An 80s Gem
14 years after their debut album, Rex and Neal delivered a stellar album from beginning to end. The lyrics, melodies, and harmonies combine rock and folk sensibilities with a myriad of "Americana" themes. Fowlers lyrics and vocals are fantastic on songs such as "I'm the One," "Really Gone" (Great Sade Reference), and "Velvet Elvis." Shulman's guitar work shines on "The River," as well as his own clever tune "Girl on MTV." The catchy and well-written title track, which was ignored by the mainstream airwaves and press, could certainly be considered an accurate depiction of US society of the 1980s. My only minor complaint is that the initial sound quality of this album has always been substandard, and that major remastering needs to be done for an album of this quality.
