Sugar Ray are a band that crosses genres, they started out as a funk rock band in the mid 80’s. This album is by far their best album, as they went super smooth and slick after this. Rock, punk, funk, and Rap; their sound is a mix of all those rolled into one.
This album is highly entertaining and has a great groove and sound with the guitars high in the mix. After the short intro the record explodes with Rhyme Stealer, a killer rock/ rap crossover with a fat riff and killer groove. Iron Mic carries on with that vibe, with an homage to Mr. Tyson – a seriously groovy track that explodes to mass riffage at the end. Favourite track is Mean Machine. It has a huge, fat, riff and a punky attitude – this track just blasts. There are some killer hip hop grooves and beats all over this album coupled with max riffage, even on throw away tracks like Drive By.
Easily their best album and a great, fun record.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
