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Title: an emotionally intelligent album -- a no-regrets buy
Review: Wit has its place in life, but I'm not completely sold that it works in music. The term "witty rocker" makes me cringe. I like the rhythms to be simple, dumb, and dirty and the lyrics to be passionate without being cloying. But here, it does work, because it's not just the lyrics that are intelligent, but also the creative instrumental arrangements, song structure, and melodic stylings that are catchy and refreshing. This album sounds like Liz Phair's "Whitechocolatespaceegg" crossed with Jon Spencer's Blues Explosion, with emotionally-relevant lyrics.Several songs are standout depending on what you're looking for, but what makes this album worth your money is the versatility of the band and diversity of tunes, which successfully merge Bonham's classically-trained influences into an alt-rock format and yields a highly listenable, cohesive album.
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