Take It From the Man!

I really enjoyed listening to this album. New to me, but good pick

Very Rolling Stones, unsurprisingly, but it genuinely sounds at least 30 years older than it is. Not a bad thing, the Stones are clearly decent, but it's unusual to so deliberately and obviously rip-off another band, especially one so well-known. Decent enough as a collection of songs, but it is still odd that it exists

This sounds like 1966, not 1996. Pure 60s psychedelia worship: Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Kinks, The Who. Shameless borrowing, but played with real energy and commitment.

There are genuine highlights scattered throughout. “Since I Was Six” channels Space Oddity. “Straight Up and Down” has that Waiting for the Man guitar feel. “B.S.A.” sounds like the Stones in a 90s jacket. “Fucker,” “Cabin Fever,” and “Monkey Puzzle” all stand out too, the latter with a very McCartney-style cowbell that I love.

The problem is the length. At nearly 70 minutes, this album should have been a tight 35 to 40-minute LP. The retro worship is committed, but it lacks the grit and danger of the originals. These feel like museum-quality reproductions rather than something with teeth. Too many songs sound like B-sides or retreads that should have been left on the cutting room floor.

The band is clearly having a good time, and that energy carries the album further than it deserves. Still, this desperately needed editing. Fun in moments, exhausting overall.

Man if all you've got is biting from 60s psych rock, you should make an album that's half as long

90’s inspired stones music yes please.