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While 1991's
was a good calling card for
after the band went through a major restructuring period, most of the album sounded a bit too clean for its own good, with the production too drab and faceless to flatter the band's aural personality. For the most part recorded at the band's rehearsal space, 1993's
was a remarkable improvement;
's production and engineering give these tracks a lively, vividly ambient sound that makes the most of
's clattering percussion and
's dead-solid bass, while
's guitar work sounds positively heroic compared to his earlier stuff, fusing the styles of
,
, and a dozen other roots guitar icons into a single trailer park genius with a battered Danelectro.
is also given plenty of room to stretch out and strut his stuff and, on
and
he manages that rarity in contemporary rock music, extended guitar solos you can actually dance to. While most of the songs cover the band's favorite theme -- namely, life on the white trash side of the fence -- the humor is a lot more charitable than most bands following a similar path; they strive to suggest that they're making fun of themselves more than anyone else, which helps a lot. And
writes great tunes that should bring a smile to anyone who digs American rock & roll in its purest form. And, finally, do you really want to be without an album that features a song dedicated to
, and
? Of course not! ~ Mark Deming