The 11th Studio album from The Successful Failures and the Trenton, New Jersey quartet know what they are about. Mick Chorba's vocal is so distinctive and lends itself to what ever direction he wants to take. Be that Indie Rock, Power Pop, Classic Rock and Americana.
You are always going to hear some awesome Electric Guitar, be it riffs or solos. This is never more so here and on Future Employers, it may the best ever Guitar Rock song that they've ever added to an album, it is a mind bending guitar fest, yet never plank spanking, it is so damn melodic.
Yet the band's well known versatility can offer the Americana Twang of Costume Party and the Country Rock and Roll all together now with Sad x Bad x Three. Then there's the Classic Rock of Alone In Texas and the Power Pop of Tell Me Again.
Yet they can be incredibly gentle, witnessed by Face The Face and they can Jangle with the best of them as on A Song Is Always On My Mind. Adelaide is great Pop Rock, again riff heavy, but with a Country slant.
Worried All The Time is as heavy as they've ever been, a real rock yer socks affair. I just love this lot as the past reviews here reveal, but there's never been a duff album and the versatility, performances and arrangements are just dynamite.
Chorba's vocals are something that I could listen to forever. This is a Guitar album through and through, but new listeners will find something they like due to the variation. More mainstream than we normally write about maybe and certainly more Rocky, but exceptional in every way.
You can listen to and buy the album here. You can buy it on Vinyl, CD or as a Download.
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