Working throughout with on this eight-song effort , turned in a tightly wound, perfect blast of angst and anger. 's usual economy and focused studio work matched with the quick, snarling anthems of defiance right on down the line. Songs like and smoke with the usual level of energy, with making it all even more tough, jumping right out of the speakers. Besides the band's originals, a variety of covers are essayed, with rather differing results. ' own noted rip into the system gets a perfectly understandable cover here, while 's classic is treated in ways that wishes he could pull off. As for the great originally by and later revamped by , the fact it's retitled tends to say it all. LA cartoonist tops it all off with a hilarious cover. ~ Ned Raggett