ious , ▁too ▁corpor ate , ▁or ▁self - ind ul gent . ▁ ▁Am ▁I ▁being ▁too ▁extreme ▁here ? ▁Probably ▁– ▁because ▁I ' m ▁listening ▁to ▁this ▁fine ▁album ▁once ▁again ▁as ▁I ▁write ▁this . ▁Still , ▁the ▁fact ▁remains ▁– ▁He el ▁has ▁avoided ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁pit falls ▁that ▁pl ague ▁even ▁the ▁best ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁music ▁scene . ▁Every ▁song ▁sounds ▁fresh . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁arrang ements ▁are ▁well ▁thought - out . ▁There ▁are ▁hook s ▁and ▁memor able ▁mel od ies ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁playing ▁is ▁great !" ▁ ▁Michael ▁We aver , ▁giving ▁the ▁album ▁four ▁stars ▁at ▁Jesus ▁Fre ak ▁H ide out , ▁states , ▁" Th ese ▁are ▁' old ▁dogs ' ▁and ▁they ▁aren ' t ▁going ▁to ▁give ▁that ▁modern ▁rock ▁fix ▁you ' re ▁hoping ▁for . ▁F ans ▁of ▁Spe ak , ▁classic ▁rock , ▁or ▁those ▁currently ▁enjo ying ▁Steve ▁Taylor ' s ▁rev ival , ▁however , ▁are ▁all ▁prime ▁targets . ▁Great ▁mus icians ▁typically ▁make ▁great ▁music ▁and ▁D ogs ▁of ▁Peace ▁are ▁no ▁exception . ▁Hope fully ▁the ▁guys ▁decide ▁to ▁stick ▁around ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁album ▁this ▁time ▁around ." ▁R ating ▁the ▁album ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁for ▁Jesus ▁Fre ak ▁H ide out , ▁Christopher ▁Smith ▁describes , ▁" With ▁He el , ▁D ogs ▁of ▁Peace ▁have ▁bl ended ▁ 9 0 ' s ▁alternative ▁rock ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁classic ▁rock ,