Very good album.  Fun, yet compelling at the same time.  Can account for any mood, provided you give it the chance.
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then I am gonna love this CD!!  I've been groovin on this band for a while, and waiting for this CD's release.  Got some choice keyboards in this tune, jammy guitars and the band is hot!! Way to rock the roof off!
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Production is first rate on this diverse rock collection that is touched by the blues and light punk. Their sound is full bodied with diverse textures, inventive guitar leads, funky beats, synthesizer accents and animated sometime haunting vocals. The fourteen songs plus the hidden track on this collection have vaguely familiar influences such as Lou Reed and early Bowie yet it is fresh and original. Greg and his fellow composers write strong visual lyrics and intriguing instrumentation completes the package. 'Desiree' is a prime example with poetic words blending with a lively captivating groove and a subtle beat melding with expressive vocals. It is followed by 'Therapy As Rock n Roll' with its restrained blues vibe combined with innovative guitar work, a rock solid beat and carried by potent piano notes. I am still trying to figure out the meaning of the lyrics but the hook line is catchy and the song has soul. 'Super Daddy' has depth with its dynamic guitars, intriguing keyboard work and storytelling vocals. Speedsters and Dopers are modern troubadours with a unique intriguing sound!
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Guitars Galore No. 72 
Speedsters and Dopers - 9 o'clock in the Afternoon
 
I have already praised the 3-song EP with the excellent "Made To Suffer", for a couple of months.  Now Greg DiGesu has put forth an entire album.  Greg was able to win for his band several terrific musicians who otherwise earn their bread with John Cale, Brenda Kahn, Joan Osborne, or Vanessa Paradis.  "Made To Suffer", Greg's immediate reaction to 9/11/2001, also opens the album.  I must confess that I at first didn't really understand the song.  That doesn't detract from the absolutely soulful execution, which no one can be unaffected by.  "Therapy As Rock And Roll" is cryptical, heavy, and dominated by experimental guitar sounds.  "Iggy Pop" is a typical Greg DiGesu song.  The playful "Sister Do" is reminiscent of post-Floyd Syd Barret and "Comes To You" drives the psychedelic drone a level higher.  "Super Daddy" is aimed at Kurt Cobain, without stepping near him musically, spacey guitar - lost in the ozone.  About "Mother Adorned", Greg has said "A laid back piece that has somehow been graced by the Moody Blues listening to Big Star's Sister Lovers."  Hmmm.…yes, that could be it.  Overall, Greg's commentary on the songs are very helpful.  "Million Dollar Face" must be listened to more than once before you can unlock it.  At that point, Radiohead meets Elvis Costello comes to mind.  When I think about it, "White As Hell" sounds not unlike Ray Davies and Vaudeville Band.  And "Like A Fool" is actually an ordinary cheerful country rocker, whereas the next song "Broadway" conjures for a moment the ghost of Johnny Thunders.  And then follows at some distance the archaic blues-rock "Son Of My Father", which also graced the small EP.  Actually, it is also the album of the month here - And throughout the year, I will continue to appreciate it.
 
     

  Mike Korbik
 Berlin, Germany
   June 2003
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