he has come up with a much more solid and consistent piece of work than his/their last album. Still rejoicing that the British invaded us back in the Sixties and several times since, Viola has put together a satisfying mix of up-tempo rockers and particularly strong ballads. Viola's hook-laden ditties are filled with clever word play and presented in his attractively raspy voice. There are still a couple of tracks that don't try hard enough and a couple that try too hard, but there's enough good stuff here to make us go back and re-evaluate that first album.
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