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Not much to distinguish this record from countless other melodic punk
releases, other than the cheesy keyboards, which sound like a cross
between my old Atari game and the New Wave noodlings of Thomas Dolby. They
start off with their own tedious version of the Theme from The Lord of the
Rings, but after that they throw in some honest to goodness hooks. The
standout track is the final one, "Maria Como", a bona fide
sing-a-long rave-up, which, other than the LOTR theme, is the only song
not written by the band. It was written by their producer, Dave Pino,
who’s the leader of
Waltham
’s Damone. Of their own originals, the best one by far is the humorous
"Loser Boyfriend". Not bad for kids, but not great. – Brian
Mosher
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