I like the group name, "The Wallflowers" much better than a direct political confrontation, like *rage against the anarchists.*  All the songs on this CD were written by the group's vocalist, a child of one of rock's great songwriters.  The first song, "One Headlight," has it all together, but politically it seems to be spread pretty thinly all over whatever room they happen to be in, so "The Wallflowers" might be hitting the nail right on the head in "The Difference" when the kid sings, "The only difference that I see is that you are exactly the same as you used to be."  This works about as well as being younger than anyone else could, no matter which direction he happens to be facing.  The CD was produced by T-Bone Burnett, with additional musicians that include the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, who has done great work for a lot of people.  The young guys in the group can learn to play all the great notes and sound like this CD whenever they play.
This rocks, and the last verse of "Three Marlenas," set in a car with a radio on, sounds like the kid has been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen.  I'm sure they would all say, "Hey Dad, everybody has been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen!"  You didn't have to be born before "Thunder Road" and "Born To Run" were hits to hear what life was about back then.  Give the kid credit for some great song titles, "6th Avenue Heartache" and "God Don't Make Lonely Girls," with tunes to match.  This is catchy stuff.
I like the group name, "The Wallflowers" much better than a direct political confrontation, like *rage against the anarchists. *  All the songs on this CD were written by the group's vocalist, a child of one of rock's great songwriters. The first song, "One Headlight," has it all together, but politically it seems to be spread pretty thinly all over whatever room they happen to be in, so "The Wallflowers" might be hitting the nail right on the head in "The Difference" when the kid sings, "The only difference that I see is that you are exactly the same as you used to be. "  This works about as well as being younger than anyone else could, no matter which direction he happens to be facing. The CD was produced by T-Bone Burnett, with additional musicians that include the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, who has done great work for a lot of people. The young guys in the group can learn to play all the great notes and sound like this CD whenever they play. This rocks, and the last verse of "Three Marlenas," set in a car with a radio on, sounds like the kid has been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen. I'm sure they would all say, "Hey Dad, everybody has been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen! "  You didn't have to be born before "Thunder Road" and "Born To Run" were hits to hear what life was about back then. Give the kid credit for some great song titles, "6th Avenue Heartache" and "God Don't Make Lonely Girls," with tunes to match. This is catchy stuff.