For
Don't Like You
,
Cheater Slicks
acquired the production services of friend and fan
Jon Spencer
(
Pussy Galore
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
).
Spencer
also trades places with vocalist
Dana Hatch
on
"Sensitive Side,"
his zonked-out,
stoner
ode to the band (
Hatch
sounds almost as stoned on the
Johnny Thunders
-like
"Should I"
). The entire enterprise could be considered a bit of a family affair, as
's longtime compatriot,
Jerry Teel
the Honeymoon Killers
), also lends his services on harmonica (the smokin'
"Motherlode"
) and recording. (
Boss Hog
's
Cristina Martinez
would seem to be the only key "family" member missing.) The results are more successful than not -- especially the opening
Scientists
-inspired distortion blast,
"Feel Free"
-- but there's possibly a little more variety here than necessary.
's song, for instance, would have worked better at the end of the recording or even as a bonus track (along with the actual bonus, a
spoken word
bit). From a sequencing standpoint, it just doesn't fit as comfortably with the rest of the material as it could. That quibble aside, this is one of
' finest releases in a long and varied career. ~ Kathleen C. Fennessy