It’s not too shabby when your debut album ends up going double platinum, and a single from said album went to number 1 in the charts. That’s just what happened to this album. In fact, the two albums after this (Cherry Pie and Dog Eat Dog) did really well against the tide of grunge that they were swimming against. There was a lot of talk at the time that the band was put together just to make money and all of the music was contrived. I think that could have been jealousy amongst other bands who were struggling at the time. I do remember Dave Reynolds in Kerrang giving a very average review.
The opening three tracks are a pretty solid opener for any band with 32 Pennies, Down Boys, and Big Talk, all rockin’ tracks that are well played and written. The title track is prime time party rock, as is In The Sticks and Tiding High. There are too many ballads for me on this album to get my full attention though, as that is when I usually zone out.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
